Articles Tagged “Amazon”
Amazon Appstore update now lets you test drive apps before buying
by Arnold Zafra on May 23, 2012 0 Comments">0
I have to admit that, when Amazon launched its own store for Android apps, I was among those who asked why Amazon created its own app store. It all became clearer a while later, when Jeff Bezos’ company launched its own Android-powered device, the Kindle Fire. Helped by the amazing popularity of the Fire, the Amazon Appstore managed to survive alongside Google Play and other third-party stores, and more so, to thrive. Continuing to slowly build up its Appstore, Amazon recently introduced a new feature, which might just give it an edge over Google Play – the platform now lets you …
DigiTimes: 8.9-inch Kindle Fire is a no go, 10.1-inch model to be released in Q3
by Bams Sadewo on May 19, 2012 1 Comments">1
The runaway success of the Kindle Fire has made Amazon eager to refresh its tablet lineup, but it seems the online retailer is having problem deciding on the right size. An anonymous source recently tipped Reuters that Amazon is preparing to release an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire during the lucrative holiday season this year. If you believe the latest report from DigiTimes, however, the 8.9-inch model has been apparently suspended in favor of a bigger tablet. Instead of coming out with an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire, Amazon is now planning to release a 10.1-inch Kindle Fire. Why the change of mind? According to …
Amazon sells AT&T’s HTC One X for $129.99, get it while you can
by Bams Sadewo on May 18, 2012 4 Comments">4
With Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE still stuck in a legal limbo, we wouldn’t blame impatient customers for glancing in AT&T’s direction, at the delectable HTC One X. Of course, the import banned affected HTC’s version of the One X too, but it seems that at least some units made it into the country before the ban was enforced. The One X is out of stock on AT&T’s site, but you can still get it from other retailers, and at a great price too. We are talking about Amazon, the online retail giant that has long been the savior of …
Report: Amazon to release front-lit Kindle in July, 8.9-inch tablet by year-end
by Bams Sadewo on May 16, 2012 0 Comments">0
If rumors are accurate, it has certainly been and will continue to be a busy year for the R&D team at Amazon. Not only is the online retailer giant apparently preparing a Kindle with a color e-ink display, but Amazon is also planning to release a new Kindle device with front lighting. The latter came from a Reuters’ source that apparently has seen the prototype first-hand. According to the anonymous source, production for the new front-lit Kindle e-reader is still ongoing, but the new e-reader should be ready to hit the market in July. It isn’t too surprising to see …
Segmentation of the Tablet Market
by Sameer Singh on May 15, 2012 52 Comments">52
This is a follow-up to my article, from a couple of months ago, analyzing the segmentation trends in the tablet market. Since I wrote that article, we have seen some more data on the market share trends of the iPad and Android tablets, including some very interesting data on the Kindle Fire. Now, let’s have a look at how the data stacks up against my predicted trends. iPad vs. Android: Market Share Trends Before I get into this, let’s have a look at the historical market share trends of the iPad and Android tablets over the past couple of years, in terms of …
Digitimes: Amazon to release color e-readers later this year, 6 millions units to be shipped in 2012
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 11, 2012 1 Comments">1
While not long ago, e-book readers were rudimentary devices far off from the capabilities of tablets, the thin line between a basic e-reader and a more complex slate becomes increasingly thinner and thinner and thinner. Amazon is the most important company “responsible” for mixing things up and the makers of the Kindle Fire are apparently planning to “confuse” us even more. Aside from preparing the release of a bunch of new tablets, set to take the Fire’s popularity to new heights, Amazon is reportedly prepping the launch of at least one color e-book reader as well. Unknown “industry sources” cited …
Will forking Android work?
