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Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon discounts Fire HDX tablets by 30% for one day

Amazon is hoping to reach holiday gift-shopping procrastinators with a last-minute, one-day deal for its newest tablet. The online giant today slashed… Read More

In new bid for users, Amazon offers 30-day Kindle and Fire device trials

Amazon customers who are considering a jump onto the Kindle bandwagon can now take one for a spin before they… Read More

Amazon unveils 2 new tablets, 2 new e-readers in massive Kindle refresh

Not content to sit back while Apple claimed all the headlines today, Amazon announced a quartet of new Kindles in… Read More

Mayday button could broaden appeal of Amazon smartphone

The rumored 3D interface for Amazon’s expected smartphone may get the buzz later this week. But there is another potential killer… Read More

Kindle Fire and Surface gain market share post-Christmas, but iPad rules the roost

It seems like the tablet-owning public woke up to a bunch of Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Kindle Fires under their… Read More

Amazon launches new installment payment plans for Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon is trying to make its newest tablets appeal to more budget-conscious consumers by offering Amazon customers the chance to… Read More

Living with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX: This fruitcake is pretty sweet

The first step when deciding which tablet to buy, as with any device, is to ask yourself how you’ll use… Read More

The secret to getting Amazon’s best customer service

There’s a classic tech industry joke. A jet is lost in dense fog and low on fuel. The pilot, desperate… Read More

Kindle Fire HDX: The business person’s frenemy

When the Kindle Fire HDX was first released, I read reviews that raved how this Kindle finally added business-friendly features,… Read More

Amazon jabs at Apple, says Kindle Fire HDX is ‘Lighter than Air’

Visitors to Amazon’s homepage today were greeted with a subtle jab at Apple’s new iPad Air tablet. A banner advertising… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire HDX vs. Microsoft Surface 2, and more on the iPhone 5S

We’re all about the tablets this week on the GeekWire radio show, as we dive into the newly unveiled Microsoft Surface… Read More

First look: Amazon’s Kindle Fire ‘Origami’ stand in action

How does your tablet stand up? No, literally. A day after Microsoft debuted a new version of its Surface tablet… Read More

Amazon debuts ‘second screen’ TV experience for Kindle HDX, but Bezos mum on further living room plans

The debut of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX tablet lineup is bringing a new feature to the company’s Instant Video… Read More

With new Kindle Fire HDX, Jeff Bezos sees Amazon’s big bets coming together

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos can hardly wait to demo this feature. Sitting in a conference room in the middle of… Read More

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