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Kindle App for Android Gets a Big Update, Adds Word Wise and More

Kellen April 10, 2015 14

The Kindle app for Android received a big update yesterday that includes one of the most popular e-reader features, Word Wise. The update also lets you learn more about books and authors before reading them, adds flashcard creation from textbooks, word look-...

Amazon Announces Kindle Unlimited, All-You-Can-Eat eBook Subscription Service

Kyle July 18, 2014 18

Unlimited media subscriptions are all the rage these days, so it was probably inevitable that Amazon would eventually attempt to broaden its grip on the market. Expanding beyond movies and TV shows, the company today announced Kindle Unlimited, a $9.99 a month...

Official Amazon App for Android Updated With New Icon and “Single Sign On” Feature

Kyle May 7, 2014 20

Amazon may be expanding into many niches, but the company has not forgotten about its retail experience on Android devices. Today, Amazon rolled out an updated app with minor, but welcome, enhancements. Besides an updated icon and bug fixes, the app brings...

Deal: Kindle Fire HDX is 20% Off on Amazon Today Only ($184), Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Too

Kellen December 9, 2013 7

The big Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend may be over for many, but I'd image I'm not the only human that completely avoids doing any shopping on that weekend. Instead, I do my shopping when things tone down a bit the couple of weeks before, in hopes that...

Amazon to Possibly Price Upcoming “Kindle” Smartphone as Free (Updated)

Tim September 6, 2013 68

Update: Amazon has flat out denied this report, stating that they are not launching a phone this year, but if they did it "would not be free." According to sources of ex-WSJ reporters Jessica Lessin and Amir Efrati, Amazon might be listing its upcoming...

Three Reasons Why the Kindle Fires Should Be Considered Android Tablets [Opinion]

Ron October 17, 2012 62

Ever since the original Kindle Fire was released last year there has been some controversy about whether or not to consider Amazon's tablets to be Android tablets. While Amazon has always admitted that the products run a forked version of Android and Android...

Thursday Poll: Interested in Any of the New Kindle Devices?

Tim September 6, 2012 50

It's been a big day for tablet lovers. Amazon has announced a total of six new Kindle devices and we're curious to see if anyone here is going to pick one up. The options are certainly all over the board and there's bound to be one to suit the needs of anybody...

Rumor: Amazon to Unveil First Smartphone at Tomorrow’s Kindle Event

Kellen September 5, 2012 24

According to multiple sources that spoke to The Verge, Amazon may unveil its first ever smartphone alongside its new Kindle Fire at an event tomorrow. Their sources claim that the smartphone will run a forked version of Android, similar to what the Kindle Fire...