If you added Google Play to your Fire tablet and it suddenly stopped working properly after the Alexa update, here’s a quick fix to get things working again. Basically all that you need to do is install a couple newer versions of Google apps, namely Google Account Manager and Google Services Framework. Then restart your […]
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Kindle Oasis Gets Oprah’s Seal of Approval
This morning I happened to notice the product page for the Kindle Oasis has been updated to include some big banners proclaiming that the Kindle Oasis was picked as one of Oprah’s favorite things for 2016. It’s kind of funny to think of an ereader getting officially endorsed by a celebrity, but Oprah is probably […]
Amazon Black Friday Deals List, $79 Prime, Galaxy Tab Sales
Like most companies trying to milk “Black Friday” for all it’s worth, Amazon has started their Black Friday deals early. So basically Black Friday has become a phrase that means nothing anymore since retailers are trying to turn it into a 2-month long ordeal with average sales instead on a one-day event with crazy low […]
New Software Update 5.3.2 for Fire Tablets Adds Alexa Support
Amazon has released a new software update for Fire tablets that adds support for Amazon’s voice-assistant, Alexa, which you can use to ask questions, get weather and traffic updates, order products from Amazon, control music playback, and even read Kindle ebooks aloud and listen to audiobooks, among other things. A few people started getting the […]
Amazon Needs to Stop With the Phony Kindle Sales
It’s time for another ebook reader rant. This one has been bugging me for awhile now, and Amazon just keeps doing it over and over again hoping to take advantage of people that aren’t paying close attention. Usually Amazon is fair and on the level when it comes to advertising and not intentionally misleading people, […]
Kindle Voyage on Sale for $119 Certified Refurbished, Plus Others
Amazon has a number of certified refurbished devices on sale today. Amazon’s refurbished products are often customer returns and still look like new, and they come with the same warranty as new devices. One of the best Kindle deals in a long time takes the price of the Kindle Voyage down to $119. Normally it […]
Kindle Unlimited Launches in Australia and New Zealand
Amazon has added some more places to their list of countries that can subscribe to Kindle Unlimited on the Amazon Australia website (Amazon.com.au). Customers that live in Australia, New Zealand, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Niue and Norfolk Island can now subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. Kindle Unlimited […]
Amazon Launches New “Rapids” Reading App for Kids
A few days ago Amazon introduced a new app called Amazon Rapids that brings a new style of reading to kids. The app includes illustrated short stories that are told through the point of view of characters chatting with each other. Amazon gives an example of an alien texting about invading Earth and two chickens […]