Amazon reportedly planning smartphone to take on Apple's iPhone

A new report claims Amazon is working on a handset that will compete directly with Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 83

New Amazon Kindle Fire will push price of current model to $149 - report

Amazon is expected to release a new 7-inch Kindle Fire with a higher resolution screen for $199, which would push the current model to an even lower price of $149, according to a new report.

Slash Lane 13 years ago 36

Demand for Kindle Fire collapses as Apple's iPad continues to dominate

A new survey of potential tablet buyers has found that the Amazon Kindle Fire is "floundering," while Apple's iPad remains the most popular and satisfying choice for consumers.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 61

Amazon planning to sell ads on Kindle Fire welcome screen

Amazon has reportedly begun pitching to advertising agencies the opportunity to advertise on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet for a price of $600,000.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 51

Apple iPad takes 95% of all tablet web traffic

A new study released on Friday claims that the combined users of the three generations of Apple's iPad account for an overwhelming amount of all tablet-based internet traffic.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 25

Kindle Fire shipments drop sharply as Apple's iPad takes 68% tablet share

Shipments of Android-based tablets including Amazon's Kindle Fire saw a "steep drop" in the first quarter of 2012, allowing Apple's iPad to grow to 68 percent of tablets shipped worldwide.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 106

Citibank creates Android tablet app exclusively for Kindle Fire

Citibank has released a new banking app for tablets, but chose to support only Apple's iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire with an "exclusive launch for Amazon Appstore for Android," a blow to Google's own efforts to deliver a modern Android tablet experience.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 19

Amazon Kindle app updated for Retina Display iPad

App makers are prepping their respective online wares for the Friday launch of Apple's new iPad, releasing updates that fix bugs and and bring graphics upgrades which to take advantage of the tablet's high resolution Retina Display.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 17

1/3 of US & Europe projected to own a tablet by 2016 as Apple's iPad dominates

Nearly 113 million Americans and 106 million Europeans will be tablet owners by 2016, according to a new projection that sees tremendous growth in the tablet market currently dominated by Apple.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 20

iPad & MacBooks combine to give Apple 27% share of all mobile PC shipments

The combined total of iPad and MacBook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 gave Apple a whopping 26.6 percent share of the mobile PC market, nearly tripling the share held by second-place HP.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 110

Amazon gearing up to launch 10-inch Kindle Fire in Q2 2012 - report

Amazon plans to expand its Kindle lineup and more directly take on Apple's iPad with a new 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet set to launch in the second quarter of this year, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 72

Amazon nears deal with Viacom as it readies standalone video subscriptions

Amazon is reportedly close to finalizing a Web video licensing agreement with Viacom and is nearly ready to launch a standalone video subscription service that would challenge Netflix.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 9

Third-gen iPad's 'window of opportunity' expected to drive Apple market share gains

Apple's third-generation iPad is expected by one market watcher to soon arrive during an advantageous "window of opportunity," in which competitors have nothing significant to offer, that will further increase the company's lead in the mobile computing market.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 52

29% of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more at Amazon, but only 54% very satisfied

A new survey has revealed that 29 percent of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more money at online retailer Amazon, but only 54 percent of them said they were very satisfied with the device.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 74

Amazon earnings miss Street estimates, Kindle sales nearly triple

Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 131

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