Amazon signals India intent by wooing developers

21 Apr, 2013, 1:10 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Tablets

Indian developers can now register with Amazon to develop apps for the Appstore, which will soon be launched in India. More

MWC 2013: HP takes on the 7-inch Android tablet market with the Slate 7

25 Feb, 2013, 10:45 am IST Nishtha Kanal Tablets

Hewlett-Packard has decided to go the Android way with the Jelly Bean-powered, 7-inch HP Slate 7, which the company unveiled recently at the Mobile World... More

Christmas 2012 saw record number of iOS, Android activations

29 Dec, 2012, 11:55 am IST Nishtha Kanal General

It was a Merry Christmas indeed for Apple and Google: activations of iOS and Android devices reached a record high this year, with more devices activated... More

Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013

26 Dec, 2012, 9:36 am IST General

When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning ... More

Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids

05 Dec, 2012, 4:56 pm IST Apps

Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices. More

Amazon takes Maps API out of beta

29 Nov, 2012, 11:20 am IST Nishtha Kanal Apps 1 Comments

Move over Google Maps if you own a Kindle Fire. The default map service on your tablet might soon Amazon’s. In an announcement, Amazon said that the More

Amazon says new $199 Kindle Fire HD is top seller

23 Oct, 2012, 9:24 am IST Apps

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday that its $199 Kindle Fire HD tablet has been the best-selling product on the company's website since the gadget ... More

Amazon makes big Kindle push in U.S. schools

18 Oct, 2012, 9:21 am IST Apps

Amazon.com Inc announced an initiative on Wednesday to get its Kindle e-readers and tablet computers into schools, entering a market that ... More

Amazon says Kindle users are entitled to e-book refunds

15 Oct, 2012, 8:58 am IST Apps

Owners of Amazon.com's Kindle e-readers will receive refunds on past e-book purchases and see e-book prices drop if a judge approves legal ... More

Amazon CEO confirms Kindle sold "at cost"

12 Oct, 2012, 9:31 am IST Apps

Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos confirmed on Thursday that the online retailer sells its Kindle e-reader "at cost", with profit coming instead ... More

Amazon's new $199 tablet gets tepid reviews

13 Sep, 2012, 11:21 am IST Apps

Amazon.com Inc's latest $199 tablet computer got tepid reviews from some closely watched gadget reviewers, a potential hiccup for the world's More

Attention on iPhone as holiday lineups unveiled

11 Sep, 2012, 10:22 am IST Smartphones

Attention is turning to Apple this week amid expectations that it's announcing a new iPhone... More

Amazon backpedals, says Kindle Fire ads removable for $15 fee

10 Sep, 2012, 11:38 am IST Ramkumar Iyer Smartphones

Amazon yesterday did an about-turn and said that it will provide Kindle Fire users with an opt-out choice. More

Amazon's new high-end tablet lacks FCC approval for sale

10 Sep, 2012, 8:54 am IST Smartphones

Amazon.com Inc trumpeted cutting-edge wireless technology as a key selling point for the fanciest of the new Kindle devices introduced by CEO Jeff Bezos ... More

New Kindle Fire ads unavoidable: Amazon

08 Sep, 2012, 4:27 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer Smartphones 2 Comments

When Amazon yesterday launched its new Kindle Fire tablets and the Paperwhite e-book reader, there was a tiny add-on that went almost unnoticed: each of the More