Amazon appears to be looking at global Android tablet domination with a third-party retailer company executive telling Reuters they plan on releasing “five or six” new tablets in the future, including a 10-inch model. According to Demos Parneros, President of Staples Inc, Amazon will release “five or six” new tablets in various sizes, including the… Read more
Individuals that purchased the Nexus 7 have started receiving their orders and the popularity of Google’s foray into the 7″ tablet market is being well received by everyone. This can easily spell bad news for Amazon and their Kindle line of products. In fact, Cowen analyst Kevin Kopelman, has lower his revenue forecast for Amazon as well as the sales… Read more
The Amazon Kindle Fire lived up to its name last year as it sold millions around the busy Christmas season. However since then, the sales figures have dropped substantially. The question now becomes, “What will Amazon do to compete with the new Nexus 7 and the rumored 7″ mini iPad?” According to a source familiar with Amazon’s plans that spoke with… Read more
Hot on the heels of last nights Google Tablet report, an ASUS executive set some expectations for the device by indicating Google will directly target Amazon with the 7″ tablet. “It’s targeting Amazon. The Kindle is based on Google’s platform but with its own service, so Google has to launch its own service, too,” said the executive of the… Read more
Google may have some competition if the rumors turn out to be true and it announces its own 7-inch tablet as CNET reports that the Kindle Fire could see a new successor as early as July 31. This would make sense to help Amazon combat Google’s rumored Nexus tablet. Some of the changes could include a new built-in camera which the previous Kindle Fire… Read more
Given the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the $199 price tag seems to be a magical number for Android tablets and now NVIDIA wants to push that point home. NVIDIA has just unveiled the Kai tablet platform, thanks to Vice President Rob Csonger who revealed the idea. Csonger explained that Kai isn’t just hardware, but a plan to make it easy to bring… Read more
Last holiday season Amazon saw huge success with the launch of the Kindle Fire, offering a decent Android tablet at an incredibly attractive price. The tablet led in holiday sales, and they’re now a common thing to see people using. Now Reuters is reporting that Amazon is building a 8.9-inch Kindle Fire, set for launch sometime later this year. Considering… Read more
If you’ve looked for a chance to own the tablet making up more than 50% of the current Android tablet market, then this is one deal you shouldn’t pass up. Amazon’s current Gold Box deal has the certified refurbished Kindle Fire on sale for $139, a $30 savings off the regular $169 price. Amazon says: Each Certified Refurbished Kindle Fire is a… Read more
Looks like Samsung isn’t taking Kindle Fire’s 50 plus percent of the Android Tablet market too well as they release a trio of detailed charts laying out the difference among the three 7″ tablets. Samsung is obviously spinning these charts to their favor, but it’s clear that if running full-boar Android is your thing, the clear choice is a Samsung Galaxy… Read more
While Andy Rubin may have dreamed of a far different size marketshare for Google’s Android platform by 2012, the Kindle Fire continues to make waves. The latest data from comScore shows that in February of 2012, the Kindle Fire made up 54.4 percent of the market in Android tablets. Those numbers were up from 41.8 percent in January and 29.4 percent in… Read more
PhoneDog TmoNews TodaysiPhone