Latest Kindle Fire 2 News & Rumors

Today, Technology Bloom reports: Over the last couple of weeks we got to learn quite a bit about Amazon’s plans to launch the Kindle Fire 2 tablet and even a branded smartphone that will come in 4 and 5-inch models.  The Kindle Fire 2 was already going to arrive in three 7-inch models with various … Read more

Kindle Fire 2 Release Date Set For First Week Of August

There are finally enough reports from reputable sources that we can feel comfortable reporting on the release of the Kindle Fire 2. Wired’s Gadget Lab says: On Sunday, AllThingsD reported that Amazon was working on a higher-resolution Kindle Fire that would be lighter than the current tablet…The display of the summer-bound tablet will reportedly leap … Read more

News: DRM, Kingston Wi-Drive and Amazon Content

We’ve written about the Kingston Wi-Drive before, and our Editor in Chief April L. Hamilton has spent some time bench testing the device specifically to see how well it works with the Kindle Fire. Her findings are that the device works just as advertised with the Kindle Fire and iPad where non-DRM content is concerned: … Read more

All 7 Harry Potter eBooks Now Available in Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

Harry Potter fans, rejoice! All 7 Harry Potter books have now been added to the Kindle Owners Lending Library, which makes them FREE to borrow at a rate of one per month to all Kindle owners who have registered for Prime membership! Better still, the books are being made available in multiple languages! From Amazon’s … Read more

Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 Launches With Wild

Oprah Winfrey has taken up the book club mantle once again, and her first pick is Wild: From Lost To Found On The Pacific Crest Trail. To get more information about participating in the new book club, view Oprah’s notes, read an author interview and more, click here. To purchase a special, Oprah’s Book Club Kindle … Read more

Digital Editions of Comic Anthologies 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective and Dilbert 2.0 Released Exclusively For the Kindle Fire

Amazon has announced today that two highly anticipated digital editions of favorite comics are being released exclusively for the Kindle Fire. From Amazon’s press release: SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 31, 2012– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC announced that two anthologies of the popular Doonesbury and Dilbert comic strips are available today for the first time ever … Read more

Smash Hit Draw Something Comes To The Fire!

One of the most popular apps of all time is now available for the Kindle Fire: Draw Something. It was just released April 25th and has already earned an average review rating of 4.5/5 across 146 reviews. From Amazon: You don’t have to be an artist to tap into your creative, doodle-loving side. Art is for everyone, so … Read more