Tagged: Kindle & News
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Amazon reportedly working on new devices, including 3D smartphone News
10.05.2013 If Amazon does indeed decide to enter the smartphone race – as has long been speculated – it could be with a great deal of aplomb and impressive technology if the latest rumours... -
Amazon plots a move into the living room with Kindle TV set-top box News
25.04.2013 Keen to exploit opportunities in the streaming business, online retail giant Amazon is set to take on the might of Apple, Microsoft, Netflix and Hulu in the battle for the...Tags: Smartphones, Tablet Computers, Kindle Fire, Kindle, Apple TV, Apple, Netflix, Streaming, Amazon -
Amazon acquires bookish social community Goodreads News
29.03.2013 E-commerce, gadget and cloud giant Amazon has acquired Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations which has a community of 16m who have added 530m... -
Amazon’s fourth-quarter sales rise 22pc but profit drops 45pc News
30.01.2013 Robust sales during the holiday period pumped e-commerce giant Amazon’s fourth-quarter revenue up 22pc to US$21.17bn from US$17.43bn a year earlier. However, profit for the... -
The week in gadgets: Kindle Paperwhite and a stylish take on the humble home phone News
28.01.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as the Kindle Paperwhite goes global, Huawei makes its way up the charts in the smartphone market, UrbanHello bring us a home phone that could make...Categories: Week in Gadgets, Phones -
Amazon's AutoRip music service is a clever ploy to migrate more music lovers to the cloud News
11.01.2013 In a blend of technological nous and savvy online marketing, Amazon has turbo-charged its CD business with a new service called AutoRip that gives music buyers free MP3 versions...Tags: Amazon, Music, Cloud Computing, Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPhone, Android, iPod, Smartphones, Tablet Computers -
The tech gift guide: E-readers for bookworms and tablets for multimedia mavens News
07.12.2012 Tablets and e-readers are popular gifts for the holiday season, but with so many new releases in 2012 it can be hard to know what to choose. Never fear, as whether it’s a simple...Categories: Computers -
The week in gadgets: Wii U, Kindle Fire HD, Stephen Fry and Qugos vs Segways (video) News
19.11.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Nintendo’s latest console reaches the US, the large-screen Kindle Fire HD arrives earlier than expected, Stephen Fry prepares to wow us with the... -
Kindle Fire HD: a closer look News
07.09.2012 Amazon’s latest tablet family was unveiled yesterday and, since the initial presentation, we’ve taken a closer look at all that the new Kindle Fire HD has to offer, how Amazon... -
Is it a smartphone? Is it a TV? No, it’s the new Kindle readers and tablets from Amazon News
06.09.2012 Amazon has just wrapped up its press event in an aircraft hangar in Los Angeles and though the rumour mill had us expecting something truly disruptive like a smartphone or... -
Amazon to host press event on 6 September, new products expected News
24.08.2012 Amazon is planning a press conference to take place on Thursday, 6 September in California. Could this be the launch of a new Kindle Fire? Or are we about to see the big reveal... -
Ebook sales overtake books on Amazon UK News
07.08.2012 Amazon UK’s latest figures show that sales of ebooks for its Kindle devices are now higher than sales of the physical product. -
Fifty Shades of Grey books outsell Harry Potter on Amazon.co.uk News
01.08.2012 The popular Fifty Shades of Grey triology has overtaken the seven Harry Potter books to become the best-selling book series on Amazon.co.uk. -
Amazon said to have five or six new mobile devices in the works News
23.07.2012 A representative from Staples, a leading retailer in the US that sells the Kindle Fire, has apparently let the cat out of the bag, revealing that Amazon plans to release up to... -
Apple fan boy to donate house to charity if e-book gets 1m downloads News
14.05.2012 After penning an account of his 10 days camping adventure outside an Apple Store in London in time for the launch of the iPhone 4S last year, Rob Shoesmith says he will give his... -
Story contest on energy opens for primary schoolers News
04.04.2012 'If I was the Government and my job was to think of a clever way to provide energy for our homes, schools, hospitals and factories, my plan would be … ' – that’s what primary... -
Harry Potter e-books on sale from today on Pottermore News
27.03.2012 The Harry Potter series is finally available in e-book form through the interactive reading website Pottermore. The e-books are compatible with all major e-readers. -
Amazon.com's sales in Q4 rise 35pc to US$17.4bn News
01.02.2012 E-commerce giant Amazon.com saw sales of its Kindle e-reader nearly triple during the holidays, bringing in a 35pc increase in sales to US$17.4bn during the fourth quarter, the... -
Majority of ‘Black Friday’ shoppers will shop online this year News
22.11.2011 The busiest shopping day on the US calendar will be more of an online event than a physical store occasion this year, as 80pc of shoppers will hunt for bargains on the internet.Categories: Wireless Communications, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer TechTags: Black Friday, Kindle, Apple, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Kinect, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, iPad 2, -
Kindle Fire costs US$201 to make – Amazon can afford to be generous News
18.11.2011 Amazon’s newly released Kindle Fire media tablet has a bill of materials (BOM) that amounts to US$185.60 but which rises to US$201.70 when manufacturing expenses are added, IHS...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps