The Amazon Kindle Touch eBook Reader may not run Google Android like the latest eReaders from Barnes & Noble and Sony. But that doesn’t mean you can’t crack open the operating system and install custom apps. Developer Yifan Lu has figured out how to jailbreak the Kindle Touch simply by downloading an MP3 file and […]
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How to install CyanogenMod 7 on the Amazon Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire is is a 7 inch tablet designed to access Amazon’s digital book, music, movie, and app stores. But we’ve already seen that you can root the device, install the Android Market, and run many third party apps which aren’t available from Amazon. If that’s not enough for you though, it’s surprisingly […]
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Amazon Kindle Fire tops Amazon bestseller list 8 weeks running
The Amazon Kindle Fire may not be the best Android tablet ever made. But it looks like the $199 device may be on track to be the best-selling. Amazon hasn’t provided any detailed sales figures, but we already knew that the company had built “millions” of Kindle Fire devices due to strong demand. Now Amazon has […]
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Amazon Kindle Fire review roundup
The Amazon Kindle Fire begins shipping this week, and the reviews are already starting to roll in. The verdict? There isn’t really one yet. Amazon’s $200 device is getting high praise from some early reviewers and mixed feelings from others. Nobody seems to hate it, but nobody seems to be confusing it for a high-end […]
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Amazon launches Lending Library for Kindle owners
Amazon really wants you to pay $79 per year to become an Amazon Prime member. Initially that subscription fee only entitled customers to free 2-day shipping on all packages. But earlier this year the company started letting Prime members stream thousands of TV shows and movies for free. Now Amazon is adding free eBook loans to […]
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Amazon building “millions more” Kindle Fire tablets due to strong pre-orders
Clearly Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was hoping he had a hit on his hands when he introduced the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet last month. But pre-orders for the device have been far better than anticipated, and as part of today’s third quarter earnings report, Bezos says the company has already increased capacity and is […]
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You know what? The HP TouchPad with webOS is actually pretty nice
The HP TouchPad tablet may have been discontinued, but developers continue to write apps for the platform. In fact, there are now 1000 apps for the TouchPad, which isn’t bad since there are still fewer than 10,000 apps for webOS smartphones. Like a lot of people I picked up a tablet for $99 when they […]
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Amazon: Sure, you can root the Kindle Fire tablet
The Amazon Kindle Fire is different from any other Android tablet on the market because while it runs Android under the hood, it’s designed to be an Amazon device first and foremost. When you turn it on, you’re greeted with a bookshelf with your books, music, movies, and apps — not with customizeable Android home screens. […]
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Amazon Kindle, Touch, and Fire up for pre-order ($79 and up)
Amazon introduced three new Kindle devices this morning: two eBook readers and the Kindle Fire tablet which is designed to access music, eBooks, movies, and apps from Amazon’s digital content stores. All three devices are expected to ship in November, but you can place pre-orders starting today. Kindle Fire This 7 inch tablet sort of […]
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Amazon unveils next-gen Kindle eReaders for $79 and up
The Android-toting Kindle Fire tablet with a full color screen isn’t the only new member of the Amazon Kindle family. Today Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took to the stage to introduce several new devices including a model with an E Ink, touchscreen display and a dirt cheap eReader which will sell for just $79. Kindle […]