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Tag: Kindle Fire

Here’s how Apple’s iPad extinguishes Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire in one week

Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:18 pmFriday, March 2, 201237 Comments

The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet should be shaking in their plastic body casings…

Apple’s next-gen iPad looms: Android tablet-makers should be shaking in their boots

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:27 pm23 Comments

There is no doubt that Apple (AAPL) is about to unleash an new iPad…

RUMOR: Foxconn lands Amazon orders for 10-inch Kindle Fire due in Q212

Monday, February 20, 2012 9:26 amMonday, February 20, 201225 Comments

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has obtained ODM orders…

iSuppli estimates Amazon shipped 3.9 million tiny screen Kindle Fire units in Q411

Saturday, February 18, 2012 10:05 amSaturday, February 18, 20128 Comments

Since Amazon.com simply won’t give us a number on its Kindle Fire shipments…

Why Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire can’t pierce Apple’s iPad sales

Monday, February 6, 2012 10:33 am18 Comments

Since Amazon launched the Kindle Fire last October…

29% of tiny screen Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more at Amazon, but only 54% very satisfied

Friday, February 3, 2012 5:27 pm9 Comments

Research firm ChangeWave conducted a survey in January of over 2,600 North American consumers…

Amazon shares drop as revenues disappoint

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:54 amMonday, February 13, 201215 Comments

You’ve got to be like Apple — smash through the numbers people are afraid even to whisper…

Amazon Q411 net income plummets 58%; says Kindle device sales nearly tripled during holiday quarter

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:02 pmTuesday, January 31, 201250 Comments

Amazon (AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011…

Amazon determined to continue its assault on Apple or something

Monday, January 30, 2012 2:03 pmTuesday, January 31, 201245 Comments

Last November Amazon launched an assault on Apple’s tablet reign…

Pew Research: Tablet and eBook reader ownership nearly doubled over Christmas

Monday, January 23, 2012 2:31 pmMonday, January 23, 20123 Comments

The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled…

Amazon Kindles ‘go unused’ after Christmas

Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:06 pmSaturday, January 21, 201234 Comments

More than a fifth of those who received a Kindle said they have not used it…

Amazon cuts tiny screen Kindle Fire orders in half, sources say

Friday, January 20, 2012 9:17 amFriday, January 20, 201227 Comments

ODM orders for Kindle Fire tablet PCs are expected to be cut by half to three million units…

Barnes & Noble discounts Nook tablets and e-readers with magazine, newspaper subscription

Monday, January 9, 2012 5:02 pmMonday, January 9, 20127 Comments

Barnes & Noble is ramping up its competitive duel with Amazon.com…

Google-branded tablet to target Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire, say sources

Thursday, January 5, 2012 10:00 amWednesday, June 27, 201226 Comments

The sources believe that Google will launch the own-brand tablet PC in March-April…

Amazon claims over 4 million Kindles sold in December

Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:59 amThursday, December 29, 201126 Comments

Amazon celebrated another milestone for its hardware Thursday by claiming…

Conan O’Brien: Kindle Fire apology from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (with video)

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 12:26 pmWednesday, December 21, 201133 Comments

Conan O’Brien and “Team Coco” tqke a look at Amazon’s Kindle Fire…

If Amazon’s Kindle Fire is so hot, why is it still in stock?

Monday, December 19, 2011 3:00 pmMonday, December 19, 201124 Comments

Why is Amazon’s Kindle Fire is still in-stock (as opposed to sold-out)?

Bloodbath: Why Apple’s iPad is the most hated gadget ever

Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:04 pm55 Comments

As the Apple iPad succeeds beyond expectations, it leaves in its wake…

‘iPad mini’ ready for release?

Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:37 am90 Comments

Even as rumors about Apple’s next generation tablet…

Can Jeff Bezos become the next Steve Jobs?

