12 things that kinda suck about the Kindle Fire

Release Date 18 Nov, 2011 in ZDNet blog

 
   
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Research firm: Kindle Fire tablet costs $201.70 to make; Amazon takes $2.70 loss

Washington Post - 18 Nov, 2011
NEW YORK â€" Research firm IHS say Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it. The analysis indicates that Amazon is, at least initially, selling the tablet at a ...

12 things that kinda suck about the Kindle Fire

ZDNet (blog) - 18 Nov, 2011
Summary: Since it's our job here at ZDNet to present you with all sides of technology, in this article I'm going to spotlight some of the Kindle Fire's shortcomings. I've had the new Kindle Fire in my ...

Amazon will launch a Kindle phone next year

Inquirer - 18 Nov, 2011
ONLINE DEPARTMENT STORE Amazon already has its Kindle e-reader and its Kindle Fire tablet, and it could branch out into Kindle smartphones too. The device, so far dubbed the Kindle Phone for want of another name, will be launched around ...

Amazon may be eyeing smartphone market: Citi analysts

Economic Times - 18 Nov, 2011
NEW YORK: Amazon, which began shipping a tablet computer this week, may be eyeing the smartphone market. Citigroup said in a research note published on Thursday that it believes the Seattle-based online retail giant plans to launch a smartphone next ...

Kindle Fire might be most manly gift this holiday season (survey)

ZDNet (blog) - 18 Nov, 2011
Summary: Looking for a tablet to give to a male friend or relative? The Kindle Fire might be a good idea. If you're already stumped on what to buy for your friends and family this holiday season, ...

Citigroup forecasts Amazon phone for 2012

Financial Times (blog) - 18 Nov, 2011
Citigroup's research department says that Amazon is set to follow on from the launch of its Kindle Fire tablet computer with its own mobile phone, AllThingsDigital says. Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney writes: Based on our supply chain channel checks in ...

Apple grills Amazon over Fire's 'false advertising'

Moneycontrol.com - 18 Nov, 2011
When Amazon named their app store for Android as App Store, Apple openly expressed its displeasure over its usage. Apple had then claimed that they were the rightful owners of the term 'App Store' and Amazon using it without their consent meant ...

Apple adds false advertising claim to Amazon lawsuit

CNET - 18 Nov, 2011
Apple, which had previously sued Amazon over its use of the term "App Store," expanded the scope of its lawsuit Wednesday to include claims of false advertising related to the launch ...

Amazon to launch smartphone: Citigroup

Times of India - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon.com Inc, seeking to build on its expansion into e-readers and tablets, is working on a smartphone. SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com Inc, seeking to build on its expansion into e-readers and tablets, is working on a smartphone that will go on sale in ...

Kindle smartphone? Maybe next year

ZDNet Asia - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon could launch smartphone in fourth quarter of 2012, according to supply channel checks performed by Citigroup. The Kindle Fire tablet has only been available for a few days, ...

Amazon Kindle Fire: Unboxed!

Forbes - 18 Nov, 2011
The Amazon.com Kindle Fire is no Apple iPad. The screen is smaller, it lacks a camera and it obviously won't synch with iTunes or iPhoto. The device is also WiFi only; there's no 3G option. Even more than the iPad, this is device for consuming content, ...

Amazon Selling Kindle Fire at a (Lower than Expected) Loss

PC Magazine - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon is "clearly" subsidizing its Kindle Fire but the online retail giant isn't selling its new tablet at quite the loss as originally estimated, according to research firm IHS, formerly iSuppli. In a late September bill of materials ...

Slim Profit for Amazon's Tablet

Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov, 2011
Early studies of the innards of Amazon.com Inc.'s new Kindle Fire point to what many people suspected alreadyâ€"the company isn't making much, if anything at all, on the $199 device's hardware. ...

Amazon smartphone a smart move: analysts

The Australian - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon's smartphone could be manufactured by Hon Hai, which manufactures the Kindle Fire (pic). Picture: AP Source: AP AMAZON'S apparent move to sell a smartphone would give it another way to market its vast content, analysts said. ...

Amazon reported to roll out smartphone in 2012

Xinhua - 18 Nov, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Online retail giant Amazon is working on a smartphone scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of 2012, US media reported Thursday. A note from Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney obtained by technology news site All ...

