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Amazon announces content agreement with Viacom for Kindle Fire, Prime customers
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Amazon on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a new agreement with Viacom to provide a larger selection of television content to its Kindle Fire and Amazon Prime customers. Under the deal, Amazon’s customers will have access to episodes of The Real World, Chapelle’s Show and the The Sarah Silverman Program from Comedy Central, as well as a number of hit shows from Nickelodeon. “This deal with Viacom brings Prime customers and Kindle Fire users thousands of comedies, kids’ shows, reality TV and much more from some of the best cable networks available,” Amazon’s director of video content acquisition Brad Beale said. “We now offer more than 15,000 movies and TV shows in Prime Instant V...
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Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon
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The man who was in charge of getting new apps and content on the Windows Phone Marketplace has left Microsoft to pursure a similar occupation at Amazon. Brandon Watson apparently feels that the online bookseller-turned-behemoth has a brighter future. Or they offered him more money. Or both. Either way, it’s definitely a setback for Microsoft.
For most people, landing an executive position at Microsoft would be the pinnacle of their career. Watson’s new position at Amazon is working on Kindle apps, so it is almost exactly the same line of work, though now for what was one of his biggest competitors. It leaves a question mark about Microsoft’s future in the mobile space, though not a black hol...
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Amazon profits down in Q4 2011 despite Kindle success
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Amazon has just announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 and despite sales of Kindles nearly tripling over the Holidays, the company’s profits were down and profit margins were very tiny. Amazon’s net income stood at $177 million, down 58% year-over-year. Just as before, though, the company gave no hard numbers about Kindle sales, so that relative growth gives us little idea about actual sales.
With total sales growing by 35% to $17.4 billion that profit margin just looks very, very slim. Part of the reason is that Amazon is selling its Kindle Fire at about the price it manufactures it for, or at a slight loss. The outlook for the next quarter is not rosy either - the c...
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Amazon offers a number of phones for a single cent
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Amazon is offering a number of phones for a single cent ($0.01). And it’s not just feature phones – there are some cool smartphones included in the deal as well, such as:
HTC: Freestyle , HD7S, Inspire 4G, DROID INCREDIBLE 2, ThunderBolt 4G, EVO Shift 4G, Inspire 4G, Trophy, Status
Motorola: DROID X2, XPRT, Atrix 4G, DROID 3 Global, DROID PRO
RIM: BlackBerry Torch 9810, BlackBerry Torch 9860
Samsung: Infuse 4G, DROID CHARGE 4G, Stratosphere 4G, Nexus S 4G, Captivate, Focus, Conquer 4G, Doubletime, Transform, Replenish
Sony Ericsson: Xperia PLAY
Needless to say, you’ll still have to sign-up for a two-year contract with every phone, but that comes as given these days. In order to proceed, clic...
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Amazon Wireless offering up the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for only $100
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Amazon Wireless is known for some rockin’ deals when it comes to new smartphones but its latest offering is a doozy. You can grab the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for a mere $100 on a new two-year contract with Verizon.
The Galaxy Nexus was officially released on Verizon just a little over a month ago, so seeing the powerful handset come in at this price is pretty awesome. Those who craved the Pure Google experience on the handset but weren’t in love with paying up $300 now have their chance to get the best of both worlds. That said, if you’re serious about grabbing one of these bad boys at this discounted rate, we’d suggest you do so as soon as possible. At this price, the offer probably won’t be a...
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Kindle Fire Could Be More Profitable Than Expected
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Amazon's Kindle Fire, released in November, may wind up being more profitable than was expected, thanks to users' penchant for purchasing digital goods, according to a new research report from RBC Capital.
Though Amazon actually eats a loss of an estimated $18 for every Kindle sold due to manufacturing costs and other factors, the company makes up for it through sales of ebooks and apps, according to the report. Based on survey of 216 Kindle Fire Owners, RBC analysts estimated that over the course of three years, each Kindle Fire sold could earn Amazon $136.
"Amazon will break even on a Kindle Fire unit in less than five months, accounting only for direct digital good purchases," the report ...
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Kindle Fire firmware update 6.2.2 brings full-screen browsing
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The fine folks over at Amazon have further flushed out the firmware on its fiercely popular Fire tablet. Upgrading your Kindle Fire to version 6.2.2 will bring a handful of small performance tweaks, bugs fixes and, most notably, add a full-screen mode to the device's Silk browser. If you've gone ahead and rooted your Fire, applying the firmware bump will kill superuser access -- although a fresh build of BurritoRoot 2 should get you back on the straight and narrow. The new code is being pushed out over-the-air as we type, while those that enjoy the endorphin rush associated with instant gratification -- and know how to manually update a Kindle -- can find a link to the 6.2.2 firmware file be...
