Android claims 48% of U.S. tablet market share

The Android table segment is getting stronger and taking more and more market share, however still long way to reach the smartphone market share , that Android is enjoying at the moment , now what is told and retold, but it seems that the trend is slowly changing, at least in America, but with the aid of Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Amazon won't be releasing 10" tablet, two new 7" tablets coming at lower prices than the current Kindle Fire

In the past weeks we have repeatedly heard about a possible Kindle Fire 2 with 10" display, but it seems that Amazon according to the latest rumors still will choose to use 7" display for it's two new tablets.

Rumor: The New Amazon Kindle Fire will have a 10-inch display and Tegra 3 chip

Continue to occur the rumors about what will be the next Amazon Kindle 2 Fire .   This time, BGR is to say that the next generation of tablet sample sales, will arrive during the second quarter of this year, will adopt the Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset  and mount a 10-inch display , even burying the previous rumors about a diagonal of 8.9.

Although we know nothing yet of this tablet, DigiTimes reported on Thursday that Amazon has commissioned an order imposing components and chassis Catcher Technologies, a consequence which would produce the device, thereby complying development time to prepare for the exit in Q2 .

In the coming months so it is reasonable to expect the release of a flagship model as in this case and is an update of the first Kindle Fire remained the same size but offering upgraded hardware and therefore a lower price for the first-generation model. One strategy that could lead to further strong sales and focus even more on the manufacturer to new markets.

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Amazon Appstore celebrates first birthday, now hosts 31K apps

A year ago Amazon boldly launched a direct competitor to what was then known as the Android Market with a modest selection of around 4,000 apps. Twelve months later the service is celebrating its first birthday and solid growth to what now amounts to over 31,000 applications and games, driven by the excellent sales success of the Kindle Fire , was able to grow fast and carve out a small part of success among developers.

Speaking of numbers, the debut of the original store had about 4000 applications and we are now well in the past 31,000 games and programs offering deep discounts and promotions every week. For the occasion, Amazon has also released a ranking of the most downloaded titles during those 12 months between those paid and free services.

Amazon Kindle 2 Fire in stores as early as May

It is hardly news that Amazon is already working on the second generation Kindle Fire in the weeks past, in fact, had already emerged the first rumors about a 9-inch model and a Kindle 2 Fire  with 7 inch display.

According to China Times from next May we can already see them in stores and even the manufacturers Quanta and Foxconn expect to receive the first orders of components in large quantities for the month of March, respecting the timing of mid-2012 which was mentioned in previous rumors.

Probably in future Amazon will going to cover the range of 10 inches. Therefore expect to find out if we see something already at the Mobile World Congress 2012.

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SlingPlayer app for Kindle Fire has just been released,it will cost you $30

SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire has just been released.You can pick this app up for $30 and take your media with you will on the go.

Most Kindle Fire owners use their device for media consumption and SlingPlayer is a welcome addition to help add a ton of new content.

SlingPlayer allows you to view and control videos sources such as cable set-top box and DVR, satellite set-top box and DVR, Telco/IPTV set-top box and DVR, basic cable, digital over-the-air broadcasts (Slingbox PRO-HD only), Tivo, Apple TV, and home security cameras.

SlingPlayer is available for purchase at Amazon

Amazon celebrates the Christmas season with 4 million Kindle devices shipped!

Amazon has spent this Christmas season really with bows and announces that the whole series of devices have reached the Kindle over 4 million units shipped worldwide, including e-ink devices and the Kindle Fire.


Thanks to the affordable price (as the eReaders that starts from $ 79 and the Kindle Fire proposed $ 149) for the American producer demand was high throughout the remainder of the year, ending 2011 with the results that although tax have not yet been declared can be expected also excellent thanks to the phenomenon Kindle Fire .

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