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Amazon could sell six million Kindle Fires this year, even as complaints mount

Amazon.com is addressing complaints about its new Kindle Fire device, with plans to roll out a new software update in… Read More

Amazon plans Kindle Fire update amid user complaints

Amazon.com is planning a software update within the next two weeks for its new Kindle Fire tablet, aiming to address… Read More

Analyst: iPad holiday sales ‘light’ as Kindle Fire competition heats up

Apple’s iPhone and Mac businesses are humming along nicely this holiday season, but financial analyst Shaw Wu sees some storm… Read More

Kindle Fire users report Wi-Fi bugs

Users of Amazon.com’s new $199 Kindle Fire device have reported ongoing problems with the ability to connect to the Internet,… Read More

Report: Google to challenge Amazon with fast shipping

Google is talking with big retailers about creating a new service to provide fast, cheap shipping of items found through… Read More

Amazon: Kindle sales jump 4X to unspecified levels of greatness

Amazon is infamous for declining to release specific sales figures for its Kindle devices, but that doesn’t keep the company… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle DX price cut: Prelude to bigger Kindle Fire?

Calling it an early Black Friday deal, Amazon.com today dropped the price of its Kindle DX — a.k.a. the big… Read More

Analyst: Amazon will control 15% of the tablet market next year

Have you purchased a Kindle Fire yet? Priced at $199 and released just a few weeks before the holiday rush,… Read More

Apple turns up heat on Amazon over use of ‘appstore’ for Kindle Fire

Apple’s attack on Amazon.com and its use of the phrase “appstore” continues. The Cupertino, California maker of the iPad and… Read More

Research firm estimate: The $199 Kindle Fire costs $201.70 to make

There’s been a lot of speculation that Amazon.com is selling its new Kindle Fire tablet at a loss, hoping to… Read More

Kindle Fire: Changing the game in higher education?

Guest Post by Vineet Madan, Vice President of McGraw-Hill Higher Education eLabs There’s been considerable fanfare around the Kindle Fire tablet… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Jeff Bezos marks a new era for Amazon

Whether or not the Kindle Fire ultimately succeeds as a low-priced alternative to Apple’s iPad, 2011 will be remembered as… Read More

Surprise: Kindle Fire ships today, Kindle Touch tomorrow

If you pre-ordered a new Kindle device, it’s almost time to start checking the front stoop. Amazon says its Kindle… Read More

Bezos: Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins

Today’s must-read for anyone interested in Amazon.com is Steven Levy’s interview with CEO Jeff Bezos in Wired magazine. It covers… Read More

Kindle Fire sparks mixed reviews, from dud to delight

On the GeekWire podcast this past weekend, we discussed how Amazon.com’s new Kindle Fire tablet was coming on the scene… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. Apple iPad, and Microsoft’s tablet strategy

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the rising competition between Barnes & Noble and Amazon… Read More

Kindle Fire Newsstand to feature GQ, Wired and dozens of other magazine titles

Amazon.com continues to build buzz for next Monday’s launch of the Kindle Fire, its first touchscreen tablet computer. And today… Read More

Amazon says Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus at launch

Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus, after all. Amazon this morning updated the list of apps that will be available… Read More

Amazon said to boost Kindle Fire production as launch approaches

The Kindle Fire has yet to arrive on the doorsteps of customers. (Release date is set for November 14th). Yet,… Read More

Amazon touts Netflix for Kindle Fire, plus thousands more apps

Despite their rivalry in streaming movies, Amazon and Netflix have been working behind the scenes since before the Kindle Fire’s public… Read More

Take that, B&N? Amazon lines up retail titans for Kindle Fire

Amazon.com says its new Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers will be available in more than 16,000 stores across the… Read More

Amazon stokes Kindle Fire as Barnes & Noble preps response

Amazon.com this weekend released a new television ad promoting its upcoming Kindle Fire by tying the $199 tablet to its… Read More

Amazon misses earnings expectations, making ‘millions more’ Kindle Fires than planned

Amazon just reported profits of $63 million for the third quarter, down 73 percent. The profit of 14 cents a… Read More

Amazon touts better design, graphics in new Kindle format

Amazon.com has released new details on the next generation of its Kindle e-book format — dubbed Kindle Format 8 —… Read More

Foxconn reportedly set to produce next-generation Kindle Fire in 2012

This has the makings of the perfect Mike Daisey monologue. Foxconn, the giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has reportedly entered into… Read More

Amazon Prime adds Ken Burns, NOVA and other PBS shows

Popular PBS shows such as Nova, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, and documentaries by Ken Burns will be added to the streaming… Read More

With Hulu off the market, Amazon on its own in online video

The consortium behind Hulu said late yesterday that the popular web video service is no longer for sale — pulling… Read More

Report: Amazon selling 2,000 Kindle Fires every hour

Looks like Amazon.com has a hit on its hands, even before its new tablet is officially released to consumers. The… Read More

Heads up: Amazon limits 3G web access on Kindle Touch 3G

If you’re thinking about getting one of the new Amazon Kindle Touch e-readers, and trying to decide between the $99… Read More

Estimate: $199 Kindle Fire will cost Amazon $209.63 to make

At a price of $199, Amazon is selling its Kindle Fire tablet at a loss, but it might not be… Read More