Two months after releasing the second-generation Kindle Fire, Amazon is offering the tablet at a discount on Cyber Monday 2012.
Apple devices, including the iPad and the iPhone, dominated online buying during this holiday season on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, according to a report by IBM.
Apple is poised for even bigger success in the tablet sector, because its iOS is the new Windows, UBS analyst Steven Milunovich said.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) was granted a design patent for page-turning on its mobile devices this week by the United States Patent Office.
Retailers forecast higher holiday sales as a flurry of new touch-screen toys were released just in time to stuff those Christmas stockings.
The iPad Mini's performance is solid. The major question for the Mini: is it worth buying without a Retina Display? Unfortunately, no.
Five keys to technology earnings: the strongest thrive, cash is king, get customers to use products more, look behind scenes.
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), is expected to report a loss, in large part due to its effort to build momentum for its line of Kindle Fire tablets.
Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) reports third-quarter results Monday. It's an indicator for Detroit as well as electronics.
Top global electronics brands Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Nokia, Google and Amazon share a common problem: they're customers of Taiwan’s Foxconn.
Could Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), be on the prowl for a unit of Texas Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: TXN)?
Watching financial announcements from big companies in the PC sector resembles a jalopy falling apart. Is the tablet age here?
Barnes & Noble has officially unveiled its new Nook HD and HD+ tablets to debut this fall. The book seller will join the likes of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple in offering a high-definition slate as the holiday season approaches.
Pinterest, one of Silicon Valley’s youngest and most recent rising stars of social media, is recruiting Jon Jenkins as head of its engineering operations.
After seeing the unprecedented success of a title like "Fifty Shades of Grey," casual readers and publishing industry analysts alike were led to wonder what the future of digital publishing held for the book industry as Amazon Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) continues to edge out traditional publishing houses and retailers alike with its aggressive competitive pricing scheme. In an email sent to literary agents unearthed by GigaOM on Thursday, Amazon Publishing Vice President Jeff Belle revealed some ...
Amazon.com Inc. is reversing its decision announced just last week with the unveiling of its new HD line of Kindle Fires to supplement the devices' low cost with ad-based support. In a statement emailed to the press, Amazon said that it will now give customers the option to opt out of advertisements for a premium price of $15. The decision reflects a growing need to slash hardware prices and monetize users in other, more creative ways in what is becoming a fiercely competitive tablet marketpl...
Chances are there few personalities as creative, disruptive and rich in the technology sector as Jeff Bezos, the founding CEO of Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer. He's put Borders Books out of business and could even put Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) in its place.
Amazon's Kindle Fire launched Sept.6, appears to be making news for more wrong reasons than right. After news of the device lacking FCC approval for sale hit anxious customers Friday, the company seems to offer interested parties some respite as it appears to have reversed policy on the forced ads.
As Amazon (AMZN) launched its much-awaited Kindle Fire Thursday attracting rave reviews, its top competitor Apple (AAPL) posted gains in the street ending the day at $676.27, gaining $6.04, almost 1 percent higher than the previous close.
Thursday's Amazon announcement surrounding the Kindle Fire HD is alsmot certain to cause headaches for Apple designers behind the iPad. The new Kindle Fire HD gives customers an alternative option from the hugely popular Apple device.
Amazon officially announced its next-generation Kindle Fire release on Thursday, unveiling a brand new tablet with improved specs and battery, HD visuals and 4G LTE connectivity. However, there is one characteristic no critic or analyst had predicted: the tablet’s name.
Amazon unveiled its next-generation Kindle Fire at a press event on Sept. 6 in California alongside a fresh paper-white E-reader. Referred to as the Kindle Fire HD, the device boasts visual upgrades, a faster processor and longer lasting battery than its predecessor.