Earlier today, TechCrunch reported a rumor that Amazon is working on a $99 Kindle Fire HD which would have a 7-inch screen. TechCrunch’s source was an not cited. ”It’s not happening–we are already at the lowest price points possible for that hardware,” said Amazon in a statement.
The Amazon Appstore has recently announced that “app downloads in the Appstore have grown more than 500 percent over the previous year.” This is quite impressive considering that Amazon.com does not have a platform of their own for apps. They have essentially created a marketplace of Android apps called it the Amazon Appstore. A lot of that growth came from strong sales of the Amazon Kindle Fire line of tablets.
Amazon.com will be adding two new accessibility features on the Kindle Fire. The two new features are called Explore by Touch and Voice Guide. The features will be added to the 7-inch Kindle Fire and 7-inch Kindle Fire HD. These features already exist in Amazon.com’s larger tablets and will be added some time “early next year.”
Yesterday we wrote about how there will be no way to opt out of ads for “special offers” on the Kindle Fire HD. However Amazon.com just updated their terms about how you will be able to opt out of the ads. The price for doing so will be $15 for the life of the device.
After Amazon.com announced a new line of Kindle Fire tablets, it has been unknown whether the company would allow people to avoid seeing “Special Offer” promotions on the lock screens. An Amazon spokesperson has confirmed that there is not a system for disabling ads on new models of the Kindle Fire. This means that users cannot spend more up front for an ad-free version or pay to disable the ads after purchasing. Even the $499 8.9-inch model with LTE will include Special Offers.
Amazon.com has announced the new Kindle Fire HD family of devices. Now $199 gets you a 7″ tablet with a stunning HD display. It also has WiFI, Dolby audio, a powerful processor, 16GB storage, and a graphics engine.
Amazon has announced an all new Kindle Fire with a Paperwhite display and a lower price. Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos said that the new Kindle Fire tablet will have a 7-inch display, 40% faster processor, twice as fast RAM, and longer battery life than the original Kindle Fire.
Amazon.com has sold out of the Kindle Fire. This is good timing because the new Kindle Fire is expected to be announced one week from today. When the Kindle Fire went for sale on November 15 in the U.S. only, it was the most successful product launch in history of the company. The Kindle Fire hit 10,000 5-star reviews. The Kindle Fire even captured 22% of tablet sales in the U.S.
