Amazon’s Fire tablets are some of the most 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 $180. From time to time, they go on sale at deep discounts. But […]
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Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, remove Amazon apps, and more)
50 Comments on Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, remove Amazon apps, and more)Amazon’s Fire tablets offer a lot of bang for the buck. With list prices starting as low as $50, they’re cheaper than any iPad, and more affordable than most Samsung tablets. They often go on sale for even lower prices – ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is selling Fire tablets with prices starting as low […]
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How to install Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets
Amazon’s Fire tablets have a well-deserved reputation for offering decent bang for the buck. They have decent displays, long battery life, and affordable price tags: you can pick one up for as little as $35 during the week starting March 21, 2022. But they also come with an operating system called Fire OS, which is […]
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Lilbits: Installing Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, Linux on Chromebooks, and more
2 Comments on Lilbits: Installing Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, Linux on Chromebooks, and moreFind 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 […]
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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 […]
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A new Amazon Fire tablet hits the FCC (probably)
Amazon could be preparing to launch a new Fire tablet soon. An unannounced device that showed up at the FCC website today has all the hallmarks of an Amazon Fire tablet. There’s no word on the screen size, display resolution, or processor. But Amazon’s strategy for the past few years has been to provide budget […]
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Save up to $70 on an Amazon Fire tablet
Amazon is running another sale on Fire tablets, meaning you can save up to $70 on some models between today and November 8, 2020: Amazon Fire HD 8 for $55 and up ($35 off) Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus for $75 and up ($35 off) Amazon Fire HD 10 for $80 and up ($70 off) […]
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Daily Deals (10-21-2020)
Best Buy is running a 60-hour Amazon Savings Event sale with prices that match Amazon’s Prime Day deals on a bunch of Echo, Fire, Kindle, and eero products. That means you can once again pick up an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for $55, or a Fire HD 10 for $80… but this time you […]
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Lilbits: Goodbye Yahoo Groups, hello Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, and a PSA
There’s some phone news, a farewell to an old-school internet service, and a reminder that some of the best Prime Day deals are for Amazon’s somewhat-hackable Fire tablets. But first, a public service announcement. If you live in the United States, you have until October 15 to fill out the 2020 Census. That date has […]
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Amazon Fire OS 6 brings Android 7.1 Nougat to its 2017 Fire tablets (Update: maybe not)
2 Comments on Amazon Fire OS 6 brings Android 7.1 Nougat to its 2017 Fire tablets (Update: maybe not)Amazon’s Fire tablets run a custom version of Android called Fire OS… and while the company releases small software updates from time to time, it’s rare for one of Amazon’s budget tablets to get a major OS bump. But that’s just what happened recently. When the 7th-gen Amazon Fire, Fire HD 8 and Fire HD […]