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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…

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…

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…

Take a closer look at the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX and new HD 7″ [photos]

We wrote about Amazon’s brand-new Kindle lineup earlier today: the Fire HDX 7″ and 8.9″ and the revamped Fire HD 7″. Right now though,…

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”…

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7″ review: does Amazon’s latest light a fire under the Nexus 7?

Amazon changed the tablet game late last year with the introduction of theKindle Fire, a $199 7-inch tablet that – while limited by a…

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite review: the latest Kindle gets a new display

Amazon’s media-friendly Kindle Fire took off like nobody’s business when it was introduced in 2011, but the bookseller isn’t abandoning the traditional, books-only Kindle by any…

Amazon launches two new devices — Kindle Paperwhite, Fire HD

Amazon, at its press event in Los Angeles, California, today launched the Kindle Paperwhite. Here’s what you need to know: Kindle Paperwhite Amazon boss…

Is Amazon launching in-house Kindle phone today? Sources say ‘yes’

It’s all but confirmed now. At the Amazon event in LA today, the company is expected to launch not only a new Kindle Fire…

New Amazon Kindle set to drop late July

Round two, Fight! Amazon’s prepping itself to release the successor to the Kindle Fire. Very little is known but we’re happy to share the tiny…

Amazon set to launch colour eReader by mid 2012

Amazon is set launch a colour eReader later this year. That’s the skinny from industry watchdog publication Digitimes, which bases its report on industry…

Review: The cheap, chunky, sometimes funky Gobii eReader

A load of gadgets recently came into the ‘burn offices. You’d think we’d be a little jaded by now, but we still tend to…

Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire — the experts weigh in

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet is bold, competitive and, at US$250, reasonably priced. But is it worth snatching up in a post-Kindle Fire world?…

Amazon maybe making smartphone, speculation rages

Evidence is thin, but it’s enough to have the tech analysts in a tizzy. Decide for yourself: “Based on our supply chain channel checks…

It’s Nook versus Kindle with the newly-released Simple Touch

The Barnes & Noble Nook is seemingly set to enter into an almighty throw down with the Amazon Kindle. It has now been discovered…

Win a Kindle e-Reader with Gearburn and Wantitall!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. The Kindle is undoubtedly the world’s leading eBook reader. Slick, intuitive and lightweight, the Kindle feels like a real…

Rumour mill: Amazon Android tablet soon

It’s a lot of “sources familiar with the matter” reporting, but both Wall Street Journal and New York Post are predicting that Amazon will…

Textbooks now for rent on Kindle

Amazon.com has begun letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. Kindle Textbook Rentals lets students pay based on how long they want to…

Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books

Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books. “Customers are…

10 geek gifts for the whole family this festive season

Are you, or someone you love, filling your “Dear Santa” letters with 3Gs, MB’s, and USB’s? Hoping that Santa’s little helpers know their way…

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