Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world

07 Feb, 2012, 10:23 am IST Web services

Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products ... More

Kindle sales touch a new high - 1 million sold each week, this holiday season

30 Dec, 2011, 4:33 pm IST Naina Khedekar Tablets

The Amazon Kindle Fire was touted to be the hottest gadget for the holiday season. Now, according to reports ... More

Kindle Fire comes to India at Rs.13,900

12 Dec, 2011, 5:08 pm IST Karan Shah Tablets 8 Comments

Tradus.in has announced the availability of Amazon’s latest tablet, the Kindle Fire, for India. Touted to be the potential iPad 2 killer, solely More

Amazon's tablet may be hottest holiday gadget

24 Oct, 2011, 9:22 am IST Tablets

The Kindle Fire tablet may be the hottest selling gadget this holiday, pressuring Amazon.com Inc's profit margins but giving the world's largest Interne ... More

Amazon placed to thrive in mild recession: Stifel

04 Oct, 2011, 8:11 am IST Reuters Tablets

Amazon.com Inc's low cost model and steady growth rate will ensure that the online retail giant will do very well even if there is a mild recession in the United States ... More

Amazon tablet costs $209.63 to make, IHS estimates

01 Oct, 2011, 10:39 am IST Reuters Tablets

Amazon.com Inc's new tablet computer costs $209.63 to make, IHS iSuppli estimated on Friday, but will sell for $199, highlighting how the e-commerce company is taking a financial More

Amazon's $199 Fire sparks supply, margin questions

30 Sep, 2011, 9:35 am IST Reuters Tablets

The rock-bottom price of the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is raising questions about Amazon.com Inc's ability to keep up with demand and the device's effect on the company's already razor-thin profit margins. More

Where's the Fire Amazon?

29 Sep, 2011, 3:45 pm IST Shayne Rana Tablets 9 Comments

The latest to grace us with its presence is the highly anticipated Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon. What I can’t seem to fathom is why exactly any new tablet that is rumored More

Amazon pushes Barnes & Noble's back to the wall

29 Sep, 2011, 11:02 am IST Reuters Tablets

Amazon.com Inc's aggressive pricing on its Kindle devices leaves Barnes & Noble Inc little choice but to match the online retailer and update its own devices, More

Amazon to use bricks and mortar to sell tablet

29 Sep, 2011, 10:49 am IST Reuters Tablets

Amazon.com Inc, the world's largest online retailer, is using bricks-and-mortar stores to help sell its new tablet computer. Best Buy Co, one of the largest consumer electronics ... More

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, Kindle Touch and next-gen Kindle official

28 Sep, 2011, 10:39 pm IST Shayne Rana Tablets

The much awaited tablet offering from online retailer Amazon is finally here. The Kindle Fire as it’s being called - a rather odd name - features all the goodness that the Android OS has to offer its users. More