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Amazon to show off smartphone at tomorrow’s Kindle announcement?

Tomorrow’s Amazon announcement could have one very interesting surprise. Multiple sources have told The Verge that the online retailer could show off its rumoured Amazon smartphone at the event. The device is still in development but is expected to be powered by a forked version of Android 4.0, much like the new Kindle Fire tablet will. Nokia Maps could also […]

Amazon smartphone rumours resurface

Rumours that Amazon is working on a smartphone have resurfaced. Citing “two people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg reports that it is developing the device with Foxconn. Much as it already does with its Kindle Fire, Amazon is apparently looking to take on Apple and Google and drive more mobile users to its own content ecosystem. The report sheds […]

Rumour: Amazon to launch a Kindle smartphone in 2012

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Amazon appears to have a hit tablet on its hands with the Android-powered Kindle Fire. It could follow this up with a smartphone in late 2012, according to Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang. Based on information provided by suppliers, they suggest that Amazon is jointly developing the phone with Foxconn Technologies (which also manufactures Apple’s iPads). “We view […]