The Apple iPad Air continues to attract the attack ads. Both Microsoft and Nokia recently took aim at Apple’s latest tablet, touting the superiority of their own tablets. You can now add Amazon to that list. Its latest Kindle Fire HDX ad takes on the “magical new iPad Air with Retina Display” and finds it lacking in a number of […]
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New details emerge about Amazon and HTC handset partnership
A story emerged yesterday that Amazon was working with HTC to develop three new smartphones. Additional details have come to light today courtesy of a Bloomberg report. Citing two anonymous sources, it appears that the two companies have been talking since at least June. The result of this partnership may be intended for its Amazon Prime subscribers. Through its Prime […]
Amazon to partner with HTC to develop smartphones?
Rumours that Amazon is working on a smartphone go back to late 2011. Early ones had Amazon working with Foxconn but a report by The Financial Times today indicates that it is now working with HTC on up to three different models. One device is reportedly “at an advanced stage of development” and could launch in 2014 should Amazon decide […]
Amazon working on two smartphones, including one with a 3D display
While Amazon has yet to bring a single Kindle smartphone to market, development of such devices at its Lab126 studios has not stopped. In the latest rumour installment, a Hacker News posting reveals new details, many of which are supported by TechCrunch sources. Both report that Amazon is still working on two devices, a high-end model featuring a 3D eye-tracking interface and […]
Amazon launches Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets
Amazon today unveiled the latest generation of its Kindle Fire tablets, the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets powered by Amazon’s new Fire OS 3.0 Mojito, a modified version of Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The Kindle Fire HDX will come in 8.9-inch and 7-inch HD display configurations while the the Kindle Fire HD will come in a […]
Pictures of next-generation 7-inch Kindle Fire HD leaked
Most of the details about the next generation of Kindle Fire HD tablets have already been leaked but we were still missing pictures. BGR has now taken care of that with a series of photos of the upcoming 7-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet. There are no pictures (yet) of its larger 8.9-inch sibling but it is reportedly no different except […]
So much for that free Amazon smartphone
So much for those rumours that Amazon.com was looking to offer its oft-rumoured smartphone for free. A company spokesman today told JessicaLessin.com that not only would Amazon not launch a smartphone this year but that it “would not be free” if it decided to launch one later on. The spokesman would not provide any further details, including any about what other […]
Amazon to offer Kindle smartphone for free?
Amazon has reportedly been working on a smartphone for quite some time but nothing concrete has yet to emerge. Last we heard, Amazon was working on one model with a 4.7-inch display as well as a high-end model with a glasses-free 3D display and retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen and appear in three dimensions […]