Kindle Fire

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has started showing off a version of the Kindle Fire that will retail for $229 upon its release. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Wednesday morning to discuss the company's new line of affordable tablets, and how the devices will lead to a boost in app...

Every year, analysts worry that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will disappoint investors with lackluster iPhone sales performance. Quarter after quarter, Apple has defied all but the loftiest expectations and reported positive sales growth. Based on the size of the crowd at the Apple Store at the Somerset...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) might be on the cusp of releasing a very familiar tablet. Following in the footsteps of its biggest competitors -- Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- Amazon appears to be developing a tablet that looks identical to last year's edition....

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) might be up for sale. The company is reportedly looking for a large, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)-type company to take the helm through a massive buyout. If all goes as planned, the deal would be similar to the one Motorola scored when Google acquired its electronics...

During the second quarter of 2012, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) celebrated an important win against its competitors. The online retail giant overtook Acer, Asus and many others to become the third most successful tablet manufacturer. According to IDC, Amazon gained five percent of the market after...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was expected ship as many as eight million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 in 2013. A new report by DigiTimes indicated that may not be the case. According to the Taiwan-based supply chain publication, global shipments are estimated to come in at 3.5 million units --...

Few manufacturers are signing up to build tablets with NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) Tegra 4 processor. According to DigiTimes, only manufacturers of mid-range and high-end tablets are ordering the Tegra 4, mostly because of its cost. To save money, many brand vendors are turning to chip makers that are...

Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle brand is getting a lot of attention this week, first because of a rumor claiming that the company will follow in the footsteps of its Chinese competitors and release a $99 tablet. The rumor originated at TechCrunch, whose sources say that Amazon hoped to produce a...

After a small global expansion in 2012, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is working hard to sell its e-books and e-readers in new regions, including China. Now the dot-com retailer is expected to bring its hardware to Taiwan. According to DigiTimes, Amazon has passed an examination conducted by Taiwan's...

As many investors are aware, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has remained tight-lipped about the true success of its tablets. The company has issued numerous press releases touting how well the Kindle Fire is performing at retail, particularly on Amazon.com. In November the company proudly announced that...

There's good news and bad news for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) this week. First it was revealed that, if you combine shipments of both tablets and computers, iPads account for one out of every six PCs shipped during the fourth quarter. Better still, if Apple were to combine sales of the iPad (which came...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos practically confirmed the existence of a Kindle smartphone last fall during an interview with Charlie Rose. Ultimately he did not specifically say "yes" or "no" to the project -- but his coy attitude was more than enough to excite the tech community. "My take...

Everyone thinks that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the untouchable king of online shopping, but with razor-thin margins and rising competition in the tablet and e-reader space, the retailer might not report a record-breaking quarter. In fact, some analysts suspect that while Amazon will not lose money...

One study says that e-readers are dead -- another claims they are on the rise. Which one is accurate, and what does this mean for the future of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) digital initiative? Roughly 18 months ago, iSuppli published a report detailing the rise of e-books and the impact they have had...