The operating system for Amazon’s Fire tablets is a fork of Android called Fire OS that’s tightly integrated with Amazon’s apps and services including Kindle, Prime Video, Prime Music, and the Alexa voice assistant. And instead instead of the Google Play Store, the tablets ship with Amazon’s Appstore. It’s fairly easy to sideload third-party apps […]
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Daily Deals (3-21-2022)
Amazon is running a sale on Fire tablets with prices as low as $35 for a 7 inch tablet or $45 for an 8 inch model with a faster processor and higher-resolution display. And while the standard Amazon Fire HD 10 (the largest, fastest tablet in Amazon’s lineup) isn’t on sale, the Fire HD 10Â Kids […]
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Amazon has 4 new Fire tablets on the way
Amazon will unveil at least four new Fire tablets soon. How do we know? Not only have we uncovered FCC listings and benchmark results for several models, but now it looks like Amazon has added pictures of the new tablets to its own web servers. A reader of the AFTVnews website spotted these tiny pictures, […]
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Amazon’s next 3 tablets might have micro SD card slots
Amazon may be preparing to refresh its Fire tablet family with three new models… and it looks like all three may have something that none of Amazon’s previous tablets have had: microSD card slots for removable storage. We had already spotted evidence of one upcoming tablet through an FCC listing a few weeks ago. Now […]
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Deals of the Day (2-24-2015)
Amazon’s Fire tablets usually sell for $99 and up, with the Fire HDX 8.9 starting at $379 and the Fire HD 6 starting at $99. But right now Amazon is offering 15 percent off all of its most recent tablets, which means prices start at $84. Here are some of the day’s best deals. 15 percent off […]