Amazon is rolling out a major software update for its first smartphone, bringing new features and improvements to the camera, SMS, Kindle, and other apps. The company says the update also kills hundreds of bugs and improves battery life. The Fire Phone hasn’t exactly been a hot seller, and it could take more than a […]
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Amazon’s Kindle and Fire deals (phones, eReaders, tablets, TV boxes)
Amazon is offering discounts on Kindle and Fire devices this holiday weekend. You can pick up an eReader for as little as $49, a tablet for $79, or an unlocked smartphone for $199. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some of the best deals on Amazon hardware. Kindle for $49 The […]
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Amazon Fire Phone on sale for $199 (unlocked, includes 1-year Prime membership)
Amazon launched its first smartphone this summer, charging $199 for an Amazon Fire Phone with a 2-year contract or $649 for a contract-free model. The phone didn’t sell well, and Amazon dropped the price by about $200 in September. Now the company’s offering an even better deal: You can pick up an unlocked Amazon Fire […]
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Amazon acknowledged Fire Phone missteps, isn’t giving up yet
Amazon’s first smartphone hasn’t exactly been a big success story so far. Shortly after launching the Fire Phone, Amazon slashed prices by $200Â and the company recently revealed that it had $83 million worth of unsold phones in inventory. But Amazon’t not ready to give up on the smartphone space just yet. In an interview with […]
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AT&T: Buy a Fire Phone, get a Kindle Fire HDX 7 for $50
AT&T is the exclusive US wireless carrier to offer the Amazon Fire Phone. Analysts suggest that the phone’s been a flop, and the fact that Amazon slashed the phone’s price by $200 just a month after launch is pretty good support for that argument. But Amazon’s other hardware including eReaders and tablets continue to be popular. So […]
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Amazon slashes Fire Phone price by $200
Amazon’s first smartphone only started shipping to customers a little over a month ago, but Amazon is already slashing the price by about $200. Now you can buy a Fire Phone without a contract for $449 or pick one up with a 2-year contract for just $0.99 up front. When Amazon started taking orders this […]
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Lilbits (7-25-2014): Fire Phone dissected, Firefly dev board unveiled
The tech world is on fire… or something. Amazon’s Fire Phone hit the streets this week and underwent the usual rite of passage: several different groups took it upon themselves to rip the phone apart and see what’s under the hood. Meanwhile there’s a new Fire in town… the Firefly-RK3288 isn’t going to get as […]
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Meet the first games designed for Amazon’s Fire Phone
The Amazon Fire Phone is scheduled to start shipping to customers on July 25th. One of the phone’s most unusual features is a 3D user interface that uses a series of cameras to keep track of what you’re looking at and adjust the display appropriately. Want to do more with the Fire Phone’s “Dynamic Perspective” […]
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Lilbits (7-09-2014): Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet hits Verizon
The Sony Xperia Z2 is a waterproof Android tablet with a 10 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, 3GB of RAM, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor. A WiFi-only version of the tablet launched in April for $500 and up. Now Verizon has announced that it’s the exclusive US carrier to offer a 4G LTE model […]
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Lilbits (6-23-2014): Get a $650 credit to trade a MacBook Air for a Surface Pro 3
Microsoft says its latest tablet can replace a notebook. Now the company’s putting its money where its mouth is by offering shoppers up to $650 in credit when they trade in select MacBook Air models for a Surface Pro 3 tablet. As WinBeta notes, you’ll need a working device, you’ll have to take it into […]