Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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Kindle Fire
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Amazon rolls out Coins virtual currency via Kindle Fire giveaway
Amazon launched Coins, a new virtual currency designed to drive purchases from its Appstore for Android.
Not every company can be Apple or Google, even if they want to be
The ambition to be a platform is a burning one right now. But not every company can be a platform, and not every company should try.
5 reasons why Amazon may never release a smartphone
An Amazon smartphone could well be announced tomorrow. I really don't know. I have no insider insight into the company. But what I do know is that Amazon has very little chance of being successful in the smartphone market, if it does decide to enter the business. Here are five reasons Amazon would do well to let the rumors of an Amazon smartphone remain just that:
Amazon, IMDb extend X-Ray feature to Kindle Fire TV content
Amazon is expanding its popular X-Ray feature to television content available for download from its Amazon Instant Video service, enabling Kindle Fire HD tablet owners to delve deeper into their favorite programs.
Amazon launches Send to Kindle Button for Web content
Amazon is rolling out Send to Kindle Button, a new tool enabling consumers to transmit content directly from the Web to their Kindle device or Kindle-branded reading application.
AT&T bundles free Xbox, Kindle Fire, Nexus 7 or Sonos Play 3 with U-verse subscriptions
AT&T began offering U-verse Internet customers the choice of a free Xbox 360, Kindle Fire, Nexus 7 Tablet or Sonos Play 3 media player if they add its U-verse TV or voice service to their subscriptions.
Rumor Mill: Amazon's Kindle smartphone delayed by production challenges
Amazon's long-rumored Kindle-branded Android smartphone is still in the pipeline but will not reach consumers until at least the third quarter of 2013 due to production snafus, according to a new report.
ABI: Android to drive 58% of smartphone app downloads in 2013
Consumers across the globe are on pace to download 56 billion smartphone applications in 2013, up from 32 billion a year ago, ABI Research forecasts.
Amazon: E-book sales increased 70% in 2012, media revenues up 8% in Q4
Five years after Amazon launched its first Kindle e-reader device, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said e-books are now "a multi-billion dollar category," with sales increasing 70 percent in 2012.
Amazon acquires text-to-speech firm Ivona to rival Apple's Siri
Amazon has acquired text-to-speech technology firm Ivona Software, which powers accessibility features optimized for its Kindle Fire tablets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
