The Amazon Fire Phone has had an odd history. While Amazon’s Kindle eReaders, Fire tablets, and Fire TV devices have been pretty well-received, the Fire Phone was seen by many as overpriced and gimmicky when it launched in 2014. These days you can pick one up for as little as $130, while Amazon apparently attempts […]
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CyanogenMod takes Amazon out of the Fire Phone
When Amazon launched its first smartphone last year, the Fire Phone didn’t look too bad on paper: it features a 4.7 inch, 720p display, a 13MP rear camera, and the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor used in the Google Nexus 5. But the Amazon Fire Phone isn’t a Nexus 5. It runs Amazon’s custom version […]
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Amazon Game Studios is now making games for iOS (and not just Fire OS)
Amazon has been producing a series of video games for its Fire Phone, Fire TV, and Fire line of tablets. But the company is expanding its horizons a bit: Amazon Game Studios has announced that it will bring some of its games to iPhones and iPads. That includes existing games such as Tales from Deep […]
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Amazon Fire Phone on sale for $199 (unlocked, includes 1-year Prime membership)
Amazon launched its first smartphone this summer, charging $199 for an Amazon Fire Phone with a 2-year contract or $649 for a contract-free model. The phone didn’t sell well, and Amazon dropped the price by about $200 in September. Now the company’s offering an even better deal: You can pick up an unlocked Amazon Fire […]
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Amazon acknowledged Fire Phone missteps, isn’t giving up yet
Amazon’s first smartphone hasn’t exactly been a big success story so far. Shortly after launching the Fire Phone, Amazon slashed prices by $200Â and the company recently revealed that it had $83 million worth of unsold phones in inventory. But Amazon’t not ready to give up on the smartphone space just yet. In an interview with […]
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Amazon slashes Fire Phone price by $200
Amazon’s first smartphone only started shipping to customers a little over a month ago, but Amazon is already slashing the price by about $200. Now you can buy a Fire Phone without a contract for $449 or pick one up with a 2-year contract for just $0.99 up front. When Amazon started taking orders this […]
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Meet the first games designed for Amazon’s Fire Phone
The Amazon Fire Phone is scheduled to start shipping to customers on July 25th. One of the phone’s most unusual features is a 3D user interface that uses a series of cameras to keep track of what you’re looking at and adjust the display appropriately. Want to do more with the Fire Phone’s “Dynamic Perspective” […]
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Lilbits (6-18-2014): OnePlus One teardown, Amazon Fire Phone SDK
The OnePlus One is one of the first phones to ship with Cyanogen’s custom version of Android. It’s also a pretty powerful phone given its $299 starting price. Now that the phone is starting to ship in limited quantities, the folks at iFixit decided to take it apart and see what makes it tick. In […]
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Meet some of the first Amazon Fire Phone accessories
Now that Amazon is taking pre-orders for its first smartphone, the company has also introduced some of the first Fire Phone accessories. At launch there are official Amazon accessories including cases and headphones available as well as third-party items including screen protectors. That’s not even mentioning the large number of accessories designed to work with […]
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Amazon Fire Phone available for pre-order $199 and up (AT&T exclusive)
Amazon is introducing its first smartphone. The Fire Phone is a 4.7 inch handset aimed at the company’s most loyal customers: Amazon Prime subscribers. The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, an HD display, and a Gorilla Glass, scratch-resistant screen. But those aren’t the features that really make it stand out from the […]