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Kindle Fire Overtakes iPad 2 as Top Selling Tablet at Best Buy

November 29, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Amazon's Kindle Fire has overtaken the iPad 2 as the top selling tablet at Best Buy.

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Amazon Kindle Products Dominate Black Friday

November 28, 2011 at 8:55 am

Amazon.com apparently had a really good Black Friday as they're crowing about it all over the news today. Apparently the company sold four times as many Kindle products this year over last year. This is not a big surprise given than there are four new Kindle products...

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How to Slightly Increase Silk Browser Performance on Kindle Fire

November 25, 2011 at 12:27 pm

Based on tests by AnandTech, we suggest turning off Accelerated page loading on the Kindle Fire's Silk Browser. You'll get faster speeds.

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Kindle Fire Teardown and Repair Directions

November 18, 2011 at 3:28 pm

The folks at DirectFix.com have a teardown video on YouTube for the Kindle Fire. (Yes, another one.) If you've ever wanted to see the guts of a Fire (or the BlackBerry PlayBook, for that matter), check it out.

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Review: Amazon Kindle Fire-A Nice Small Flame

November 17, 2011 at 1:02 pm

The Amazon Kindle Fire is already and will continue to be a much talked about device. My Kindle Fire arrived early and due to a busy schedule I have not had as much time as I would like to play with the device.

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Top 7 Things to Do After Firing up Your Kindle Fire

November 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Here are the first 7 things you should do after you spend some time getting to know your Kindle Fire.

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Ditching iPad 2 for the Kindle Fire For a Day

November 17, 2011 at 11:55 am

Can an iPad 2 user ditch it for a whole day and use only the Kindle Fire. I share my experience trying.

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iFixIt Tears Down Amazon’s Kindle Fire

November 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm

iFixIt has torn down Amazon's latest gadget, the Kindle Fire, piece by piece.

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Netflix, Twitter, Other Apps Not Showing Up on Kindle Fire App Store

November 15, 2011 at 1:44 pm

A few apps that were supposed to be available on the Kindle Fire when it launched don't show up in the Amazon App Store. Hopefully soon!

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Amazon Kindle Fire First Impressions: Not Smooth as Silk, but Nice

November 15, 2011 at 12:32 pm

In my initial impressions I found that the Amazon Kindle Fire is not as smooth as silk but it is nice device as a great eReader plus.

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Amazon Fire (Mistakenly?) Allows Third-Party App Installs… Like the Nook

November 15, 2011 at 10:20 am

Mashable's Christina Warren figured out a way to get the Nook Android app onto her Kindle Fire without having to root or hack in any way.

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Kindle Fire Orders Begin Shipping A Day Early

November 14, 2011 at 10:28 am

Amazon has begun shipping out Kindle Fire orders a day early.

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Amazon is Loading Up Kindle Fire with Apps for Launch. When Does This Become Crapware?

November 11, 2011 at 12:36 pm

We're seeing (and reporting) that Amazon is loading up the Kindle Fire with Apps prior to its launch next week. Facebook, Netflix, Hulu+, ESPN, and I'm sure there will be more.

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Kindle Fire Will Have ESPN and Hulu Plus at Launch

November 11, 2011 at 9:32 am

Amazon has confirmed that the Kindle Fire will have ESPN and Hulu Plus when it launches next week.

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Amazon App Store 2.0 Arrives Just in Time for the Kindle Fire

November 10, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Amazon has updated its App Store to version 2.0 just ahead of the launch of the Kindle Fire.

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The Kindle Fire Will Include Netflix as an App

November 9, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Interesting. In a press release timed to pump up the volume a bit about the Kindle Fire release next week, Amazon is listing a number of Apps that will appear on the device when it comes out of the box.

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Amazon Offering Prime Owners Free Book a Month in Lending Library

November 4, 2011 at 4:55 am

The eBook and eReader wars just took another step in its continuing escalation. Amazon is offering its customers who have an Amazon Prime account a new service called the Lending Library.

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Tablet Gift Guide – 6 Best Devices for the 2011 Holiday Season

November 3, 2011 at 12:37 pm

A look at what we think are the six best tablets to give as gifts for the 2011 holiday season.

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Will Google Be The Grinch for Android Tablet Lovers This Christmas?

November 2, 2011 at 9:06 am

Let's face it, the hoped for swarm of Android Tablets featuring Honeycomb has basically turned into a discarded wasp nest of dashed possibility.

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Amazon Sells Nearly 100,000 Kindle Fire Tablets on First Day

October 3, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Amazon shows early success with the Kindle Fire, taking the number one spot on Amazon and selling 100,000 on day one.

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Kindle Fire Now #1 Bestselling Item On Amazon

September 29, 2011 at 2:24 pm

In just 24 hours the Kindle Fire is now outselling every electronics product on Amazon. Why is this tablet so hot? Does this mean you need to pre-order, too?

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Kindle Fire vs. Nook Color

September 29, 2011 at 9:49 am

Amazon's Kindle tablet costs $50 less than Barnes & Noble's Nook Color, but is it a better device? Compare the specs, features, and design of both.

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Video: Kindle Fire Hands-On – Amazon’s Android Tablet Burns The Competition

September 28, 2011 at 12:08 pm

Amazon's tablet is finally here and has some sweet features. We go hands-on with this Android device: hardware, software, apps, video and more.

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Why I Pre-ordered a Kindle Fire

September 28, 2011 at 10:15 am

I pre-ordered the Kindle Fire today sight unseen. Here are the reasons I took the leap of faith.

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Kindle Fire Launches for $199 – 7″ Display, Access to Amazon Apps and Videos

September 28, 2011 at 7:51 am

Amazon announces the Android powered Kindle Fire, a new tablet with streaming video, ebooks, music and Android apps.

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Amazon Announcing “Kindle Fire” Tablet on Wednesday, Launches in November?

September 26, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Amazon will apparently announce their first Android tablet this Wednesday, a device that will be called the 'Kindle Fire'.

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