Less than a month after hackers figured out how to unlock the bootloader and root the 8th-gen Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet (the 2018 model), there’s now a method for doing that with Amazon’s cheaper 7 inch tablets. Xda-developers forum member k4y0z has posted instructions for unlocking the 5th-gen and 7th-gen Amazon Fire tablets (the […]
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Hacking Amazon’s Fire tablets (Black Friday 2018 edition)
Amazon’s Fire tablets already offer a lot of bang for the buck, with list prices starting as low as $50. But this week Amazon is offering deep discounts on most of its Fire tablet lineup as part of a Black Friday sale. Starting November 22nd you’ll be able to pick up a Fire 7 tablet for […]
Daily Deals (9-18-2018)
Amazon is offering deep discounts on some of its Fire tablets, Fire TV devices, Echo speakers, and Kindle eReaders today. The only catch? You need to be an Amazon Prime member to snag a Fire 7″ tablet for $35, a 4K Fire TV for $40, or some of the other deals. But if you’re looking […]
Hacking Amazon’s 7th-gen Fire tablets (Prime Day 2018 update)
Amazon’s Fire tablets are on sale for some of their lowest prices ever as part of the company’s Prime Day sale which runs through the end of July 17th, 2018. You can pick up a Fire 7 for as little as $30, a Fire HD 8 for $50 and up, and a Fire HD 10 […]
Amazon brings hands-free Alexa support to 2017 Fire tablets
Amazon is rolling out a software update for its 2017 tablets and, among other things, it adds support for using the Alexa voice service without touching your tablet. Or rather, it expands that feature. It had previously been available for the 7th-gen Fire HD 10 tablet as long as it was running Fire OS 5.5 […]
Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 go on sale in Canada
It looks like 2017 might be the year Amazon’s hardware division starts taking Canada seriously. Last month the company started selling Amazon Echo speakers in Canada (along with Amazon Prime Music streaming) and also launched an Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition which is available in Canada (and dozens of other countries). Now Amazon has […]
PSA: Amazon releases Fire OS 5.6 update, fixes install from unknown sources bug
Amazon recently rolled out a new version of Fire OS for its tablets and while Fire OS 5.6 brings a few new features including support for monitoring smart home cameras with Alexa, app icons in the notification tray and some tweaks to the settings menu, it also partially broke one feature: installation of apps from […]
Amazon’s Kindle and Fire tablet Black Friday prices now live (starting at $50)
Amazon isn’t waiting for Black Friday to put some of its tablets, eReaders, and other devices on sale. The company’s Fire HD 10 tablet is on sale for $100 starting today, which is $50 off the usual price for this full HD tablet with a quad-core processor. The Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are both $30 […]
Amazon Fire tablets on sale for $35 and up this week (Prime exclusive)
Have an Amazon Prime membership, and need a cheap tablet? Amazon’s offering Fire tablets for as little as $35 today, but only to Amazon Prime subscribers. New members can always sign up for a 30-day free trial for Amazon Prime to score the discount though. Fire tablets might be most useful to Prime members, thanks […]
Amazon Fire sale 8-20-2017 (tablets for $40 and up, Echo for $100, and more)
Amazon is offering another reminder that you should probably never pay full price for an Echo, Fire, or Kindle device unless you need one in a hurry… because the company has a habit of offering significant discounts at least a few times per year. Today’s deals aren’t quite as good as those offered during the Amazon […]