Amazon is launching its first tablets with 8 and 10 inch displays. The new Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 feature 1280 x 800 pixel displays and quad-core MediaTek processors. The Fire HD 8 has a starting price of $150, while the Fire HD 10 starts at $230. They join last year’s Fire HD 6, which is […]
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Reports: Amazon prepping a $50 tablet, Apple to launch a pricey iPad Pro
Two tech giants are preparing to launch new tablets, according to reports in the press. But while Amazon is thinking small for its next tablet, Apple is thinking big… very big. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon may soon offer a 6 inch Amazon Fire tablet with a starting price as low as $50, […]
HBO Now launches for Amazon Fire (and Android) devices
HBO is bringing its online video streaming service to more platforms, starting with Amazon Fire and Google Android devices. You use the HBO NOW apps from the Google Play Store or Amazon Appstore or Android to stream movies or TV shows to a smartphone or tablet (including Amazon’s Fire tablets). Support for Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire […]
Amazon Fire HD 6 and 7 get (unofficial) bootloader unlock, custom recovery, and root
Amazon’s Fire HD 6 and Fire HD 7 are low-cost tablets featuring Amazon’s custom version of Android. They’re designed to let you run apps and games from the Amazon Appstore, listen to music from Amazon MP3, watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video, and read Kindle eBooks. But Amazon’s Fire tablets run a […]
Deals of the Day (4-20-2015)
The Amazon Fire HD 7 is already a pretty affordable tablet with a normal price of $139 and up. But today only Amazon is selling its latest 7 inch tablet for $79 and up. Want something with a higher-resolution display and a more powerful processor? Radio Shack is offering the Kindle Fire HDX for $105, which is […]
Lilbits (10-10-2014): Intel Skylake cometh (after Broadwell)
The first computers with Intel Broadwell (5th-generation Core) processors are just starting to arrive, and most Broadwell chips won’t be ready until early 2015. But Intel is already working on the processors that will replace Broadwell. Skylake processors will use as little as 4 watts (for the next-gen Core M processor), but most laptop chips in […]
$99 Fire HD 6 is Amazon’s cheapest, smallest tablet
Amazon’s been selling Kindle Fire tablets for a few years, but the new Fire HD 6 is both the cheapest and the smallest model to date. This little tablet features a 6 inch screen (making it smaller than some smartphones) and sells for just $99 and up. The Amazon Fire HD 6 has a 1280 […]