Amazon Prime Day kicks off with $49 Kindle, $79 Kindle Fire HD 7, $24 Fire TV Stick

As a part of Prime Day, an attempt to spur Black Friday-level sales from Prime subscribers, Amazon on Wednesday discounted a number of electronics, including several Kindle readers and Kindle Fire touchscreen tablets.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 21

Though Apple's iPad sales shrank, Amazon's Kindle Fire took 70% nosedive last quarter

The worldwide tablet market saw its first-ever year-over-year decline in the holiday quarter, but the biggest losses were seen by Amazon, which saw shipments of its budget-priced Kindle Fire series plummet 70 percent.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 57

Apple's iPad reaches 78% North American tablet share as Amazon's Kindle Fire passes Samsung, Google

iPad is making gains in North American tablet web usage, reaching an 78 percent share in Apple's "first quarter-over-quarter usage share gain since June 2013," notes a new report by Chitika.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 38

Apple's iOS App Store still handily trumps Google & Amazon offerings in new analysis

Apple's iOS platform is widely considered to have the best mobile application ecosystem, and a new analysis of the App Store comparing it to Google Play for Android and the Amazon Appstore for Kindle Fire supports the notion that Apple remains head and shoulders above the competition.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 20

Amazon taunts Apple's new iPads, advertises smaller Kindle Fire HDX as 'lighter than Air'

In response to Apple's new iPads, Amazon took a direct shot at its competitor on the front page of its website Wednesday, saying the Kindle Fire HDX is "lighter than Air" — even though the new Kindle achieves that weight with a smaller display.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 139

Amazon announces high-resolution Kindle Fire HDX models, new Fire OS 3.0

Online retail giant Amazon quietly unveiled new versions of its Kindle Fire line of devices this week, showing off a tweaked form factor and a novel on-screen helpdesk feature that could differentiate the company's lineup from Android tablets and Apple's iPad.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 39

Kindle Fire sales continue at Amazon as hype builds for Apple's next iPads

In recent weeks, Amazon has held a number of sales on its Kindle Fire lineup, and on Thursday the company's refurbished 8.9-inch model was discounted by $60, as the online retailer continues its efforts to carve away market share from Apple's iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 18

Barnes & Noble to exit cutthroat tablet hardware business, let partners build Nooks

While Barnes & Noble hoped its custom-built Nook tablet could compete with the likes of Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle Fire, continued losses for the bookseller have forced it to exit the hardware manufacturing business, leaving third-party partners to build future Nook devices.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 44

Apple's iPad dominates online shopping traffic & revenue generation

Despite growing competition from other tablets, Apple's iPad still accounts for a whopping 89.28 percent of e-commerce website traffic, and also rakes in more money on a per-user basis than any other platform.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 19

Amazon launches, gives away millions in Amazon Coins to spur app downloads on Kindle Fire

Amazon on Monday celebrated the launch of its new Amazon Coins by giving “tens of millions of dollars” of the virtual currency to Kindle Fire users as part of its latest bit to attract customers to its own Kindle platform, and away from incumbents like Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 26

Hearst reaches a million digital subscribers on Apple's iPad, other platforms

Hearst Magazines has hit its goal of one million digital subscribers on devices like Apple's iPad, as well as competing tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4

IDC: iPad dipped to 40% of tablet shipments in Q1 2013

Apple's iPad fell to 39.6 percent of total worldwide tablet shipments in the first quarter of calendar 2013, according to the latest market data from research firm IDC.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 139

Rumor: Amazon smartphone to sport 4.7-inch display, launch this year

Amazon is allegedly working on its own smartphone, which could launch as soon as the second quarter of2013 with a 4.7-inch display.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 75

Amazon denies rumor of forthcoming $99 Kindle Fire HD

A new report claims Amazon may be looking to attack the very low end of the tablet market with a $99 version of its Kindle Fire tablet, though a spokesperson for the online retailer has characterized the rumor as inaccurate.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 33

Amazon, Samsung tablets inch up, but Apple's iPad still ahead by a mile

The launch of Apple's iPad mini appears to have slowed the rate at which competitors have been able to eat into the company's overwhelming lead in the tablet sector, according to a new study out Thursday, even as Amazon and Samsung tablets continue to carve out their own share.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 17

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