Kindle Fire

If you thought that Christmas Eve was the end of the holiday shopping period, think again. It turns out that Christmas Day can be quite a popular day as well, albeit without the long lines and overcrowded retailers. Instead of flocking to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) for a last-minute electronic purchase...

Traders short Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) or First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) may have had quite a spectacular year, regardless of their other investments. Of course, nearly every year has its opportunities, and 2012 is shaping up just the same. By definition, the best short opportunities are the most...

Roughly six months ago, Amazon was on the verge of acquiring Research in Motion. That's according to a Reuters exclusive, which claims that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) hired an investment bank this summer to review a potential merger for the BlackBerry maker. While some have questioned the validity of...

If you can't beat ‘em, run! That's the message Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sending to tech companies that thought they could compete with the iPad after successfully posing a threat to the iPhone. But unlike the iPhone, which was limited in reach by an exclusive agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T...

It isn't a new daily deals site, but Amazon's Flurry Deals can still save you a bundle. Point your browser to www.amazon.com/flurrydeals and you'll immediately come to Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Cyber Monday Deals Week page, in which you can save on everything from Panasonic (NYSE: PC) point-and-...

If your name isn't Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), don't bother trying to make a tablet. AppleInsider is reporting via the DigiTimes that traditional hardware companies, like Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Acer, Asus and others are leaving the tablet market next...

It's better than the initial expectations, but a bit worse than the most recent report. According to preliminary findings from the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is spending $201.70 to manufacture each Kindle Fire. This is roughly $50 lower than the rumored...

The word on the street is that the online retailer is getting ready to launch a smartphone of its own. TechCrunch cites a comment from a report by Citi analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang, who apparently said that an “Amazon smartphone may be coming next year.” While any analyst could have said...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares are down sharply today, as the equity markets are down sharply today. There was news earlier that Amazon, which releases its Kindle Fire this week, was actually making money on each Kindle Fire, as opposed to the initial estimate of a loss on each tablet....

The online retailer has learned a lot from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As many of you are aware, Apple is really good at baking a ridiculously high amount of profit into every piece of hardware it sells. Now Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is apparently doing the same. So instead of losing $50 on every $199...

The reviews are starting to pour in, and they aren't screaming “iPad killer.” Not that anyone expected a $200 tablet to entirely defeat Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) much-loved tablet. But this is an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) product, one with insurmountable hype, an insane amount of buzz, and a ridiculously...

The Nook Tablet might be too expensive to survive. While Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and its loyal legion of Nook lovers may respond to that assessment by noting that the Nook Tablet is 50% cheaper than the leading tablet from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it is also $50 more than the Amazon (NASDAQ:...

Early this morning, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced its first venture in the world of e-book rentals: the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. Designed exclusively for Amazon Prime subscribers who own a Kindle (sorry, iPad users – the Kindle App alone will not suffice), the Kindle Owners' Lending...

Is Amazon Prime's success a good excuse for lousy licensing deals? Early this morning, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it had signed an agreement with Disney (NYSE: DIS) to stream a number of shows from ABC Studios, The Disney Channel, and ABC Family. This means that Amazon Prime members will...

News broke this morning that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) might be bringing its popular Kindle Fire to China, the world's largest country. When Amazon reported earnings earlier this week, investors punished shares, sending them down sharply. As gross margins fell, earnings fell short of expectations, and...