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8.9-inch Kindle Fire 2 due for Christmas?

8.9-inch Kindle Fire 2 due for Christmas?

With a light-enabled Kindle e-reader expected to precede it in July.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 18th 2012 at 11:20AM in News
Kindle Fire is extinguished as shipments plummet to 700,000 in Q1

Kindle Fire is extinguished as shipments plummet to 700,000 in Q1

Sales are turned to ash, falling from 4.8m.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 4th 2012 at 2:13PM in News
Global tablet shipments triple year-on-year in Q1

Global tablet shipments triple year-on-year in Q1

Accounts for one-fifth of overall PC shipments.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 1st 2012 at 10:55AM in News
Amazon Q1 sales up by 34 per cent to hit $13.1bn

Amazon Q1 sales up by 34 per cent to hit $13.1bn

Digital items account for nine out of ten best-sellers.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 27th 2012 at 2:16PM in News
Amazon Fire 'controls' US Android tablet market

Amazon Fire 'controls' US Android tablet market

Increased its share from 29.4 per cent to 54.4 per cent between Jan and March.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 27th 2012 at 9:54AM in News
Amazon ditches $20 Android in-app purchase limit

Amazon ditches $20 Android in-app purchase limit

Decision comes as the online retailer tightens parental controls.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 17th 2012 at 5:17PM in News
Amazon Appstore in-app purchasing goes live

Amazon Appstore in-app purchasing goes live

Will be available to Kindle Fire and other Android devices.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 10th 2012 at 4:22PM in News
Amazon tests in-app payments

Amazon tests in-app payments

It's really serious about this tablet thing.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 4th 2012 at 9:59AM in News
Amazon to launch three new Kindles in 2012?

Amazon to launch three new Kindles in 2012?

Expected to included low, mid-to-high and high end designs.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Mar 27th 2012 at 5:22PM in News
Atopia novellas enhance Kindle reading with AR

Atopia novellas enhance Kindle reading with AR

Markers embedded in the stories bring up 3D images that float above the device.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 16th 2012 at 11:12AM in News
Amazon Appstore for Android hits 31,000 apps

Amazon Appstore for Android hits 31,000 apps

Up from 4,000 at launch one year ago.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Mar 16th 2012 at 11:01AM in News
Boom in chart downloads at Amazon App Store

Boom in chart downloads at Amazon App Store

Downloads generated by the top 100 apps increased 14-fold between October and December 2011.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Feb 22nd 2012 at 3:47PM in News
New 8GB Nook Tablet costs $199

New 8GB Nook Tablet costs $199

Barnes & Noble officially wants to destroy the Kindle Fire.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 22nd 2012 at 12:49PM in News
New 8GB Nook Tablet to lock horns with Kindle Fire?

New 8GB Nook Tablet to lock horns with Kindle Fire?

Barnes & Noble expected to offer lower price for reduced memory.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 21st 2012 at 12:30PM in News
Ten-inch Kindle Fire due in Q2?

Ten-inch Kindle Fire due in Q2?

Amazon looks to extinguish the glory of well hung 9.7-inch iPad 2.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 20th 2012 at 3:03PM in News
Amazon becomes world's number two tablet maker

Amazon becomes world's number two tablet maker

Ships 3.9m Kindle Fires in Q4 behind Apple's 15.4m iPads.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 17th 2012 at 9:49AM in News
Kindle Fire: 6m units sold?

Kindle Fire: 6m units sold?

Analyst ups his quarterly forecast by a million.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 31st 2012 at 11:52AM in News
Apple scores 8.5 out of ten for m-commerce satisfaction

Apple scores 8.5 out of ten for m-commerce satisfaction

Silver medal goes to Amazon with 8.4.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Jan 16th 2012 at 5:43PM in News
Amazon's HTML5 Kindle iPad app bypasses Apple

Amazon's HTML5 Kindle iPad app bypasses Apple

Adds iPad section to app launched last August.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 11th 2012 at 11:56AM in News
1.3m e-readers given to UK consumers at Xmas

1.3m e-readers given to UK consumers at Xmas

And 92 per cent were Kindles.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 5th 2012 at 12:40PM in News