Tag: Kindle Fire HD

Amazon misses, slips back into the red with $7 million Q2 loss

Thursday, July 25, 2013 5:20 pmThursday, July 25, 201333 Comments

Amazon.com, the world’s largest e-retailer that often straddles…

Apple iPad crushing Amazon Kindle in early holiday purchases made via tablet?

Friday, November 30, 2012 10:16 amFriday, November 30, 201212 Comments

Kindles accounted for only 2.4% of purchases made via tablet…

Amazon claims biggest Kindle sales day ever, refuses to disclose actual unit sales data

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:00 pmTuesday, November 27, 201238 Comments

In a press release issued on Tuesday, Amazon boasted that Cyber Monday 2012…

InfoWorld reviews Apple’s iPad mini: Far superior; outclasses Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 5:42 pmTuesday, November 6, 201230 Comments

After spending several days with the iPad Mini, I get it…

Amazon’s anti-Apple iPad mini ad backfires; ad pulled after fact-check flop

Saturday, November 3, 2012 6:50 pmSaturday, November 3, 201231 Comments

Negative ads seem to work better on voters than consumers…

Why Apple’s new tablet will affect some Android device makers more than others

Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:02 am23 Comments

Android-derived brands like the Kindle Fire and the Nook will thrive in an iPad mini world…

Amazon’s Bezos: Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite sales make no profit

Friday, October 12, 2012 3:42 pm21 Comments

Amazon has confirmed it will not make a profit from sales of its latest Kindle tablet…

Amazon inks deal to purchase streaming movies from cable network Epix

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:40 am1 Comment

Amazon.com Inc’s deal to purchase streaming movies from cable network Epix…

WSJ: Apple orders over 10 million ‘iPad mini’ units from Asian asemblers

Monday, October 8, 2012 9:04 am29 Comments

It makes sense for market leader Apple to extend its dominance in tablets…

Like Target before them, Walmart stops selling all Amazon Kindles

Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:00 pmThursday, September 20, 201233 Comments

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will no longer sell Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle products…

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD: So what’s the point?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:30 pmTuesday, September 11, 201229 Comments

What does a Kindle Fire offer that would make it a compelling alternative to an Apple iPad?

Amazon will let Kindle Fire HD users pay to opt out of ads

Monday, September 10, 2012 12:16 amMonday, September 10, 201220 Comments

Amazon.com, in an apparent switch in its pricing policy, said over the weekend…

Amazon confirms all new Kindle Fire models stuck with ads, no opt-out allowed

Friday, September 7, 2012 4:28 pm28 Comments

All of the new Kindle Fire tablets include ad…

Analysts: iPad mini is Apple’s ace in battle with aggressive Amazon

Friday, September 7, 2012 11:56 amFriday, September 7, 201216 Comments

Amazon pose little threat to Apple’s tablet dominance…

Stocks pare gains after weak U.S. employment report

Friday, September 7, 2012 9:54 amFriday, September 7, 201227 Comments

There is nothing good in this report…

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD: Ads on the lock screen, incompatible with all other Android phone and tablet apps and content

Friday, September 7, 2012 8:57 amFriday, September 7, 201225 Comments

There’s no doubt that Amazon’s original Kindle Fire tablet…

Amazon takes aim at Apple iPad with larger 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD

Thursday, September 6, 2012 4:30 pmThursday, September 6, 201250 Comments

Amazon.com Inc unveiled a larger, high-speed Kindle Fire tablet on Thursday for $499…