Amazon May Unveil 5 or 6 New Tablets Including 10-Inch Model Reports Says

Rumors of Successor to Amazon kindle fire is around for a while now But now Reports says that Amazon to Unveil “Five or Six” Tablets, Including a 10-incher. Demos Parneros, the president of U.S. Retail for Staples, told Reuters that Amazon plans on introducing five or six different tablet configurations of varying sizes, included a widely rumored ten-inch version.

We’d expect a few of those models to be variants of the same base Fire, however, with differing SKUs based on storage capacity or points of differentiation, such as Wi-Fi or 4G connectivity. Parneros didn’t say when the various tablets will be available, or mention anything about the buzzed-about Amazon smartphone.

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Google Nexus Tablet With Android 4.1 May Be Revealed in Google I/O

Till now Amazon kindle fire is the best seller in low cost android tablet but now google had made the tablet on android 4.1 which is priced at $200 which can cut the sales of the Amazon kindle fire 
According to the leaked documents Google’s next Nexus-branded product, and true to last month’ s whispers, the lost presentation slide reveals that the tech powerhouse’s new toy will be a 7-inch slate named the Nexus 7.

What’s more, an 8GB version of the Nexus 7 will be priced at a low $199, while a larger 16GB size will cost a still-affordable $249. The full list of revealed specs imply the new tablet will be a direct competitor to the Fire, also an Android slate with a 7-inch screen and a $199 price tag.
Other details show that the Nexus 7 will run Android build number 4.1, or what could be known as Android Jelly Bean, and that a 1.3-GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with a GeForce CPU and 1GB of RAM will power the new operating system.

The Nexus tablet’s 7-inch screen will house an IPS display with an advertised 178-degree viewing angle and an HD resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which handily outstrips the Kindle Fire’s 1024 x 600-dot display. There’s another avenue techies suspect the Nexus may trump the Kindle Fire and that’s access to Google content centers like the Play store for apps, movies, and music. Amazon launched its own App Store to supply the Kindle Fire with Android software but its tablet doesn’t support Google’s built-in digital store front.

The Nexus also has a 1.2-MP front camera, a battery rated for 9 hours of life, NFC, and support for Google Wallet. So is the Google Nexus 7 tablet the 7-inch slate to rival the Fire? We’ll have to wait until Google I/O starts this Wednesday to find out for sure. Even if the answer is yes, however, Amazon has been rumored to release an update to the Kindle Fire with a new display. No word on when we could see that new Kindle, but this has been a busy summer for new hardware and software announcements.

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Will the original Kindle Fire drop to $149 when new model arrives?

So you want a Kindle Fire, but $200 is just too steep for you. What if there was a $50 price cut? According to DigiTimes, that’s what Amazon is planning. So you might have a deal very soon.
Rumors have been swirling that Amazon is working on a successor to the original 7-inch model, with the updated version featuring a 1280 x 800 resolution display, with the same price tag as the original. It may be arriving in time for the 2012 holiday shopping rush too, which is great for gift givers. With the higher-resolution Fire selling at $199, the 1024 x 600 model will be dropped to $149.

Amazon will then sell the two models, keeping the lower-res original Kindle at $149 and offering it beside the new 7-incher and the also rumored 10-inch tablet coming either late this year or early next year.

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Amazon Kindle for Android Updated With Enhanced Tablet Support

Amazon’s Kindle for Android recently received an update specifically geared towards tablets. So if your slab happens to moonlight as an e-reader, then you’ll surely want to grab this latest software push. If you’ve never tried Amazon’s Kindle app before but have been thinking about giving it a spin, check out the changelog below for details of what you can expect.

• Tablet users: customize your reading experience with new margin and line spacing controls.
• Tablet users: see two pages side-by-side in landscape mode.
• Fixed a bug that required some users to re-register when returning to the app.
• Several bug fixes.

These much welcomed improvements can be updated directly through your device or downloaded via Google Play.

Source: Google Play

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Kindle Touch starts shipping week early in UK

Those in the UK who pre-ordered the Kindle Touch or Kindle Touch 3G have been getting a nice surprise today, as Amazon has released the devices a week earlier than anticipated. Originally slated to be in stock from 27 April, the new eBook readers are now already on sale (on 20 April).

"Orders from customers worldwide for our new line of electronic ink Kindles have exceeded our expectations," said Kindle EU's vice president, Jorrit Van der Meulen.

