On September 28th, Amazon unveiled the next big competitor in the tablet space, the Kindle Fire. Rumors have been swirling since the beginning of the time itself that the company would launch a 7-inch, Android-powered slate that ties into its uber-popular Prime services and vast ebook collection... and lo and behold, Jeff Bezos unveiled just that, due for release in November 15th for $199. Stay tuned right here for everything you need to know — and even more!
Mar 8, 2012, 8:12 AM UTCSam Byford
10.1-inch Kindle Fire coming in place of 8.9-inch model, says DigiTimes
DigiTimes is reporting that Amazon is planning to release both a 7-inch successor to the Kindle Fire and a 10.1-inch variant later this year, going back on previous reports of an 8.9-inch model.
Jan 25, 2012, 5:28 AM UTCSam Byford
Kindle Fire Hotmail app now available
Microsoft has released a Hotmail app to the Amazon Marketplace, with updates specifically for the Kindle Fire. The app uses Exchange Active Sync to download contacts as well as mail.
Dec 29, 2011, 2:37 PM UTCNilay Patel
Kindle Fire remains Amazon's best-selling item, million Kindle per week sales continue
Amazon just announced that it sold more than a million Kindle devices per week throughout December — that includes the Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle Fire tablet. The Kindle Fire remains Amazon's best-selling product.
Dec 20, 2011, 10:11 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update rolling out now, improves Silk browser and adds homescreen customization (update)
Users are reporting that they're getting an update to the Kindle Fire, 6.2.1, sent over the air to their devices. The update improves silk browser performance and lets users customize what shows up on the front page carousel. It also kills root access.
Dec 20, 2011, 5:46 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Kindle Fire generating 'hundreds of millions' of monthly ad impressions, says Millennial Media
Mobile ad platform Millennial Media has offered up some more specific numbers, however: it's found that the Kindle Fire is racking up "hundreds of millions" of monthly user ad impressions.
Dec 14, 2011, 10:14 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Amazon's HTML5-based Kindle Format 8 explained, already in use on Kindle Fire?
Blogger Nate Hoffelder claimed in post yesterday that Amazon's next generation ebook format, the HTML5-powered Kindle Format 8, is already being used in Kindle Fire-exclusive graphic novels and perhaps some magazines as well.
Dec 5, 2011, 10:02 AM UTCJamie Keene
CyanogenMod 7 for Kindle Fire ready to download
Having given us a glimpse of CyanogenMod 7 running on the Kindle Fire last week, xda-developers forum user JackpotClavin has released an alpha version for users to install.
Nov 29, 2011, 4:48 PM UTCVlad Savov
CyanogenMod 7 booted on the Kindle Fire
Amazon's Kindle Fire was rooted on the 16th of this month, which two weeks later has led to the inevitable CyanogenMod ROM.
Nov 28, 2011, 12:09 PM UTCThomas Ricker
Amazon: Kindle Fire best selling product for eight weeks running, quadruples Black Friday sales
Amazon Kindle family sales increase 4X over last year while Kindle Fire remains the bestselling product across all of Amazon since its introduction 8 weeks ago.
Nov 16, 2011, 9:53 AM UTCVlad Savov
Kindle Fire rooted and splayed, source code released
The Amazon Kindle Fire has been torn down and rooted mere days after its launch. The company has also lived up to its promise to open source the OS and has released the source code to all.
Nov 11, 2011, 7:59 PM UTCJamie Keene
Hulu Plus and ESPN Scorecenter confirmed for Kindle Fire
Amazon announces more content partners ahead of the Kindle Fire's launch next week.
Nov 11, 2011, 12:21 AM UTCJoseph Parish
Amazon Appstore gets updated to version 2.0, adds subscription support
Is this new app getting ready for the Kindle Fire release?
Nov 4, 2011, 8:20 AM UTCVlad Savov
8.9-inch Kindle Fire coming next, not 10.1?
LG Display and Chungwa Picture Tubes have reportedly begun preparing production capacities for 8.9-inch displays, which are expected to make their way into Amazon's second Kindle Fire tablet.
Oct 29, 2011, 11:33 PM UTCRoss Miller
Amazon's Kindle Fire 2011 event, in pictures
Jeff Bezos unveils the Android-powered Kindle Fire tablet with Silk web browsing and a new line of Kindle e-readers (e.g. Kindle Touch and Touch 3G).
Sep 28, 2011, 7:39 PM UTCNilay Patel
Editorial: The Kindle Fire, the iPad, and what tablets are good for
Sep 28, 2011, 3:00 PM UTCJoseph L. Flatley
Kindle Fire Newsstand announced, featuring Conde Nast magazines, DC Comics
Sep 28, 2011, 1:40 PM UTCVlad Savov
Amazon Kindle Fire price and specs revealed: 7-inch IPS display, dual-core processor, $199
Amazon's Kindle has evolved from a monochromatic book reader to an all-out content consumption machine.
Sep 28, 2011, 1:39 PM UTCPaul Miller
Amazon introduces Silk: a cloud-based browser
Silk also aggregates the motion of other users in order to predict your next move, helping it pre-load whatever you might click on next.
Sep 26, 2011, 9:36 PM UTCLaura June
Amazon's tablet to be called the Kindle Fire?
More details of Amazon's expected tablet, the Fire, leak out.
Sep 23, 2011, 5:05 PM UTCJoanna Stern
Amazon holding press conference on September 28th, tablet coming?
