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Amazon planning a colour E-ink Kindle?

Amazon planning a colour E-ink Kindle?

NEWS

Far Eastern supply chain gossips have claimed that Amazon is set to launch colour display e-book readers in the second half of the year.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 11th 2012 at 4:03AM
Amazon launches Kindle Touch 3G in UK

Amazon launches Kindle Touch 3G in UK

NEWS

Amazon announced that the world's largest etailer had begun shipping Kindle Touch 3G devices in the UK a week early with orders exceeding expectations.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 2:03AM
Kindle Touch comes to the UK

Kindle Touch comes to the UK

NEWS

The Amazon Kindle Touch is coming to Europe some six months after the US launch of the touch-enabled e-book reader, while the firm remained tight lipped about the Android-powered colour ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 27th 2012 at 10:51PM
iPad and Kindle Fire lead strong tablet sales

iPad and Kindle Fire lead strong tablet sales

NEWS

IDC has reported that tablet shipments into retail rose by 56 per cent in the last quarter of 2011, to 28.2 million units worldwide - an increase of 155 per ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Mar 14th 2012 at 2:29PM
Two Amazon tablets rumoured this year

Two Amazon tablets rumoured this year

NEWS

The Far Eastern supply chain rumour mill is now suggesting that Amazon will launch two new tablets in the second half of this year in 7 and 10-inch sizes with ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 8th 2012 at 7:17AM
Amazon sells a million Kindles a week

Amazon sells a million Kindles a week

NEWS

Kindle e-book readers are apparently the hot gift this Christmas with Amazon reporting that the firm sold a million of the devices every week.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 16th 2011 at 5:47AM
Kindle Fire sales estimated at two million

Kindle Fire sales estimated at two million

NEWS

A market researcher has stated that Amazon may have sold as many as two million units of its Kindle Fire tablet.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 1:14PM
Apple and Amazon battle for Christmas

Apple and Amazon battle for Christmas

NEWS

Apple has jumped six places to become the UK's number two online shopping web site second only to Amazon according to a new Experian 'Hot Shops' report.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 23rd 2011 at 6:47AM
Next generation Amazon Kindle Fire to have 8.9-inch screen?

Next generation Amazon Kindle Fire to have 8.9-inch screen?

NEWS

Amazon's next generation Kindle Fire tablets may be based on an 8.9-inch screen according to a DigiTimes report.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 4th 2011 at 6:07AM
Viewsonic launches Amazon Fire-rival Viewpad 7e tablet

Viewsonic launches Amazon Fire-rival Viewpad 7e tablet

NEWS

Viewsonic announced a budget 7-inch Android tablet called the ViewPad 7e with an Amazon Kindle Fire-rivaling US$200 price tag.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 25th 2011 at 11:09PM
WH Smith to offer Kobo ebook readers

WH Smith to offer Kobo ebook readers

NEWS

WH Smith announced that the firm will begin selling the Kobo e-book reader providing access to the Kobo online store with more than 2.2 million ebooks.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 16th 2011 at 10:21PM
Amazon Kindle Fire revealed

Amazon Kindle Fire revealed

NEWS

The Amazon Kindle Fire has finally come out for close examination at a news conference held in New York  today.

Helen French
by Helen French
on Sep 28th 2011 at 3:05PM
'Incorrect' that Amazon Kindle Fire can rival Apple iPad, says professor

'Incorrect' that Amazon Kindle Fire can rival Apple iPad, says professor

NEWS

Professor Ajay Bhalla, from Cass Business School, feels industry analysts are jumping the gun by assuming that the much-anticipated Amazon tablet will be able to seriously rival Apple's iPad any ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Sep 28th 2011 at 11:37AM
Amazon Appstore rolls out worldwide

Amazon Appstore rolls out worldwide

NEWS

Amazon's Android Appstore has begun rolling out world wide after the service first launched in the US in March.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 20th 2011 at 3:15AM
2011 tablet sales surge says analyst

2011 tablet sales surge says analyst

NEWS

Tablet sales to surge to 51.9 million units in 2011 according to JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 11th 2011 at 10:46PM
Waterstone's to enter e-reader race

Waterstone's to enter e-reader race

NEWS

British bookseller Waterstone's is to enter the digital reader race with company boss James Daunt telling Radio 4's You and Yours program that he was motivated by the success of ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 11th 2011 at 10:32PM
Amazon to launch delivery lockers in UK

Amazon to launch delivery lockers in UK

NEWS

Etail giant Amazon has plans to install a network of item collection 'lockers' in shopping centers in the UK.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 7th 2011 at 10:40PM
Amazon $250 Android 'Kindle' to appear in November

Amazon $250 Android 'Kindle' to appear in November

NEWS

Further details on Amazon's upcoming Android-powered tablets have emerged, describing the colour-screened 7-inch device simply as the 'Amazon Kindle'.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 4th 2011 at 10:35PM
Amazon Android tablet to cost 'hundreds less' than iPad

Amazon Android tablet to cost 'hundreds less' than iPad

NEWS

The upcoming Android-powered tablet from Amazon will sell for 'hundreds less' than the Apple iPad, said a source quoted by the New York Post.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 29th 2011 at 1:21AM
Amazon bypasses iTunes with web based Kindle Cloud Reader

Amazon bypasses iTunes with web based Kindle Cloud Reader

NEWS

Amazon has launched a multiplatform web application for reading and buying e-books in a web browser including on iOS devices such as the iPad.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 10th 2011 at 10:59PM