We’ve been anticipating this for months and today, Amazon made it official: four new Fire tablets are now available for order, and one of them is just $49.99! Here’s the rundown on the new models, from Amazon: All-New Fire Tablet ($49.99, available for order today, ships 9/30/15): This is a groundbreaking new tablet for … Read more
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
Last week, when we first reported on the new Amazon Underground program, it was not yet available to Fire tablets: a software update was needed. Well, that update (to Fire OS version 4.5.5) is now in release and brings the new Amazon Underground “Actually Free” app program to 3rd and 4th generation Fire tablets. If … 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
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April L. Hamilton here. I recently bought a new Toshiba Satellite laptop (don’t believe the negative reviews, it’s a solid machine) which has both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports. I discovered that when I connected my 2013 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ to the USB 3.0 port using … Read more
Amazon’s recent Back To School discounts on Kindle Fire HD and HDX tablets have consumers and techophiles alike thinking Amazon’s looking to offload some inventory in anticipation of rolling out a new pair of HD and HDX tablets (HD 2 and HDX 2?) late this year, as they’ve done each fall since the Fire tablet … Read more
Today Amazon announced the rollout of their new Kindle book rental/subscription service, Kindle Unlimited. From the press release: Introducing Kindle Unlimited: Unlimited Reading and Listening on Any Device—Just $9.99 a Month Read freely from over 600,000 books—available on Kindle devices, as well as free Kindle reading apps for iOS, Android and more Listen to thousands … Read more
Finally, the long-rumored and hotly anticipated Amazon Fire Phone has been announced, and is now available for pre-order in both an AT&T contract version and an unlocked version. There’s a lot to say about this phone, but here are the highlights: – $199 in the 32GB version, $299 for the 64GB version when paired with … Read more