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Amazon's Kindle <endeca_term>Fire</endeca_term> tablet in pictures

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet in pictures

...the device with specifications found in more expensive tablets. While the Kindle Fire has a dual-core processor, it lacks other features, such as a... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon
Inside Amazon's Kindle <endeca_term>Fire</endeca_term>: Screenshots

Inside Amazon's Kindle Fire: Screenshots

...announcement in September of a new Android-based tablet called the Kindle Fire.Yet to be given a release in UK, the Kindle Fire comes... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Donald Bell

Google Play absorbs Android Market and digital content

...on Tuesday suggested that, in the US at least, Amazon's Kindle Fire had taken second place in the tablet market, with other Android-based... Read more

7 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Photos: Fighting fire with tablet technology

...crew to access information on the location of ongoing incidents. Photo: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Read more

13 June, 2011 by Nick Heath

Fire service gets £81m to improve control systems

...The government has said it is to invest £81m in fire and rescue authorities in England to "improve the resilience, efficiency and technology... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Sade Laja

Amazon delivers update for Kindle Fire

...Amazon released a promised over-the-air update for its Kindle Fire on Tuesday. Amazon says the update "enhances fluidity and performance, improves touch... Read more

21 December, 2011 by Steven Musil

Amazon Kindle Fire owners report Wi-Fi glitch

...Just three weeks after the debut of the Kindle Fire, some users are complaining of problems accessing Wi-Fi networks and the... Read more

6 December, 2011 by Lance Whitney

Amazon's Kindle Fire sparks developer interest

...Amazon's Kindle Fire is the Android tablet most fancied by North American app developers, according... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

MPs torch failed FiReControl project

...have strongly criticised the FiReControl project to revamp communications for England's fire and rescue services, calling it a total failure that wasted at least... Read more

20 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

BT fire knocks out card payments in central London

...card payments from Christmas shoppers in central London on Tuesday, after a fire in a BT exchange knocked out card-reader services. A water leak... Read more

22 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Government scraps FiReControl network

...Fire minister Bob Neill has confirmed that the project to create a network... Read more

22 December, 2010 by Kable

Amazon sees healthier-than-expected earnings

...analysts' estimates of 7 cents a share."In terms of the Kindle Fire, we are pleased with the growth that we are seeing," Amazon's... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan
Apple iPad sales reassure pundits

Apple iPad sales reassure pundits

...it might face strong competition from the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire. Photo credit: James Martin Worries about iPad sales were beginning to pile... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Amazon buys voice-to-text provider Yap

...services. In November, the company will release its first tablet, the Kindle Fire, which is powered by Google's Android. Google offers its own voice... Read more

10 November, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Amazon plugs in HTML5 for Kindle content

...KF8, according to an Amazon announcement on Thursday."As showcased on Kindle Fire, KF8 enables publishers to create great-looking books in categories that require... Read more

24 October, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

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