Every tablet Amazon Fire tablet released in the past few years has featured a microSD card slot, which is a nice thing to have if you’re using a tablet that may have as little as 8GB of built-in storage. You can pick up just about any Class 10 or UHS microSD card to add up […]
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Making Amazon’s 2017 Fire tablets more Googley (Play Store, third-party launchers)
Amazon’s tablets run an Android-based operating system called Fire OS. While Amazon has developed a custom user interface for the operating system, featuring tight integration with the Amazon Appstore, Kindle, Music, and Movies apps, it’s surprisingly easy to install the Google Play Store on Amazon’s most recent tablets. You may not be able to root […]
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14 Comments on Amazon’s 7 inch Fire tablet (2017) isn’t easily rooted… but you can install the Google Play Store
Amazon’s 7 inch Fire tablet (2017) isn’t easily rooted… but you can install the Google Play Store
14 Comments on Amazon’s 7 inch Fire tablet (2017) isn’t easily rooted… but you can install the Google Play StoreThe Amazon Fire Tablet has been one of the best bargains for the past few years for folks looking for an entry-level tablet with relatively decent build quality and specs. For a starting price of $50 you get a 7 inch IPS display, a quad-core processor, a microSD card slot, and front and rear cameras. […]
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Deals of the Day (5-25-2017)
Amazon’s new Fire tablet is thinner and lighter than its predecessor and Amazon says it has improved contrast and crisper text. But the new $50 tablet isn’t really all that different from the model which launched in 2015. So if you’re looking to save a few bucks, you might want to snag a previous-gen model from […]
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Deals of the Day (5-17-2017)
Amazon’s new Fire HD 8 tablet has slightly upgraded specs over last year’s model, but it’s also $10 cheaper. Want to save even more money? You can save 20% when you pre-order any three of Amazon’s new Fire tablets. That means you can pick up three Fire 7″ tablets for $120 instead of $150. Or you […]
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Amazon launches thinner and lighter $50 Fire tablet
Amazon launched its first $50 Fire tablet in 2015. Now the company is giving its cheapest tablet an update. The new model has the same price and similar specs, but it sports a slimmer and lighter body, dual-band WiFi, and Amazon says the new model offers up to 8 hours of battery life, which is […]
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Amazon Fire (and other devices) sale
Amazon’s Fire tablets usually have a starting price of $50, but today the company is running a sale on several models, which means you can snag one for as little as $40. The company is also continuing to offer discounts on select Kindle eReaders, Amazon Echo products, and its Dash buttons. Here are some of […]
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Amazon is selling Fire tablets for $40 and up, Kindles starting at $60
Amazon’s cheapest tablet is even cheaper than usual for the next week. The retailer is running a pre-Valentine’s Day sale on select Fire tablets and Kindle eReaders. The sale ends Saturday, February 11th. Among other things, that means you can pick up an Amazon Fire Tablet with a 7 inch display and 8GB of storage […]
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Next-gen Amazon Fire tablet may be coming soon (FCC leaks)
It’s been nearly a year since Amazon introduced its first $50 Amazon Fire tablet. Now it looks like there may be a new model on the way. As AFTV News notes, a new tablet showed up at the FCC website this week, and while the documentation doesn’t use the words “Amazon,” or “Fire,” the listing has all […]
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Amazon Fire Tablet on sale for $40 (and other Fire… and Kindle, Alexa sales)
With a list price of $50, the Amazon Fire is already one of the cheapest halfway decent tablets on the market. But every now and again Amazon offers it for an even lower price… and today is one of those times. Right now you can pick up an Amazon Fire tablet for $40 and up… […]
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Deals of the Day (5-01-2016)
It’s a special Sunday edition of the daily deals roundup… because Amazon is offering its cheapest Fire tablet for 20 percent off today, which brings the price down to $40. And because I didn’t feel like writing a whole post just to say that, I decided to look for a few other deals. Here’s what […]
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Amazon’s cheapest Fire Tablet now comes in four colors with 8GB or 16GB of storage
A few weeks after Amazon started selling a $70 version of its entry-level Fire tablet, the company has officially announced that the Amazon Fire Tablet is now available at two prices: $50 for an 8GB model $70 for a 16GB model But the company is also now offering additional color options. In addition to black, […]