Steve Jobs biography arrives early on iBooks, Amazon's Kindle [u]

The much-anticipated authorized biography on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has arrived a few hours early for customers who purchased the book through Amazon's Kindle ebook platform or the iBookstore [updated].

Josh Ong 14 years ago 29

Amazon introduces new HTML5-based eBook format

Amazon on Friday announced a new HTML5-based e-book format called Kindle Format 8 (KF8), that will allow publishers to create content with rich formatting and advanced design elements tailored to the company’s tablet and e-reader lines.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 42

LG, AU Optronics allegedly supplying 7.85" iPad screens to Apple

Rumors of a "mini" iPad continue to persist, with a new report out of Taiwan claiming that Apple has purchased 7.85-inch displays for a smaller version of its touchscreen tablet.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 116

Rumor: Amazon eyeing purchase of HP's Palm division for webOS Kindles

Amazon is said to be considering a purchase of Palm, the smartphone maker now owned by Hewlett-Packard, and its webOS mobile operating system.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 62

Foxconn may produce Amazon 10.1" tablet after having passed on Kindle Fire

After passing on orders for the new Kindle Fire from Amazon, Foxconn Electronics is believed to have won the contract to produce the Internet retailer's rumored 10.1-inch tablet and could begin shipping the device from factories by the end of the year, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 38

JP Morgan: Kindle Fire is 'noise,' won't compete with Apple's iPad 2

Amazon's new Kindle Fire won't compete with Apple's iPad 2, and isn't even a lock to become the second-most-popular tablet on the market, one Wall Street analyst believes.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 157

Amazon estimated to lose $50 per Kindle Fire sold

A note by Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, says Amazon's Kindle Fire is "not a true competitor, but more competitive than expected," while noting the Internet retailer "is likely losing about $50" on each unit it sells.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 233

Kindle Fire targets different market than Apple's iPad 2

A note issued Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities says there is a market for Amazon's new Android based color Kindle Fire model, but that it is "not the market that Apple is addressing."

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 43

Kindle Fire features Amazon's 'cloud-accelerated' Silk Web browser

As part of the Kindle Fire unveiling on Wednesday, Amazon announced its new browser architecture, dubbed Silk, which does some processing and rendering in the cloud to speed up Web browsing.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 72

Amazon's new $79 Kindle, $99 Kindle Touch stick with e-ink display

Achieving an attractive sub-$100 price point, Amazon's new $79 Kindle and $99 Kindle Touch still sport e-ink displays for reading books and other content, while ditching the physical keyboard found on previous models.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 37

Amazon Kindle Fire aims to undercut Apple's iPad with $199 price

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled its new Kindle Fire touchscreen tablet, an Android-powered device with a 7-inch display that will sell for just $199, or less than half of Apple's entry-level $499 iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 303

Hearst says paid downloads top 300k per month; tablet e-commerce conversion rates higher

Hearst Corp., a big-name magazine and newspaper publisher, has announced that paid digital downloads of its titles have topped 300,000 per month, while a new study shows that tablet users have a higher e-commerce conversion rate than shoppers using a PC.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 4

Amazon signs magazine publishers, Fox ahead of tablet launch

Amazon has reached agreements with three large publishing houses to provide digital magazine content for the company's upcoming iPad competitor, according to a new report, while also adding Fox movies and TV shows to its Amazon Prime streaming video service.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 13

Amazon to build 12M 'Tequila' and 'Whitney' Kindles, 3M 7-inch 'Hollywood' tablets

Amazon is set to release two new Kindle black-and-white e-ink models in addition to an aggressively-priced 7-inch tablet with a color LCD screen on Wednesday, with the company considering expanding to larger 10.1-inch and 8.9-inch tablets next year to compete with Apple's iPad.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 39

New Amazon Kindle Fire tablet said to be slower version of RIM's PlayBook

Amazon's new Android-based tablet, apparently named the Kindle Fire, is said to be based on the same basic design as RIM's PlayBook, built by the same maker, apart from having a slower processor intended to make it cheaper.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 80

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