Friday, December 16, 2011 3:35 pmFriday, December 16, 201143 Comments

Strong holiday sales and the introduction of the new Kindle Fire will help Amazon beat…

‘Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual’ author to return Kindle Fire, keep his ‘years ahead’ Apple iPad 2

Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:34 pmThursday, December 15, 201129 Comments

It is still early days for the Fire. Many were doubtless sold as Christmas gifts…

Amazon touts Kindle e-reader sales with few details

Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:23 pmThursday, December 15, 201110 Comments

Amazon provided some rare numerical data about its Kindle and Kindle Fire sales…

Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire’s big security problem

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:07 pm19 Comments

Security concerns are giving some consumers another reason to hold off on the Kindle Fire…

Lack of parental controls on Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire lets kids charge up a storm

Monday, December 12, 2011 10:16 amMonday, December 12, 201117 Comments

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season…

Disgruntled early adopters of Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire have slew of complaints

Monday, December 12, 2011 8:35 amMonday, December 12, 201129 Comments

Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire is less than a blazing success with many of its early users

The flops pile up in the tablet market

Thursday, December 8, 2011 9:01 amThursday, December 8, 201128 Comments

It’s been a gloomy holiday season for tablet makers – unless, that is, you are Apple…

Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire estimated to play distant second fiddle to Apple’s market-dominating iPad

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 2:33 pmTuesday, December 6, 201119 Comments

Supposedly, Amazon will ship 3.9 million Kindle Fire tablets during the last three months of 2011…

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen tests Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire: ‘A disappointingly poor user experience’

Monday, December 5, 2011 4:58 pmMonday, December 5, 201142 Comments

Using the web with the Silk browser is clunky and error-prone….

Amazon Kindle Fire owners report flaky Wi-Fi, users report slow speeds, problems connecting

Sunday, December 4, 2011 12:01 pmSunday, December 4, 201135 Comments

As Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet arrives on customers’ doorsteps, some users…

An estimate of Kindle Fire returns based on one-star reviews posted by disappointed customers

Saturday, December 3, 2011 12:03 pm31 Comments

Unlike Apple, which reports unit sales to the SEC every three months, Amazon has never told investors how many Kindles…

Apple killed it this Black Friday; tidal wave of sales hit Apple Retail Stores

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:08 amWednesday, November 30, 201116 Comments

Buyers aren’t looking for tablets, they’re looking for iPads…

Amazon: Kindle sales jump 4 times YOY, Kindle Fire top Kindle seller

Monday, November 28, 2011 12:27 pmMonday, November 28, 201127 Comments

Amazon on Monday claimed that its Kindle sales on Black Friday…

Black Friday is ‘Tablet Doomsday’ for old school phone vendors like Motorola, Samsung, HTC and RIM

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:29 am16 Comments

The Black Friday promotional support for tablets seems notably weak

Kindle Fire demand hits iPad wannabes not Apple’s iPad

Monday, November 21, 2011 12:32 pmMonday, November 21, 201121 Comments

It’s Apple’s rivals who really need to worry about Amazon;s Kindle Fire…

Apple names Kindle Fire in revised ‘App Store’ lawsuit against Amazon

Friday, November 18, 2011 9:15 pm6 Comments

Apple modified its lawsuit against Amazon this week, accusing the giant e-tailer of infringing…

Major PC makers plan to concede tablet market to Apple in 2012

Friday, November 18, 2011 11:30 amFriday, November 18, 201115 Comments

Traditional PC makers like Dell and HP believe they have no advantages in the tablet market…

Instapaper creator reviews Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire: Bad game player, bad app platform, bad web browser, bad video player and bad Kindle

Friday, November 18, 2011 9:33 amFriday, November 18, 201127 Comments

It’s not an iPad competitor or alternative; whatever it is, it’s a bad version of it…

PCWorld reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Flawed, unimpressive, subpar; can’t hold a candle to iPad

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:10 pmWednesday, November 16, 201136 Comments

Amazon’s Kindle Fire fails to impress as either a tablet or as an e-reader…

Mossberg reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Frustrating, clunky, much less capable and versatile than iPad

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:38 amWednesday, November 16, 201146 Comments

The frustrating and clunky Kindle Fire is much less capable and versatile than Apple’s entry-level iPad 2…

Apple iPad 2 vs. Amazon Kindle Fire: Bootup, browsing, and Netflix streaming (with video)

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:42 amWednesday, November 16, 201142 Comments

There’s absolutely no comparison between the two. The iPad 2 is just insanely more polished in all facets…

Of course Amazon’s Kindle Fire cannibalizes Apple’s iPad

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:21 pmTuesday, November 15, 201150 Comments

There are many different kinds of consumers with very different needs…

Wired reviews Amazon’s tiny-screen Kindle Fire: Web browsing sucks, emotionally draining, makes reading a chore

Monday, November 14, 2011 10:43 amMonday, November 14, 201127 Comments

If you already have $200 in your high-tech hardware slush fund, let that nest egg build and consider an Apple iPad instead…

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