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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Amazon Fire tablet hacking resources (Fall 2019 edition)
As usual, Amazon is offering deep discounts on Fire tablets for the holiday shopping season. And as usual, some folks would like Amazon’s tablets better if they worked a bit more like other Android tablets. Amazon Fire tablets run a fork of Android called Fire OS. That means they have an Amazon-designed user interface and ship […]
The new Fire HD 10 is Amazon’s first tablet with USB-C
The Amazon Fire HD 10 is the biggest, most powerful member of Amazon’s tablet lineup, and now the company has launched a new model that it says is faster than its predecessor, while offering longer battery life. It’s also the first Amazon Fire tablet to sport a USB-C port for charging and data. The new […]
Amazon Fire tablet hacks: Google Play, Root, Recovery, and ROMs
Amazon’s Fire tablets are arguably some of the best cheap tablets worth buying, thanks to a combination of decent displays, specs, and performance and low starting prices (which are even lower on Prime Day or during other sales). The Amazon Fire 7 has a list price of $50, but you can pick one up for […]
Amazon’s new $150 Fire HD 10 has full HD display, Alexa voice controls
As expected, Amazon is launching an updated Fire HD 10 tablet. What’s a little unexpected though, is that the new model has a higher-resolution display, a faster processor, more memory, and new features… and it’s still cheaper than the model it replaces. The new Amazon Fire HD 10 is up for pre-order for $150 and […]
Amazon launches Fire HD 8 and 10 tablets for $150 and up
Amazon is launching its first tablets with 8 and 10 inch displays. The new Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 feature 1280 x 800 pixel displays and quad-core MediaTek processors. The Fire HD 8 has a starting price of $150, while the Fire HD 10 starts at $230. They join last year’s Fire HD 6, which is […]