"We know that UK customers are eager to get their hands on these new Kindles, which is why we’re delighted to be able to ship several days earlier than we planned."

Customers' devices are being dispatched in the order that they were pre-ordered, so if your's is yet to arrive, it will do soon. New customers can also place orders for both the Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G from today, with Amazon.co.uk even offering next day delivery for those who subscribe to Amazon Prime.

Both eBook readers can also be bought from today at John Lewis, Dixons, Argos, Carphone Warehouse, Currys, PC World, Staples, Tesco and other UK retailers.

The Kindle Touch (Wi-Fi only) costs £109, while the Kindle Touch 3G (+ Wi-Fi) version will set you back £169.

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Amazon Launching 10 Inch Kindle Fire This Summer

Last week we heard a rumor that Amazon were working on the Kindle Fire 2, which is reported to feature a 7 inch display like the existing version, and now we have a rumor of a 10 inch version in the works.

We heard last year that Amazon were considering a larger Kindle Fire tablet, and now according to a recent report by Digitimes, Amazon has placed an order with their supplier Foxconn, for a new 10 inch Kindle Fire tablet.

Of course this has yet to be confirmed by Amazon, and we don’t as yet have any specifications on the rumored device, we wonder if it will come with a range of higher end specifications than the existing model.

It isn’t clear as yet whether Amazon would attempt to keep the price of a 10 inch version as low as possible, like the existing versions or whether it will be priced more in line with that of theApple iPad, we suspect the device will be priced as low as possible.

Source Digital Trends

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Kindle Fire 2nd In Tablet Race For Most Units Sold

We all knew the Kindle Fire was a sought after commodity with its combination of having a low price compared to other tablets and a feature-rich experience for its users. And now the numbers are in, and indeed, the Kindle Fire was a success since it was introduced last year as it dislodged Samsung for the most number of tablet sales in the last quarter.



Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which is powered by Android, sold a total of 3.89 million units for a 13% share. Samsung saw its portion decrease with 2.14 million units sold as it slid to third spot with an 8% share in the last quarter. Samsung had an 11% share in the third quarter.

Holding the top spot was Apple’s iPad with a whopping 62% share after selling 15.4 million units.

The data came from research firm IHC Inc.

Via: Engadget

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Apple gets ‘Samsunged’ again, this time by Amazon [video]

With great power comes great responsibility — and a flurry of advertising campaigns that target your wares. Samsung tried to make its name a verb in a recent round of anti-Apple ads where senseless iPhone owners got “Samsunged,” and the South Korea-based vendor’s campaign culminated with a $10 million extravaganza that aired during the Super Bowl. Amazon is next up to the plate, and the company’s new commercial takes aim at Apple’s iPad. A woman sunbathing and reading a book on her Kindle is approached by a passing iPad owner who is intrigued by the fact that she can read in the sunlight. When the man mentions the Kindle’s inability to play movies, she points to a cabana where her two children are sitting, each with a Kindle Fire tablet. As a final jab, the woman points out that her three Kindles — one $79 eReader and two $199 tablets — are still cheaper than a single iPad. Amazon’s full commercial can be viewed below.

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MIUI with Android 4.0 now works on Kindle Fire

Custom Android build MIUI, which started the process towards Android 4.0 last year, has now made it to the Kindle Fire. An alpha was posted two days ago on the MIUI forums, promising most of the functionality of the standard operating system along with MIUI's attractive custom theme and interface tweaks. As an early release, some bugs are expected, and a few things don't work: USB tethering and static wallpaper, for example. Nonetheless, the video below, posted by Liliputing, shows what seems to be a fairly operational Kindle Fire, so it looks like Fire owners will no longer have to choose between MIUI and Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Kindle Fire update 6.2.2 released

Users who haven’t rooted and blocked software updates on their Kindle Fire tablets will probably realize a new update being pushed out by Amazon today. According to reports online, the Android tablet is now receiving an update that brings the tablet up to version 6.2.2. The update is touted to be a minor one, with the only noticeable difference being the ability to go into full screen mode when using the Silk web browser.
And in case you were wondering – yes, it breaks root. However, if you use BurritoRoot to root the device, the utility has already been updated to support the latest version of the Kindle Fire. For those of you who aren’t bothered about it can proceed with the update without any worry. And if you haven’t received the notification, you can head over to Amazon’s website to grab the update.

