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Amazon Unveils Sleep Tracking Device, Updates Echo, Kindle
Arrival of Halo Rise sleep tracker comes amid updates to Fire TV, Kindle, and new Echo devices that double as Wi-Fi mesh extenders
Amazon Launches Bigger And Cheaper Kindle fire HD Tablet
Amazon has launched three new Kindle Fire tablets to tempt users away from the iPad juggernaut and keep ahead of the Google Nexus 7
Amazon Orders Two Million Kindle Fire 2 Tablets For August
Chinese sources say that Amazon has ordered two million units of its next generation Kindle Fire tablet
Tablets And E-Readers Spur More Book Reading
The arrival of e-readers and tablets has renewed people's love affair with reading, says a new Pew study
Kindle Fire Sales Estimate Raised To Six Million
The sales forecasts for Amazon's Kindle Fire Android tablet in the fourth quarter have been raised by an analyst
Kindle Tablet Family Enjoys Bumper Christmas
The Kindle family had a very merry Christmas indeed with 4 million sales in December, according to the latest sales figures
Amazon Developing Larger Kindle Fire Tablets
Amazon is said to be developing a 8.9- and 10.1-inch Kindle Fire to complement its 7-inch device
Amazon Buys Speech Startup Yap For Kindle
Amazon could be looking to bolster its Kindle device with the acquisition of speech specialist Yap
Survey Reveals Consumer Interest For Kindle Fire
Amazon could be about to have a runaway success on its hands with the Kindle Fire, hints another survey
Amazon Silk Browser Faces Privacy Probe
US lawmakers are concerned that Amazon's Silk web browser tracks people's browsing habits
Amazon Faces Supply Concerns For Kindle Fire Tablet
Analysts have mixed feelings over Amazon's ability to avoid a supply shortage of its new Kindle Fire tablet
Amazon Sidesteps Apple With Kindle Browser Launch
Amazon has bypassed Apple's strict app policies after allowing Kindle e-books to be read in a browser
E-Reader Sales Outpacing Tablet Ownership
More people are buying e-reader devices than tablets a new survey has surprisingly discovered
Amazon Tablet Hinted To Make Autumn Appearance
Amazon is said to be hoping to sell a cool four million of its rumoured tablet devices during 2011
Amazon Sees Sales Success With Low Cost Kindle
The low cost Kindle e-reader is proving to be a sales success for Amazon, despite it coming with adverts
Barnes and Noble Readies Nook Replacement
Barnes and Noble are to take the wraps off its new e-reader device later this month according to a SEC filing
Amazon Touts Low Cost Kindle, But With Adverts
Amazon aims to broaden the e-reader market with a cheaper Kindle, but it will come with adverts
Kindle Users Given E-Book Lending Option
Competition is heating up in the e-reader space after Amazon.com has enabled a 14-day lending option for Kindle e-books
Plastic Logic Kills Off Que Business E-Reader
In a sign of the intense competition in the e-reader space, Plastic Logic has cancelled its Que e-reader
Amazon Launches Third Generation Kindle
Amazon has launched its third generation of Kindle e-readers, including a price competitive Wi-Fi-only version
Amazon Sells Out Of Kindle e-Readers
Since its June price cut, sales of the Kindle have rapidly increased with Amazon.com listing its e-reader as "temporarily out of stock."
Amazon Now Sells More e-Books Than Hardcover Books
Amazon is claiming that its Kindle e-books are outselling hardcover books, despite the fact that it is fighting a number of electronic competitors including the Apple iPad
People Prefer Books Over E-Readers Like iPad
People are distinctly old tech when it comes to reading, after a survey found that most users prefer a paper book over e-readers such as the Kindle and Apple iPad