By Al Hilal on Monday, September 10, 2012 :: 850 views Filed Under: Tablets

With prices starting at £159.00, Kindle Fire HD pre-order opens to everyone in the UK (United Kingdom). Mentioned as the worlds most-advanced 7 tablet, Kindle Fire HD comes with a customised HD display, the fastest Wi-Fi, exclusive Dolby audio, powerful processor and graphics engine, 11 hours of battery life, and 16 GB of storage all backed by Amazons vast content ecosystem. In addition to the new Kindle Fire HD, Amazon also brings the all-new Kindle Fire and the all new Kindle e-reader to the UK. Both priced at £129 and £69 respectively
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By Al Hilal on Thursday, July 29, 2010 :: 3,282 views Filed Under: Portable Media

Amazon.com introduced the all-new Kindle which has a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and a 15 percent lighter weight at just 8.7 ounces. Priced at $189, the all-new Kindle also offers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage to 3,500 books, built-in Wi-Fi, 3G, a graphite color option and more. If you don’t need 3G support, Amazon.com now offers Kindle Wi-Fi for the lower price of only $139.
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By Al Hilal on Thursday, July 1, 2010 :: 4,142 views Filed Under: Portable Media

Amazon.com introduced the newest Kindle DX which is $110 cheaper than its predecessor. Priced at $379, the new Kindle DX features a new graphite enclosure and an all new, high contrast electronic ink display with 50 percent better contrast for the clearest text and sharpest images. It’s is available for pre-order starting today at www.amazon.com/kindledx
and it ships July 7.
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By Al Hilal on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 :: 1,996 views Filed Under: Portable Media

The latest Kindle is reported to have 85 percent more battery life and a native PDF reader. It means now the device lasts up to 7 days (3 days longer than the previous generation) on a single charge with wireless on.
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By Al Hilal on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 :: 1,833 views Filed Under: Gaming

Amazon giving away a free $50 gift card if you buy Nintendo Wii console and the Wii Fit Plus with Balance board. Based on the last Holiday shopping seasons (2008), Wii was sold out before the shopping peak, don’t be late. The deal valid on Nov. 16, 2009, 12:01 AM – Nov. 22 11:59 PM Pacific time, when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Limit one per customer.
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By Al Hilal on Thursday, October 29, 2009 :: 2,117 views Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Amazon launched its payment system that allows its customers to shop across the web easily by simply entering a phrase and a PIN, the system called PayPhrase. Just like PayPal, users can both send and receive money from their PayPhrase account. I have signed up for an account, but as I live outside the U.S. its full functionality still disabled. I hope Amazon soon enable the system for international users and start sending referral bonuses to its international affiliates using this new system instead of the traditional check (read: suck) method. Of course the system should also enable users to withdraw the money to their bank account just like PayPal. When Amazon?
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By Al Hilal on Monday, July 13, 2009 :: 1,334 views Filed Under: Portable Media

Old technology won’t attract new customers unless there is something about it. And the most simple thing to make it stays attractive is a significant price cut. That’s what Amazon did for its old 6″ reader aka Kindle 2. The new price of Kindle 2 now only $299, it means $60 off compare to its previous price. So do you want to wait Kindle DX until Amazon do same thing for it before buying it? May be yes may be not.
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By Al Hilal on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 :: 2,450 views Filed Under: Portable Media

After being listed to ship “this summer” finally the Kindle DX got its release date: June 10, 2009. It’s just 8 days from today but if you want it, you should order as soon as possible because they prioritize orders on a first come, first served basis. See image below see the comparison of Kindle DX vs Kindle.
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