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Amazon likely to launch online retail store in India this month

Amazon is likely to launch its Indian online retail store this month, sources familiar with the situation told BGR India. The launch could happen as early as this week, one of the sources indicated. Amazon is also talking to tier-two electronics brands to be featured on its store and is unlikely to feature top brands at the time of the launch. It seems that the Kindle Fire will be launched in India sometime after the online store launch but Amazon has already tied up with HCL Infosystems for distributing its Android tablet, we have been informed. We will keep our ears to the ground for more developments. Stay tuned.

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Amazon Kindle Fire’s Silk browser hacked for other Android devices

 One of the Amazon Kindle Fire’s unique selling points – or USPs, if you prefer – is its Silk browser. Amazon Silk utilises cloud-based goodness to make browsing faster. In theory, anyway.
Well, that USP ain’t so unique any more, as the xda-developers community has hacked Amazon Silk and managed to get it running on a number of Android devices.

As always with these things, results have been mixed. There are reports of force closes on the HP TouchPad, for example, and HTC Flyer and Asus Eee Pad Transformer users also report problems.
However, there are thumbs up from the Motorola Atrix, Droid Bionic, Samsung Galaxy Fit, Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note, among others.
Amazon provides plenty of technical detail about Amazon Silk over on this FAQ. Some of the blurb is absolutely fantastic. For example: “lightning fast CPUs, expansive memory, and huge network connections allows the performance of Amazon Silk to transcend the capabilities of your local device.”
Or how about: “squeezing the utmost throughput out of your “last mile” connection.”

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Digital Trends Best of 2011 Awards: Tablets and E-Readers

We highlight some of our favorite tablets and e-readers of 2011 including the Transformer, iPad 2, and Kindles.

The iPad may have launched in 2010, but 2011 was a big year for tablets. Almost every major smartphone and PC manufacturer has joined the tablet party Apple started, beginning with the Motorola Xoom way back in February. To combat Apple on new territory, most companies turned to Google and its fledgling tablet OS, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). Results were mixed, with some great and innovative devices coming out, padded by more iPad clones than you can shake a stick at. Until late 2011, no manufacturer seemed to be capable of beating Apple’s $500 price by a significant enough margin to make much headway. If you’re going to choose an iPad knockoff, it better be a lot cheaper. That’s where Amazon came in. Despite most people suspecting the death of the e-reader in the face of the iPad, Kindle sales continued to surge, prompting Amazon to launch its own tablet, the Kindle Fire for a new low price of $200.
Some of this year’s biggest losers were tablets as well. RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and HP’s TouchPad tablet both attempted to enter the market but were greeted with little interest from buyers. HP didn’t take the rejection well, momentarily announcing a complete shut down of WebOS and a potential sell-off of its entire PC division (its CEO was fired and this decision was reversed). Both companies didn’t see any traction with their tablets until they were discounted to rock-bottom prices of $100-$200. But that’s enough about them. Let’s get on to this year’s big winners.
Make sure to check the rest of our Best of 2011 Awards to see all of this year’s winners.

Tablets

Apple iPad 2, $500 and up The iPad 2 is the standard for all things tablet. Microsoft may have invented the tablet PC years ago, but Apple reinvented it as a relevant compliment to a PC and smartphone. The iPad 2 is still arguably the best tablet on the market, with a superthin aluminum frame, 9.7-inch screen with a paper-like aspect ratio of 4:3. And because Apple required all developers to make custom apps for the iPad, the market is full of apps that are custom built for Apple’s tablet. Android users currently aren’t so lucky. The iPad also still has that responsiveness and ease of use that Android Honeycomb doesn’t quite have. We’ve seen and heard about many older Americans who generally avoid PCs being delighted with the iPad and using it for all sorts of things. If you want a solid buy that you know you’ll enjoy, the iPad 2 is the best bet.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, $450 and up Samsung has made a good living by mimicking Apple , and its Galaxy Tab series tries its best to be every bit as good as the iPad is. Out of the three Galaxy Tab sizes, we like the 8.9-inch screen the best. While most Android tablets sport small 7-inch screens or large 10.1-inch screens, the 8.9-inch size is a great middle ground. We found that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 was small enough (and thin enough) for easy thumb typing but large enough to use full-screen applications and do full web browsing. While we don’t always love how manufacturers customize Android, Samsung’s TouchWiz interface is a nice improvement over the stock Android Honeycomb tablet experience. If you have the money and don’t want an iPad, the Tab 8.9 is a great option.

