Amazon launches $290 Kindle Oasis, its thinnest e-reader ever

Amazon's latest black-and-white e-reader is its thinnest and lightest design ever, but the Kindle Oasis also comes with a hefty $290 price tag, making it more expensive than Apple's iPad mini 2.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 38

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

Amazon debuts next-gen Kindle Paperwhite with 300ppi display for $119

Amazon on Wednesday launched preorders for a new edition of the Kindle Paperwhite, upgraded with a sharper e-ink display rated at 300 pixels per inch, matching the display resolution of its high-end Kindle Voyage.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23

Amazon launches iOS-compatible Kindle Unlimited, a $10/mo. all-you-can-read ebook plan

While the digital music market has been trending toward monthly subscription services for unlimited access, Amazon is now trying the same approach with its dominance in the ebook market, allowing subscribers to read as much as they want for $10 per month.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 45

Amazon Kindle app for iPad & iPhone gains Audible audio book integration

Amazon's official Kindle app for iPad and iPhone has been updated to include integration with audio versions of titles when purchased through the service Audible, as well as cloud syncing with Whispersync for Voice.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 9

Agawi TouchMark contrasts iPad's fast screen response to laggy Android tablets

A study benchmarking the touchscreen latency of popular tablets shows Apple's iPad mini and full sized iPad 4 leading response times of other tablets, with Android offerings dead last.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 54

Pandora, Gmail, Kindle all see iOS 7 redesigns

The launch of iOS 7 has seen major apps pushing out updates in order to bring their services in line with the new look of Apple's operating system, with Pandora, Gmail, and Amazon's Kindle App all issuing updates on Wednesday.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 16

Amazon MatchBook offers cheap e-books to print buyers, new Kindle Paperwhites launch

Amazon has rolled out a new program that will allow customers to buy low-cost digital copies of the books they already physically own, while at the same time the retail giant is refreshing its line of dedicated Kindle e-readers with new devices that get up to two months on a single charge.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 16

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

Kindle for iOS gets VoiceOver capabilities; AT&T U-Verse customers gain WatchESPN, Fox Now

Amazon updated the iOS version of its Kindle reading app on Wednesday, adding features that leverage Apple's VoiceOver technology to make Kindle content more accessible to the visually impaired. AT&T, meanwhile, added WatchESPN and Fox Now support for U-Verse subscribers.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 4

Apple sought iBooks recommendation deal with Goodreads, was blocked by Amazon purchase

Apple was reportedly interested in integrating book recommendations from the service Goodreads into the iBookstore, but those plans were tossed after Amazon bought the social networking site.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 20

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

Latest Kindle for iOS update has 'known issue,' users advised to not update

Amazon has updated the description for its latest Kindle for iOS update, warning users not to install the new software because of a "known issue."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 1

Amazon's Kindle Fire gains marketshare at expense of iPad over holidays, research shows

A study of web usage over the holidays in North America saw Apple's iPad marketshare fall 7.14 percent, while competing devices from Amazon, Samsung and Google gained a total of 5.5 percent over the same period.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 81

Gmail for iOS updated with new look, Kindle app expands X-Ray feature

Google on Tuesday released a major update to its Gmail iOS app, with a new look and several new features headlined by multiple-account support. Amazon also rolled out a new version of its Kindle app, which sports deeper integration of its touted X-Ray feature.

Brian Marder 13 years ago 23

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