Rumors about Amazon and it's highly anticipated Kindle Fire refresh are nothing new and extraordinary given how popular the initial tablet was (and still is) among customers and on the market, in general. According to reports, Amazon was preparing a follow-up -- actually, more -- which would have an 8.9-inch screen. We say was because new rumors have started surfacing according to which the 8.9-inch model will be skipped altogether. Instead, Amazon is allegedly preparing a 10.1-inch Kindle Fire successor to better compete with Apple's tablet offering -- while the originally rumored ...

The New iPad is already out there and if Verizon is your favorite carrier you are able to grab one. The Amazon Kindle Fire is one of the most popular Android tablets on the market and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung is also a 4G LTE-enabled choice on Big Red. We're putting the latest Android addition to Verizon's tablet line-up, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, against the aforementioned alternatives. We're taking a look at form factors -- whether you want to go with a large, 9.7/10-incher, a smaller 7.7-inch dimension or the smallest size of 7-inches on the Fire -- usability, user interface ...

If 2011 was supposed to be the "year of the tablet," with over 100 new models announced at that year's CES alone, 2012 may be shaping up to be the year of the "phablet," the phone-tablet hybrid whose widespread usefulness has yet to be proven. While the survivors of the first battles of the tablet war have upgraded their normal-sized offerings, the novelty-generating buzz seems to be emanating from elsewhere. The spotlight currently sits on smaller devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note and LG Optimus Vu, and to a lesser extent, on rumors of devices with larger-than-10" screens. I'm not sure ...

Looks like Twitter has been updated to bring back some of the old features that were removed with the occasion of other past updates. The social app refresh is available for both Android and iOS in their respective markets and if you have a Kindle Fire you will also be able to grab it from the Amazon Appstore link below. The "swipe shortcut" is (finally) back allowing you to easily access a quick menu from where you can can retweet, reply, favorite, etc. a certain tweet. If your Android device is running Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich you will see some improvements alongside other bug ...

We've recently heard rumors of Amazon preparing a new 9-inch Kindle to join the updated 7-inch tablet as a follow-up to the popular Kindle Fire. Now China Times reports that a certain Kindle Fire 2 might land as soon as May. Amazon is reportedly planning on reducing production costs for the upcoming Kindle Fire 2 which will be necessary for the company to sell the tablet and also get a profit out of it. The Kindle Fire is being sold in a way which makes Amazon lose money just to maintain the competitiveness of the tablet. However, the Kindle Fire 2 is rumored to contain lower-priced ...

There's no real debate regarding the selling price when it comes to Amazon's latest Kindle Fire but the company felt the need to emphasize just that in its latest ad. The conclusion of the commercial below is that for the price of a single iPad one would be able to buy three Kindles: two Kindle Fire devices for $199 each plus a Kindle for $79 (which is advertised to offer the best way to read in bright sunlight). We've put the Kindle Fire to the test against the Apple iPad 2 and other tablets in an earlier video. The truth is that the Asus Transformer Prime is also more expensive than ...