Amazon Kindle Fire, $200 Amazon dropped a bomb when it announced the Kindle Fire. The hardware isn’t impressive, lacking cameras, hosting minimal RAM, and sporting a rather dull design borrowed from the BlackBerry PlayBook, but the price tag makes up for it. At a scant $200, the Kindle Fire is the first tablet that almost anyone can justify buying. More impressive is Amazon’s interface, which takes Android and completely reworks it into a unique Amazon experience. Unlike other tablets, Amazon’s interface is simple and explains exactly what the Kindle Fire is good for: news, books, music, video, docs, apps, and web browsing. If you’re an Android enthusiast, the Kindle Fire may not be for you, as it only connects up to Amazon’s own app and content stores, but we happen to like a lot of what Amazon offers. It’s a bit clunky and not the best tablet you’ll ever own, but the Kindle Fire is a solid choice for those on a budget.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime (with Keyboard dock), $650 Almost every tablet manufacturer this year opted to mimic the iPad. Asus was different. With its Eee Pad tablets, the PC manufacturer tried something new. The Eee Pad Transformer is a thin, capable Android tablet that docks into a keyboard, turning the Android tablet into an effective netbook. Better, the dock has a battery in it too, boosting battery life to an astounding 18+ hours. The Transformer Prime, just launched in December, is an upgraded version of this tablet, with a thinner profile, more RAM, and a quad-core processor, meaning it really can act as a netbook. Other tablets by Asus, like the Eee Pad Slider and another tablet that you can dock a phone into, are innovative and interesting. The market has responded too. While other tablet manufacturers saw consumer interest fade over the course of the year, the Transformer continued to sell out, exceeding demand. +1 for a good idea, Asus. We look forward to seeing what the company has in store for 2012.

E-Readers

Amazon Kindle Touch, $100 The Kindle is the most popular E-reader on the market and for good reason: it’s arguably the best. Amazon’s e-book store is substantial and the new $100 price and addition of touch makes this e-reader affordable for almost anyone. Like the Nook Simple Touch (see below), the Kindle Touch uses an infra-red sensor net to detect touch while retaining the incredible battery life afforded by the e-ink screen. Two-month battery life ain’t bad. The new Kindle Touch can also hold about 3,000 books and has a new “X-Ray” feature that lets you look up things on Wikipedia or search through the book.

Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch, $100 While people like to credit Amazon a lot, Barnes & Noble has been leading the e-book field for some time. The Nook Color was basically an early Kindle Fire and the Nook Simple Touch came out months before Amazon’s touch-based Kindle. There isn’t a huge difference between the Nook Touch and Kindle Touch. They’re both solid e-readers and their book libraries are both fairly vast. The difference is that if you live by a B&N store, you can read books inside the store and get free technical support anytime you wish, a luxury Amazon fans do not have. We haven’t done a side-by-side comparison, but the Nook Simple Touch screen seems a bit more responsive than the Kindle Touch. The price is the same as Amazon’s tablet, there are no ads on the Nook (there are on Kindles), and the battery life is equally, if not more awesome than the Kindle. Do not feel ashamed picking a Nook.

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Hack shows Android Ice Cream Sandwich on the Kindle Fire

A developer has demonstrated an early build of Android Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Amazon Fire tablet. It's hoped it'll inspire others to help perfect the software.

While manufacturers begin to announce their own official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update schedules, hackers are hard at work modifying the source code to function on other devices.
In this case it’s Android developer JackpotClavin who has squeezed Ice Cream Sandwich on to the Amazon Fire tablet, and although it’s not quite ready for everyday use, it’s not far off. Based on CyanogenMod 9, the developer hopes the build and accompanying video will inspire others to get involved with the project.
On the positive side, the homescreen and widgets work, plus you can install the Android Market as well as download apps. However, those apps don’t always respond as you’d hope, and video doesn’t seem to work at all. There are also issues with the internal storage, with apps unable to write to the required section.
If you love tweaking Android, or are curious as to what the very latest version looks like on the Fire, give it a try. If you’ve already installed CyanogenMod 7 or a different custom ROM, then the process sounds similar. Liliputting.com has further instructions if you’re interested.
For those who would rather wait for a more stable, working build for Amazon’s popular little tablet, you can see ICS in action in the video below.

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After 6.2.1 Update, Amazon’s Kindle Fire Re-Rooted

fter the latest update broke the root method established for the Amazon Kindle Fire, it was back to square one. For some this meant having to decide between the officially updated software or the older (but more open) rooted version. If the decision was causing fits for some, they can put their minds at ease. The 6.2.1 update has been cracked and root is once again attainable on the latest version of the Amazon Kindle Fire firmware. Head on over to the source link below to get all the info and an easy one-click method to get the job done.