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Amazon launches iPad Kindle eBook store
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Amazon introduced a Kindle store optimized specifically for the iPad today. It’s not a native app available in the App Store, so don’t think Amazon gave into Apple’s strict in-app purchasing rules. Rather, the iPad-optimized Kindle store is accessible at amazon.com/iPadKindleStore. It only works when typed into Safari on iPad.
Once there, you are greeted with a horizontal list of book covers representing the editors’ picks. In the left column is all the main categories of eBooks as well as some of Amazon’s featured sections like New York Times Bestsellers, New & Noteworthy, and Kindle Singles. On the right, you’ll find the familiar Top 100 list of current bestselling books. For obvious reaso...
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Amazon's Silk Browser ported from Kindle Fire to other Android devices
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One of the original selling points of Amazon's Kindle Fire was the Silk browser, which promised cloud-accelerated speeds to users. Silk loads some webpage elements on the server side, and tries to predict which links you'll click on next so it can preload the next page you're likely to visit. Now, a member of the xda-developers forum has released what is apparently a port of Silk for other Android devices.
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Amazon’s cloud supercomputer is the 42nd fastest around
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Supercomputers have been getting ranked on their performance for a long time now. The list of the fastest surfaces each year and often it changes from printing to printing as new supercomputers are deployed around the world for scientific and educational purposes. Generally, the machines are in place at government labs and universities and are only for use by the staff at those locations.
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New Kindle Fire root dodges Amazon's 6.2.1 update roadblocks
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Amazon's attempts to close down root access on the Kindle Fire were skipped again after a new root app was published on Friday. The new version from Android Police uses a different approach altogether and is more universal. To date, it should patch not just the current Kindle Firs code but every version before it.
Implementing it requires a pair of apps and using Google's ADB to crack it.
The update, as usual, carries typical risks. It voids the warranty as long as it's active, and could potentially cause problems. Amazon will probably try to patch the exploit that allowed the root and, unlike with other Android tablets, can force the updates to come without permission.
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Amazon, Microsoft, and Nokia were all interested in buying RIM
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Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion is in deep trouble. They haven’t had a hit device in their product portfolio since disco was at the top of the charts. The PlayBook, RIM’s response to the iPad, was such an abysmal failure that the company lost almost half a billion dollars to get it off the market. RIM’s next generation operating system, dubbed BBX, had to be renamed to BlackBerry 10 after the company that owns the BBX trademark filed a complaint. And to make matters even worse, RIM recently announced that they’re not going to ship any smartphones running BlackBerry 10 until the end of 2012. Yet despite all that RIM is an acquisition target. According to Reuters, Amazon hired an ...
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Amazon Considered Acquiring RIM Over The Summer
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To say that RIM has had it rough these past few months is a understatement, but according to a new report from Reuters, it may not have had to go through these trials alone. In a surprising twist, Amazon was reportedly considering a RIM acquisition as recently as this past summer.
According to Reuters, Amazon had tasked an investment bank with exploring the possibility of a RIM buyout, although their sources don’t mention how far both parties were from finalizing a deal. The talks seemed to be largely informal in nature so it may have been nothing more than an open-ended meeting of the minds, but man — what a deal that would’ve been.
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Amazon gives the gift of free 2-day shipping on Kindles for the Xmas procrastinators
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If your one of those people who end up at the mall on Christmas Eve shopping and you’ve been thinking about getting a Kindle for someone on your list, Amazon is giving you another chance to place your order and get it in time for the holidays.
In a press release today, Amazon announced it would throw in two-day shipping on all Kindles, including the Kindle Fire. All orders placed before 8 pm PT on December 21 will receive this offer and the items will arrive in time for Christmas.
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Amazon Kindle Fire update fixes bugs, improves performance
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Amazon has released the promised software update for its Kindle Fire tablet. The update, according to Amazon,improves performance and fixes bugs on the device. The company has also taken steps to make it more difficult to make purchases on the tablet.
Version 6.2.1 of the Kindle Fire's software adds the ability to remove books, apps, bookmarks, and other content from the carousel of the homescreen. Amazon has also improved scrolling throughout the system so that it is smoother. Finally, there is now an option to require a password to connect to a Wi-Fi network. The idea behind the password is to make more difficult for a child or a thief to purchase apps and products on the tablet without p...
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