Samsung, Amazon emerge as Apple's only tablet rivals… but barely
More than 100 media tablets were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011 as the industry struggled to respond to Apple’s iPad. The company’s …
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Apple continues to dominate tablet market, Kindle Fire demand fizzles
ABI Research on Monday revealed the results of a its latest study concerning the global tablet market, which grew a whopping 185% year-over-year. The research …
Xbox 360 gets Amazon Instant Video
Amazon announced on Tuesday that its Prime Instant Video service and access to “Your Video Library” is now available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The …
Amazon Prime customers will soon gain access to Paramount films
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures that will enable Prime Instant Video customers in the U.S. to …
Amazon Appstore now allows Android users to Test Drive apps
The Amazon Appstore was updated on Monday to include the company’s popular Test Drive feature on Android devices. The retail giant previously allowed users to …
Amazon shops Kindle Fire home screen to advertisers
Amazon is reportedly meeting with advertisers to pitch the idea of welcome screen ads on its popular Kindle Fire tablet. The retail giant is asking …
Amazon's 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet due in Q3, report claims
Amazon’s second Kindle Fire tablet, an updated model with a 10-inch display, will launch in the third quarter this year according to a recent report. …
Amazon to launch color Kindle eReader later this year, report claims
Amazon will reportedly launch a new version of its Kindle eBook reader later this year that features a color display with a capacitive touch panel. …
iPad 2 said to have extinguished Kindle Fire demand
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet exploded onto the scene late last year. Despite only being available for a month and a half in the holiday quarter, …
Kindle Fire market share tumbles in Q1 as new iPad launches
Amazon’s Kindle Fire debuted and found rapid success, recording an explosive first quarter and capturing a 14% share of the overall tablet market. The latest …
Amazon to develop original programming
Amazon on Wednesday announced an expansion of its Amazon Studios division, which will soon develop original content. The retail giant is currently accepting proposals for comedy …
Kindle Fire ignites Android tablet market, overtakes Google in U.S.
Amazon’s Kindle Fire has seen rapid adoption among tablet buyers since its release last November. The device had an explosive debut quarter, giving it a …
Amazon crushes estimates in Q1, posts $130 million profit on $13.18 billion in sales
Amazon on Thursday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Analysts were looking for a profit of $0.07 per share on $12.86 …
Apple iPad to dominate tablet market through 2016
According to a recent report from Forrester Research, Apple’s iPad tablet PC will continue to lead the tablet market through 2016 despite increased competition. The …
Amazon’s cloud infrastructure said to power 1% of the Internet
Amazon’s cloud computing infrastructure has seen tremendous growth and is silently becoming a core element of the Internet. According to research from DeepField Networks, one-third of the …
Amazon said to be inflating streaming library size [updated]
Online retail giant Amazon is said to be stretching the truth regarding the size of its streaming content library when reporting numbers to the public. …
Apple to DOJ: We’re the good guys, not the bad guys
In a filing with the United States district court for southern New York, Apple claims the Department of Justice has its story all wrong. The …
Barnes & Noble reportedly prepping Nook eReader with ‘GlowLight’ display
Barnes & Noble may be looking to beat Amazon to the market with an eReader that includes a front-lit E Ink display. The Digital Reader …
Tablet sales to double in 2012
Worldwide consumer tablet sales are forecasted to reach 118.9 million units in 2012, according to market research firm Gartner. The figure represents a 98% increase …
Amazon announces In-App Purchasing to take on Apple, Google [video]
Amazon on Tuesday announced a new mechanism that will facilitate in-app purchases within mobile applications available for download in the Amazon Appstore. Much like the …
Nokia’s Lumia 900 tops Amazon sales chart
Nokia’s first U.S. carrier-backed flagship smartphone to launch in years now occupies the top two spots on Amazon.com’s list of best-selling cell phones. The new …
Major non-Google Android device coming this year, says Skyhook CEO
Skyhook Wireless CEO Ted Morgan claims that a “major” non-Google Android smartphone will be released at the end of this year. The handset will reportedly …
Apple reportedly testing 7.85-inch iPad prototype
Apple is reportedly “noodling with” a smaller 7.85-inch iPad model in its labs, according to John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Gruber revealed the information on …
Google to launch its own online tablet store, report claims
Google is planning to market and sell tablets directly to consumers through its own online store, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The paper’s …
Amazon may launch three more Kindle Fires in 2012
Amazon may bring three new versions of its Kindle Fire tablet to market in 2012, according to a report from Taiwan Economic News. Matching up …
Online movie streaming in U.S. to top DVDs for the first time in 2012
Online movie streaming in the United States is expected to top both DVD and Blu-ray use for the first time ever in 2012, according to …
Low cost tablets to control 60% of the market by 2016
Since Apple introduced its iPad tablet more than two years ago, the market the market it revived has been approached by nearly every other …
Next-generation Kindle Fire tablet could be nearing production
BGR exclusively reported nearly a year ago that Amazon was working on two new devices that would push the retail giant beyond eReaders and into the …
Kindle for iPad updated with Retina Display support and cloud view
Amazon on Thursday updated its official Kindle app for iOS less than 24 hours before Apple’s new iPad launches. The Kindle 3.0 update adds a number …
Amazon’s Android app store celebrates one year and 31,000 apps
Amazon on Thursday announced that its mobile marketplace, the Amazon Appstore, is celebrating its first birthday. The company is kicking of its celebration with a …