Unboxing Amazon's New Kindle Fire

Forbes.com - 18 Nov, 2011
Forbes' Tech Editor Eric Savitz shows how it measures up against Apple's iPad. - http://onforb.es/rGeKZW.

The Underachiever

Slate Magazine - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon's new tablet isn't nearly as good as the iPad. But it's good enoughâ€"and really cheap. By Farhad Manjoo|Posted Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at 7:05 PM ET The Kindle Fire isn'ta spectacular device, but it may be a revolutionary one. ...

Amazon looking to release a smartphone next year, analyst says

Los Angeles Times - 18 Nov, 2011
The longtime bookseller and online retailer is broadening its business to include not just electronic reading devices and tablet computers like the just-released Kindle Fire, but also handheld smartphones, according to business intelligence gleaned by ...

Amazon building a smartphone, say Citigroup analysts

msnbc.com - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon is fixing to have a mid-priced smartphone to sell to the Kindle audience this time next year, according to a report by Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang that cited "supply chain channel checks. ...

IHS ISuppli: Basic Components Lower Kindle Fire's Cost

Wall Street Journal - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN) priced-to-move Kindle Fire tablet is "clearly subsidized" by the online retailer but also benefits from less-expensive components and leverage with suppliers, according to a teardown from IHS Inc.'s (IHS) iSuppli. ...

The Amazon Phone Will Be Anything But a Phone

Forbes - 18 Nov, 2011
If Amazon ends up making a phone for sale late next year, as Citigroup analysts were predicting today, you can almost count on one thing: The phone will be the least important piece of it. After all, look at the iPhone. The late Apple chief Steve Jobs ...

Amazon prepping cheap-as-dirt smartphone?

Register - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon may be prepping a low-cost smartphone for release next year, and their partner in its development is said to be Apple's iPhone assembler, Foxconn. "Based on our supply chain channel checks in Asia led by Kevin Chang, Citi's Taipei-based hardware ...

Amazon.com Readying Smartphone for Next Year, Citigroup Says

San Francisco Chronicle - 18 Nov, 2011
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc., seeking to build on its expansion into e-readers and tablets, is working on a smartphone that will go on sale in the fourth quarter of next year, according to Citigroup Inc. The phone will be a mid-range device ...

Amazon readying smartphone for 2012: Citi

Sydney Morning Herald - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon.com, seeking to build on its expansion into e-readers and tablets, is working on a smartphone that will go on sale in the fourth quarter of next year, according to Citigroup. The phone will be a mid-range device that uses a processor from Texas ...

Amazon to launch Kindle smartphone next year, analyst says

Herald Sun - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon's first colour tablet, the Kindle Fire, was launched this year. Picture: AP Source: AP AMAZON just rolled out a full-fledged tablet, and next year, it could have its own phone, Citigroup's research department said. "Amazon smartphone may be ...

Amazon Kindle Fire Review

YouTube - 18 Nov, 2011
http://amzn.to/KindleFireDeals - CLICK LEFT FOR AMAZON STORE - The New Amazon Kindle Fire is a ground breaking tablet that mixes cloud technology with great access to content and entertainment including video, books and music, with it's very own "silk" ...

Four ways the Nook Tablet beats the Kindle Fire

Computerworld (blog) - 18 Nov, 2011
Looking to choose between a Nook Tablet and a Kindle Fire? Each has its own strengths, but in some ways the Nook Tablet is superior. Here are four ways the Nook Tablet beats the Kindle Fire. Both the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet are WiFi-only ...

Report: Amazon plans iPhone rival

USA Today (blog) - 18 Nov, 2011
A smartphone from Amazon "may be coming next holiday season," noted Citigroup Global Markets analyst Mark Mahaney. Such a hand in the smartphone market could better position it against Apple and Google for digital media sales ...

Is Amazon planning to release a smartphone?

New Zealand Herald - 18 Nov, 2011
Amazon, which began shipping a tablet computer this week, may be eyeing the smartphone market. Citigroup said in a research note that it believes the Seattle-based online retail giant plans to launch a smartphone next year. "Based on our supply chain ...

An Amazon Smartphone? It Could Happen Next Year, Analyst Says

Fox News - 18 Nov, 2011
AP Photo Amazon's Kindle Fire -- the latest in a line of devices from the online shopping giant. Amazon could have a smartphone on store shelves by the fourth quarter of next year, according to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney. ...

 

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