The Amazon Fire Tablet has been one of the best bargains for the past few years for folks looking for an entry-level tablet with relatively decent build quality and specs. For a starting price of $50 you get a 7 inch IPS display, a quad-core processor, a microSD card slot, and front and rear cameras. […]
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Amazon launches thinner and lighter $50 Fire tablet
Amazon launched its first $50 Fire tablet in 2015. Now the company is giving its cheapest tablet an update. The new model has the same price and similar specs, but it sports a slimmer and lighter body, dual-band WiFi, and Amazon says the new model offers up to 8 hours of battery life, which is […]
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Amazon is selling Fire tablets for $40 and up, Kindles starting at $60
Amazon’s cheapest tablet is even cheaper than usual for the next week. The retailer is running a pre-Valentine’s Day sale on select Fire tablets and Kindle eReaders. The sale ends Saturday, February 11th. Among other things, that means you can pick up an Amazon Fire Tablet with a 7 inch display and 8GB of storage […]
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Next-gen Amazon Fire tablet may be coming soon (FCC leaks)
It’s been nearly a year since Amazon introduced its first $50 Amazon Fire tablet. Now it looks like there may be a new model on the way. As AFTV News notes, a new tablet showed up at the FCC website this week, and while the documentation doesn’t use the words “Amazon,” or “Fire,” the listing has all […]
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Amazon’s cheapest Fire Tablet now comes in four colors with 8GB or 16GB of storage
A few weeks after Amazon started selling a $70 version of its entry-level Fire tablet, the company has officially announced that the Amazon Fire Tablet is now available at two prices: $50 for an 8GB model $70 for a 16GB model But the company is also now offering additional color options. In addition to black, […]
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You can downgrade (some) Amazon Fire tablets to Fire OS 4
Have an Amazon Fire tablet that’s been updated to Fire OS 5… but not happy about the lack of support for full-disk encryption or the new user interface? Amazon has outlined the procedure for downgrading to Fire OS 4. But there are a few things to keep in mind. You’ll lose any data on you […]
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Now you can root Amazon’s $50 Fire tablet
The Amazon Fire is a $50 tablet with a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel IPS display, a quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and Amazon’s Fire OS software, which is based on Android 5.1. Not a fan of Amazon’s version of Android? Some folks have already figured out how to install the […]
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Amazon’s $50 tablet can run the Google Play Store (no root required)
Amazon’s new Fire tablet has been getting a lot of attention thanks to its $50 price tag. While the 7 inch tablet doesn’t have stellar specs, the hardware’s not awful and the price is hard to beat. But what if you don’t want to be locked into Amazon’s app and media ecosystem? Sure, you can […]
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This could be Amazon’s 10 inch Fire tablet
Amazon probably has at least three new Fire tablets on the way, including a model that will likely have a 6 or 7 inch display and a $50ish price tag. Now it looks like one of Amazon’s new tablets will also have a larger display: Evan Blass has posted a picture of Amazon’s upcoming 10 […]
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Amazon Fire tablet with SD card slot might be coming soon
Amazon has a habit of launching new tablets in the fall… and blogger Dave Zatz has a habit of spotting upcoming Amazon products at the FCC website, in spite of Amazon’s efforts to hide its FCC listings. So maybe it’s not surprising that Zatz has spotted what he thinks could be an FCC posting for […]