If you’ve been thinking about buying a new Fire tablet, you may want to hold off a bit. At least three new Fire tablet models are slated for release in time for the holiday shopping season, and one of them is reported to be priced at just $50. The Wall Street Journal is reporting: The … Read more
Since Amazon Underground launched with support for 3rd and 4th generation tablets, but not 1st and 2nd generation Fires, many Fire owners are asking how to tell which generation their own Fire belongs to. First & Second Generation Fire Identification: Serial Numbers This method works for first and second generation Fires. Look up … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April Hamilton here, and an exchange I had on one of the Amazon discussion boards this morning led me to think this post needed to be written. Most of what I’m sharing here was copied from what I shared on that discussion board, but I’m fleshing out some … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April here, with a quick tip for the cinemaphiles: if you use a Fire TV Stick or Fire TV box for watching Amazon Instant Videos, you need to start keeping your Fire tablet nearby when you do. And if you’re using some other device to watch your Amazon … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April here, with a troubleshooting tip for Fire TV Stick and Fire TV owners. When ‘Resume’ Restarts Your Video This started happening on my Fire TV sticks a few weeks back, but I kept hoping it was a temporary glitch that would resolve on its own. Trying … Read more
More than a few Fire tablet owners have reported problems connecting their Fire tablets to their computers via USB. Amazon offers a help topic on connecting via USB for file transfers here, but it doesn’t really address troubleshooting when it seems like your computer doesn’t recognize you’ve connected your Fire at all. Here’s What … Read more
If you have a Fire TV Streaming Stick or Fire TV Streaming Box, by now you’ve surely noticed one of the content categories on the Home Screen / Main Menu is Apps. And if you’ve tried to play any of those apps, you have discovered that some of them require the Fire TV Voice Remote, … Read more
It’s your KF on KND Editor in Chief April Hamilton here, with an exciting announcement! Up until this morning it’s been an invitation-only affair, but today Amazon announced the Amazon Echo (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $179.99) is available for anyone to order, with an estimated ship date of 7/14/15 for the Echo and 7/6/15 … Read more