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Amazon Kindle Kids: an e-reader for your little bookworms

Amazon on Monday announced the launch of the Kindle Kids Edition, a new version of the popular e-reader designed for children. “Featuring a six-inch,…

The new Kindle Paperwhite will let you read ebooks in the bath

Amazon has revealed its latest Kindle Paperwhite, and it’s waterproof. That’s the biggest takeaway from the 6.0 inch screen device. “Paperwhite is IPX8 rated…

These smartphones support HDR streaming on Netflix, Amazon

Update, January 2018: Netflix has since added the Razer Phone to its list of HDR-compatible devices. Original article: Earlier this year, the LG G6…

A (non) update on Amazon Alexa coming to South Africa

Earlier this year, we got word from LG that it was targeting Alexa-enabled appliances for South Africa in 2018. The Korean firm quickly distanced…

Amazon Fire TV 4K: a cheap HDR-equipped Apple TV 4K rival

Earlier this month, we saw the Apple TV 4K finally revealed, being the company’s long-overdue foray into 4K (and HDR) video content. Now, Amazon…

Blu hits back over spyware concerns [Update: back on sale]

Update, 8 August 2017: Blu has announced that its phones are back on Amazon after a “false alarm”. Hey BLU fans! After a false…

Blu smartphones pulled from Amazon over privacy woes

Update, 3 August 2017: Blu has since responded to the research, saying that it wasn’t collecting anything out of the ordinary. It also lambasted…

Google Home, Amazon Echo can fight HomePod, but where are they?

The smart speaker arena looks set to go into overdrive as Apple finally joined the party last month with the HomePod. Featuring an array…

Amazon Echo Show: because voice commands aren’t enough?

Amazon’s Echo is a rather cool idea, beating Google Home to the smart speaker mark. The idea for these boxes is simple, as you…

LG unable to confirm Amazon Alexa in SA, hopes for launch ‘soon’

Update, 23 February 2017: LG South Africa has distanced itself from the remarks made in the interview. “LG Electronics cannot confirm the release timing…

Surprise, surprise: tablet sales decline, but Apple increases market lead

The world’s consumer buying habits are extremely odd, and highlighted even further thanks to new data by research firm IDC. This week, it released…

Apple readying Google Home, Amazon Echo rival report suggests

Well, that didn’t take long. Less a week after Google announced its Home smart hub speaker system, rumours suggest that Apple’s about to do…

Amazon Japan now ships video games to South Africa (at a price)

There’s a range of Japanese titles that never get released in the West for various reasons. Up until now, most used Play-Asia for their…

Amazon Echo crams a voice assistant into a $199 Bluetooth speaker

After the Fire Phone became this year’s biggest hardware gaffe, Amazon felt it necessary to follow it up with the Echo — a speaker…

Amazon launches new tablet family: 7.8mm thin Kindle Voyage, low-cost 6″ Fire tablet

On Wednesday evening, Amazon, the online retail tech giant, in a bid to retain its current users and court new buyers, refreshed its Fire…

Blackberry phones gain Amazon’s Android app store with BB 10.3 OS launch

BlackBerry sealed a deal with Amazon on Wednesday that will allow its mobile device users to access the online retail giant’s Android app store….

Amazon’s Fire Phone: with Firefly, it scans and identifies real-world objects

The Fire Phone has just been unveiled and it seems like one big party of goodies. It has interesting features such as Firefly, which…

Amazon 3D phones, thin Kindles: what to expect from the #AmazonEvent

Amazon is releasing an awesome new device. According to the guinea pigs shown in a teaser video released last week, it’s also “super awesome,”…

Amazon’s glasses-free 3D smartphone pictured

It would be hard to pick Amazon’s smartphone out of a lineup, it’s the most generic-looking device we’ve yet seen. But what the pictures…

Amazon Fire TV is a Roku, Chromecast, Apple TV killer

Chromecast kicked off the inexpensive TV streaming revolution, but it wasn’t the definitive device. Sneaking in under the radar and packed with every feature…

Amazon’s ‘Project Smith’: budget phone with FireOS, premium device with 3D

Amazon’s had a busy year. Last week, we got new a few new Kindles and today, there’s an interesting update about 3D phones. Amazon…

Amazon readies 3 new Kindle Fire tablets, one with ‘retina display’

Amazon is planning not one, but three new Kindles for the “holiday shopping season” according to an exclusive report from BGR. The site’s “trusted sources”…

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