by Sameer Singh on May 09, 2012 9 Comments">9
In recent days, there have been many reports stating that numerous Android handset manufacturers are working on launching smartphones with their own forked versions of Android. Recent comments by Skyhook CEO, Ted Morgan, and the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, seem to have fanned these flames even more. But ignoring Skyhook’s stormy relationship with Google for a second – is this really a sound business strategy for OEMs? Let’s take a closer look.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 goes up on Amazon and Office Depot for $399
by Bams Sadewo on May 05, 2012 5 Comments">5
Samsung has released the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 last month for an almost Kindle Fire-like price of $250 for the 8GB model. Since the Tab 2 7.0 comes with a microSD card slot, the storage shouldn’t put off buyers, given that the tablet does come with a snappy 1GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But what happened to the bigger Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, which has been reportedly delayed to receive a quad-core processor upgrade? It seems that the plan to fit the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with a faster processor has been shelved by …
Kindle Fire update brings extra parental controls, lets your children play with fire
by Bams Sadewo on May 05, 2012 1 Comments">1
Since it was launched in the holiday season of 2011, the Kindle Fire has become the most popular Android tablet in the US, with a market share of more than 50% as of February 2012. It’s no wonder Amazon is so eager to provide updates for the Kindle Fire, in order to keep their customers happy. If you’re having trouble keeping the Kindle Fire from being recklessly used by the juveniles in your household, Amazon hears your pain. This update will likely please many parents, as the new 6.3.1 software update brings additional parental controls to the e-reader device. Once you …
What Amazon can gain by releasing a Kindle phone
by Bams Sadewo on May 04, 2012 12 Comments">12
At first, there were doubts and hesitations. The general consensus was that if more experienced manufacturers were having trouble cracking Apple’s tablet dominance, what chances could Amazon possibly have? If you check the latest tablet market share in the US, however, you’ll see that Amazon has succeeded in proving detractors wrong with its Android-powered tablet gamble. Moreover, the online retailer, with only one device under its belt, the Kindle Fire, has now secured the lion share of the Android tablet market, with an assuring 54.4% lead in just three months of its availability. It’s easy to dismiss the success of …
Target stops selling Amazon’s entire line of Kindle devices, “conflict of interest” cited as reason
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 03, 2012 3 Comments">3
Target Corporation, the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, has just announced that it will stop selling Amazon’s Kindle devices in all its stores effective immediately. Target officials have cited a “conflict of interest” as the reason behind the decision, but they haven’t been willing to offer a more comprehensive statement at the moment. Amazon’s Kindle e-readers and tablets have always been some of the most successful and popular devices on sale at Target stores, which makes this decision even more surprising. On the other hand, financial analysts have predicted for a while that something like this could happen, …
Google Play Store gift cards: not a bad idea
by Will G. on May 03, 2012 13 Comments">13
Everyone remembers iTunes and the success and impact it had on the music market. It marked one of the first times that people had access to an online library full of almost every song out there. The best part was that most songs cost just $.99. Today, we are now faced choice from competitors like Zune, a subscription based network that offers unlimited streaming and downloading for a monthly rate. The choices are numerous: we have Napster, Rhapsody, Slacker, Pandora, and Spotify. Not bad if you are a music hound. Android users have obviously become accustomed to the Google Play …
Refurbished Kindle Fire now going for $139, offer ends in just a few hours!
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 02, 2012 0 Comments">0
Amazon’s Kindle Fire has truly been a revolutionary device last fall, when it was made available, and still remains arguably the best Android tablet for the money. Usually going for $200, the Fire is going through a fire sale as we speak (see what I did there?) and is available for just a few more hours for a mere $139. The discounted tablets are a refurbished device, which could put off a couple of prospective buyers, but the 7-incher comes with a full one-year warranty, so you should pretty much get a gadget as good as new. The Fire is …
Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]
by Matthew Sabatini on May 02, 2012 63 Comments">63
![Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]](http://1.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/android-4.0-ice-cream-sandwich-vs-android-2.3-gingerbread.jpg)
September 23, 2008, Android 1.0, the first commercial version of Android is released. Just over 3 years later, October 19, 2011, after evolving from Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb, not including Astro and Bender, Ice Cream Sandwich was announced. Along the way, Android put out loads of features and took in some 200+ million users. Today, we’re going to be breaking down two of the newest, and arguably best, Android versions (Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich). Obviously, a winner has already been chosen for this Versus Match. However, look at the competition as more of a comparison and evolution of …
The driving force behind the Nexus tablet, caught in a chart
by Bogdan Petrovan on Apr 28, 2012 11 Comments">11
Ouch… 54% of all Android tablets in the US have little to do with Android, or at least, to Google’s vision for Android. According to a comScore report released this week, Amazon’s wildly successful tablet accounts for more than half of the web traffic generated by Americans that tout an Android tablet. On a distant second place, comes the Samsung Galaxy Tab family (yes, the whole family), which accrued a little over 15% of the market. The Motorola Xoom comes third, with 7%, while the rest of the manufacturers boast figures that are close to being statistically insignificant. Here’s the …
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