Amazon’s Fire tablets are known for offering decent bang for their buck. They might not be the most powerful tablets around, but they’re fairly inexpensive while offering decent displays, long battery life, and acceptable performance (especially if you opt for the Fire HD 10 or Fire Max 11, which have better processors than the smaller […]
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Fire Toolbox 32.3 adds support for hacking the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023)
Fire Toolbox is an unofficial tool that lets you change the behavior of Amazon Fire tablets. Among other things you can use it to add or remove apps, install a custom launcher to use instead of the default Amazon home screen, and install the Google Play Store and other Google apps and services. This week […]
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023) is now available for $140 and up
Amazon’s newest Fire HD 10 tablet is thinner and lighter than the previous-gen model it replaces. But thanks to an updated processor, Amazon says the Fire HD 10 (2023) is 25% faster than the 2021 model, while offering slightly longer battery life. It also supports an optional Amazon Stylus Pen (sold separately). First announced in September, […]
Compare Amazon Fire tablet specs: Fire 7, Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10, and Fire Max 11 tablets
Amazon’s Fire tablets are some of the cheapest tablets worth buying thanks to a combination of decent screens, acceptable performance (for some tasks) and really low starting prices. Normally you can pick up an Amazon Fire tablet for between $60 and $230. From time to time, they go on sale at deep discounts. On Amazon […]
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023) brings a 25% speed boost and a $10 price drop
During Amazon’s fall 2023 hardware product launch, the company showed off new Fire HD 10 Kids and Kids Pro tablets that the company says are lighter weight than the 2021 models, but bring a 25% boost in processing power in a lighter-weight design, while still offering up to 13 hours of battery life. What the […]
Amazon Fire Max 11 and Fire HD 10 compared (what you get for $80 more)
Amazon has been offering tablets with 7 inch, 8 inch, and 10 inch displays since 2015. This year the company added an 11 inch model to the family. The new Amazon Fire Max 11 sells for $230 and up and, when compared with the $150 Amazon Fire HD 10, the new tablet has a slightly bigger […]
Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, disable Amazon apps, and more)
Amazon’s Fire tablets offer a lot of bang for the buck. With list prices starting as low as $60, they’re far cheaper than any iPad, and more affordable than most Android tablets from companies like Samsung or Lenovo. Amazon’s tablets also go on sale for even lower prices at least a few times a year. […]
Daily Deals (10-13-2022)
Amazon’s Prime Early Access sale may have come and gone, but you can still score a pretty good deal on an Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet if you don’t mind buying refurbished gear. Right now Amazon is selling refurbished 2021 models for $70 and up. Or you can snag a refurbished 2019 model is just […]
Lilbits: Installing Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, Linux on Chromebooks, and more
Find yourself with a new Amazon Fire tablet this holiday season? Amazon’s tablets offer pretty good bang for the buck if you’re looking for a device for reading eBooks, doing some web surfing, or streaming videos. But they also ship with Amazon’s Fire OS, which is a fork of Google Android that includes Amazon’s Appstore […]
How long will my Amazon Fire tablet get security updates?
Amazon recently announced that it will provide at least four years of software security updates for Fire tablets following the last date at which the tablets are available for purchase as new products from Amazon.com. For example, if you buy a current-gen Fire 7, Fire HD 8, or Fire HD 10 tablet in 2021, it […]