Amazon Kindle Fire News, Rumors & Updates

E-commerce leviathan Amazon today is taking a step into social gaming: Amazon Coins, its new virtual currency, is now live in the U.S. To kick it off, Amazon announced that it would put $5 worth of the currency — equivalent...

Amazon has outed an updated for its Kindle app on Android, most notably bringing with it a new design and UI overhaul that mirrors the user interface of the company’s Kindle Fire tablet. The updated app includes a redesigned home...

At an eventful press party in New York today, Acer took the wraps off a number of new products, including a $169 Android tablet and two convertible Windows 8 models. The Taiwanese firm spoke of three new tablet-like devices...

Google may allow for users of Glass to use their eyes to control the headset. A user by the name of fodawim on Reddit found eye options hidden in the code of the companion app for Android, specifically functions for...

Microsoft on Monday announced the release of Xbox SmartGlass on the Amazon Appstore, bringing the app to the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Fire HD devices. If you have either of the tablets, you can download the app now directly...

One aspect of the Amazon Kindle Fire has consistently been understated by the Amazon team: the Kindle Fire runs on Android. Amazon didn’t hide the fact that Android powers the Kindle Fire — and allows it to access Amazon’s...

When I told people I was reviewing the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, the first thing they asked me was: “Is it better than the Amazon Kindle Fire?” The second thing they asked was, “Should I buy it instead...