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Amazon Fire tablets

Amazon upgrades Fire HD 10 lineup as remote work and school led to renewed interest in tablets

Amazon announced the next generation of Fire HD 10 tablets on Tuesday, improving the biggest in its line of devices… Read More

Amazon upgrades Fire HD 8 lineup, adds USB-C charging, aiming to rebound in tablet market

Amazon revamped its Fire HD 8 devices on Wednesday, promising faster performance and more storage, and upgrading the lineup to… Read More

Amazon unveils new Kindle e-reader for kids and refreshes Fire HD 10 tablet

Amazon today unveiled a new version of its Kindle e-reader designed specifically for kids and an updated version of the… Read More

Walmart targets Amazon Fire tablets with new line of low-cost devices starting at $64

Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon.… Read More

Amazon refreshes its best-selling $50 Fire 7 tablet and the $100 kid-friendly version

Amazon today unveiled the next generation of its Fire 7 tablet and Fire 7 Kids Edition, speeding up the devices… Read More

Amazon refreshes Fire HD 8 tablet to add hands-free Alexa integration

Amazon today unveiled the next generation of its Fire HD 8 tablet and Fire HD 8 Kids Edition, refreshing the… Read More

Echo is Amazon’s most popular device, study says, narrowly beating out Fire tablets and Fire TV

After a strong 2017, Amazon’s line of Echo smart speakers have overtaken Fire tablets as the tech giant’s most popular… Read More

Amazon’s new $150 Fire HD 10 tablet is 42% cheaper than previous model, with hands-free Alexa integration

Amazon will release the latest generation of its Fire HD 10 tablet next month, cutting the price by more than… Read More

Underground Actually Free

Amazon shutting down ‘Underground Actually Free’ program for Android apps

Amazon announced Friday that it is discontinuing “Underground Actually Free,” a program launched in August 2015 as a means of delivering… Read More

Study: Tablet shipments drop 12 percent as Apple and Samsung continue to dominate

Tablet shipments are down 12 percent from this time last year, continuing a trend of declining tablet sales overall, according to a new… Read More

Seattle startup Algorithmia builds front desk AI inspired by Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution

This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a New Year’s resolution to build an artificial intelligence that helps out at… Read More

Testing Amazon’s $50 Fire tablet: Here’s what to expect from this budget device

The world is full of overpowered technology — gadgets with capabilities well beyond what we need. For me, it’s a $400 iPad mini… Read More

Amazon’s hardware ambitions continue, report says new $50 tablet in the works

The Amazon Fire Phone may have been a flop, but Amazon’s tablets will be getting a cheaper sibling soon, according to… Read More

Sling TV arrives on Amazon tablets, filling one of the last gaps for Dish’s streaming service

The Amazon faithful have another way to keep the cord cut. Sling TV, the internet-based live TV service from Dish Network,… Read More

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