Any News About The New Kindle Fire?

Tablet PCs in the market can now be found in different sizes for different prices

. That is why e-book readers are getting major improvements, because tablet PCs are eating into their niche. There is no denying that these gadgets are getting to be more and more popular. It is nice to know that e-book readers can now do more than just store electronic versions of books. They can now even connect to the Internet so that you can access other e-books online. These gadgets can already be classified as tablet PCs because they can now do more. Kindle Fire, Amazon's version of this nifty gadget, has even made some people sell iPads and make a switch.

Amazon is hoping to get a slice of the pie from Apple's market share with the popularity of tablet PCs and e-book readers. It showed its strength during the last quarter of 2011. The company was able to ship out about 4.7 million units of the Kindle Fire during this time. This helped boost the company because it was able to increase its stocks on extended trading. Stores that sell iPads and tablet PCs have attested to the Kindle Fire's potential.

It was in September 2011 that Amazon introduced this Android-based 7-inch tablet PC to the public. In November 2011, the first units were shipped out of its warehouses, just in time for the holidays. Amazon chose the right time to launch this gadget. It was able to capitalize on the frenzy of the holiday shopping spree, with people wanting the gadgets as Christmas gifts. The Christmas season of 2011 was a good time for Amazon.

With the $199 price tag, the Kindle Fire is one of the more affordable tablet PCs. It may not be as powerful as the iPad, but the specs of this mobile gadget make the purchase worth it. The 7-inch colored screen with a multi-touch display and IPS technology has a resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels. A 1GHz OMAP 4430 dual-core processor made by Texas Instruments acts as its processor. You can enjoy about 80 applications, 10 movies, 800 songs, or 6,000 books with its 8GB of internal storage. You can download books directly on the Kindle Fire as it can connect to the Internet via the 802.11n Wi-Fi. It also has a USB 2.0 port for external paraphernalia. The 4400-mAh battery can last up to 8 hours.

The operating system of the Kindle Fire is Android's 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Browse the Internet via the pre-installed Amazon Silk and access all of your webmail accounts in one inbox through the built-in email application. You can access Amazon Prime for unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with a fee but customers in the United States can also access the Amazon Appstore. This gadget supports a number of formats for the content such as Kindle Format 8, Kindle Mobi, TXT, PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, MIDI, WAV and MP4.

The market offers other options for tablet PCs with similar specs as well as prices. This has had an effect on the sales of the Kindle Fire after the holiday season. However, there is a rumor going around that a new version of the Kindle Fire will be available sometime later this year as reported by an article on the China Times. However, Amazon has yet to comment on this matter. So don't go looking for a store selling tablet PC because you probably won't find the new Kindle Fire. For us consumers, it's a waiting game until Amazon speaks up.

by: Yvette Divino

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