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Kindle Fire: how to prevent automatic updates

Amazon’s latest update for the Kindle Fire is said to remove root access and disable the SuperOneClick root method – something that definitely upset a number of Kindle Fire users. The worst part is, Amazon doesn’t give you a choice when it comes to updating the tablet – they push it out automatically as long as you’re connected to WiFi.

Well, if you’re one of those people who would like to keep root access more than update your tablet, you’re in luck. The folks over at Gizmodo have come up with a solution to the problem: by using an app from the Android Market called DroidWall.
All you have to do is install the app on your tablet, set the mode to White list, and manually select which apps to give WiFi access to. In this case, you can give access to your email, browser, Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand etc. Hit apply, and that’s it. You should be able to re-enable WiFi and not receive automatic updates from Amazon anymore.

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Millennial: Kindle Fire outpaces iPad adoption but Android sees huge share drop in November

Usage of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has exploded since the tablet launched last month, but its rapid adoption wasn’t enough to keep Android from seeing its biggest share drop this year in November. Mobile ad network Millennial Media on Tuesday released its monthly Mobile Mix report for November, during which it saw Android’s share drop significantly while iOS and RIM’s BlackBerry platform showed gains. The firm reports that impressions served to Amazon’s Kindle Fire have grown at an average daily rate of 19% since the tablet launched last month, outpacing Apple’s iPad when it first launched in early 2010. As a whole, however, Android still lost six points compared to Millennial’s October numbers, falling to 50% in November. Read on for more.
Millennial shows that Apple’s iOS platform showed slight gains between October and November, growing its share from 28% to 30%, and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry operating system grew from 13% to 17% during the same period — the biggest gain seen among all mobile platforms last month.
Samsung reclaimed the No.2 spot on Millennial’s list of handset vendors, growing its share from 17.24% in October to 17.47% while the former No.2, HTC, dropped from 18.11% in October to just 12.64% in November. Apple retained its position as top vendor in November as its share grew to 25.66% from 23.50% in October. Despite its rough quarter, RIM’s share increased to 14.57% from 10.86% in October to move the Waterloo, Ontario-based company past HTC and into the No.3 spot.
Apple’s iPhone remained the top device in Millennial’s November report, growing its share from 12.53% in October to 13.54% last month. RIM’s BlackBerry Curve line jumped up to the No.2 position with 5.87% and Motorola’s DROID X inched down one spot with 5.27%.

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Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update rolls out

In the earlier days, hardware rarely received firmware updates that improve its performance or fixes some bugs, but as time progressed, software and firmware updates have become so commonplace, nay, often mandatory, to prolong the lifespan of a particular device and make it all the more appealing to the masses. Amazon’s hot selling Kindle Fire is now on the receiving end of the 6.2.1 udpate, and depending on which side of the fence you are sitting on, it really is a mixed bag. While the Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update will remove root privileges, it might just cause issues for those who have already rooted their tablets. As for the others who have not done anything to their Kindle Fire and keep the stock Amazon software, this update will see an improvement in performance.
Some of the features of this update include removal of books, apps and other content from the carousel of recently used items on the home screen, while the scrolling process is made all the smoother. You can also now issue a password to turn on the Wi-Fi connection – handy for those who have tech-savvy kids and use this to surf the Internet when parents are not around. This update will be released automatically to Kindle Fire owners, and can be downloaded manually as well if you so desire.

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Amazon works on Kindle Fire updates

The Amazon Kindle Fire might be the best selling tablet from Amazon to date, climbing up – nay, positively burning up the sales charts and for good reason, too – it is compact, highly portable and functional to boot. Well, having said that, this does not mean everything is peaches and cream with Amazon’s latest tablet. Just like any other hardware worth its salt, there are flaws to it, except that this time around, the Kindle Fire does have its fair share of bugs which were released alongside the hardware to the market – rushed, if you will, with Amazon adopting the stance of rolling out a software update a couple of weeks down the road in order to address these user complaints (albeit not all of them, mind you).
At least Amazon is not going to bury their head under the sand, and are full well aware of the issues brought up against the Kindle Fire, allocating the relevant manpower to work on those complaints. It seems that the update will be issued Over The Air (OTA), and ought to arrive before Christmas, delivering improvements to performance and multitouch navigation.

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