According to a number of user reports over on Amazon’s Kindle forums, some people are experiencing a problem with the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD where all content—photos, videos, and apps—suddenly disappears without warning. It turns out there’s an issue with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ that causes it to deregister itself, which essentially resets it […]
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New Software Update 5.1.1 for 2015 Fire Tablets adds Blue Shade Feature
Amazon has released a new software update for their 5th gen Fire tablets, including the $50 entry-level Fire, the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10. The Fire HD 6 should be getting the update as well. It doesn’t look like any of the previous Fire Tablets will be getting updated to Fire OS 5, […]
Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition Tablet Released
Today Amazon announced a new addition to their tablet lineup (kind of) with the release of the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. It’s available for “pre-order” today for $249 and it starts shipping in two days on December 9th. Amazon’s marketing is trying to be clever with this one but I’m not sure if it’s […]
How to Connect 2015 Fire Tablets to a TV
One question that often comes up regarding Amazon’s Fire tablets is how to connect them to a TV or secondary monitor. Connecting Fire tablets to a TV is actually quite simple, and there are a couple of different methods, but it depends on which model you have. Yesterday someone asked how to connect the $49 […]
Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet Review and Video Demo
Review Date: October 2015 – Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview The Fire HD 8 is among Amazon’s 5th generation of Fire tablets, along with the Fire HD 10 and the new entry-level $49 Fire. The Fire HD 10 has the exact same specs and software as the Fire HD 8. The main difference between […]
How to Install Google Play on 2015 Fire Tablets (Video)
For this tutorial I’m going to explain step-by-step how to install the Google Play Store on the new Fire tablets for 2015. This includes the $49 entry-level Fire tablet, and the Fire HD 8 and HD 10 tablets. Update: See this updated article with an easier way to install Google Play on Fire tablets that […]
$49 Fire Tablet vs Fire HD 8 Comparison Review (Video)
Amazon has released three new tablets for 2015. There’s the $49 Fire tablet, and the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10. The latter two share the exact same specs; the only difference is the screen size. For this review I’m going to compare the $49 Fire tablet with the Fire HD 8. The most […]
Fire HD 10 Comparison Review vs Lenovo Tab 2 A10 Tablet
Ever since Amazon released their new 10-inch Android tablet, the Fire HD 10, I’ve been saying that it isn’t a good buy. There are better tablets on the market for the money, namely the Lenovo Tab 2 A10 tablet. I just posted a Lenovo Tab 2 10 review a couple days ago, and there’s no […]