Amazon today began selling Kindle Books on its Canadian store. The new site features Canadian pricing and a spotlight on Canadian fiction. Unfortunately, Amazon’s Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets are not yet on sale on the site. The move does suggest that Amazon will eventually launch Kindle hardware in Canada. Whether it will happen before Christmas so that Canadians can […]
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Foxconn to manufacture Amazon and Microsoft smartphones for mid-2013 launches?
The evidence continues to grow that both Amazon and Microsoft will launch smartphones next year. The latest comes from Digitimes. Citing “sources from the upstream supply chain,” it reports that Foxconn has received handset orders from both companies. Both are expected to have “limited” shipment volumes initially. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft’s mobile phone will be powered by Windows Phone 8 but there […]
Amazon announces 7- and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablets
Amazon today announced a refreshed Kindle Fire lineup that replaces the original Kindle Fire tablet with an upgraded model and introduces the Kindle Fire HD family of tablets. At the high end is the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD 4G with 4G LTE connectivity and 32GB of onboard storage. Below are the 16GB 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD without LTE connectivity, and […]
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 […]
Is this the new Amazon Kindle Fire?
An image obtained by The Verge purportedly shows the second generation Kindle Fire tablet. It reveals little although the image does appear to confirm the presence of a front-facing camera and an updated keyboard interface. The shape is also different from that of the original. A second image, which it was asked not to publish, apparently shows a more streamlined […]
Amazon to hold press conference on September 6th
Early September is shaping up to be quite busy for press conferences! Following the September 5th Nokia and Microsoft and Motorola and Verizon events, you can now add one for Amazon on September 6th. The invitation reveals little about what Amazon has planned but the expectation is that it will refresh it Kindle device lineup, including a follow-up to its […]
More details on improved display for new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
AllThingsD is the latest to report that Amazon will launch a new Kindle Fire tablet in the second half of this year, possibly in late Q3. It sources, “familiar with Amazon’s plans.” indicate that Amazon is already talking to developers to bring them up to speed on the changes coming with the new tablet, notably with the display. The report […]
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 […]