New Fire HD8 + Alexa Comes To Fire Tablets!

There’s a new Fire tablet in town: the All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet is now available for pre-order and set for release 9/21/16!     This new model comes with 50% more RAM and twice as much storage as the 2015 HD8, as well as a zippy new quad core processor and up to 12 … Read more

Fire HD 10 Now Available In Silver Aluminum Finish

The Fire HD 10 Tablet is now available in a Silver Aluminum -finished case, at the same prices as for the same device with a black or white case: starting at a price of $229.99 for the 16GB with Special Offers. From Amazon: Our largest display on our thinnest tablet yet. Available in black, white, … Read more

New Fire Tablet Options

Today Amazon is rolling out some new color and memory capacity options for Fire tablets. You can now choose between three new colors for the entry-level, $49.99 Fire tablet: magenta, blue, and tangerine, as well as the original black. The $49.99 tablet comes with 8GB of internal storage and starting today, there’s also the option … Read more

Do I Have To Buy A New Fire HD8 To Get The Blue Shade Feature?

Do I Have To Buy A New Fire HD8 To Get The Blue Shade Feature?

Ever since Amazon announced its new, Reader’s Edition Fire HD8, people who already bought the HD8 or another 5th-generation Fire tablet earlier this year are asking what the Blue Shade feature is, what’s different about the Reader’s Edition Fire HD8, and if they can only get the new Blue Shade feature by buying the special, … Read more

Kids on Fire: Should Kids Use Word Runner In Kindle Books?

Now that the Word Runner speed reading app is available on 5th generation Fire tablet devices and in Kindle Reader apps, the reading speed vs. comprehension debate is heating up once again. Note that the e-ink displays used in the Kindle ereader line don’t support Word Runner. Since many kids will be receiving Fire tablets … Read more