At a press conference in Santa Monica, Calif. Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed a slightly upgraded $159 version of the first 7-inch tablet, then wowed the crowd with 7-inch and 8.9 inch ...

Joe has been writing about consumer tech for nearly seven years now, but his liking for all things shiny goes back to the Gameboy he received aged eight (and that he still plays on at family ...

The 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX is a surprisingly sexy tablet. For $230, the same price as the Nexus 7, the Fire HDX comes with the same beautiful screen (1920x1080), but a much faster SoC (Snapdragon 800 ...

Amazon announced that the newKindle Fire 7-inch tablet would cost just $50. How can they make a quality entertainment and reading tablet for that price? They’re either loading it with crappy parts and ...

Amazon's introduction Thursday of the Kindle Fire HD opened two new fronts in the tablet wars. The 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD is expected to compete with Apple's new iPad, and the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch ...

(AP) - Amazon is the latest company to unveil new tablets, including a new 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX and an updated HD model. That screen size has gotten popular because devices are cheaper and easier to ...

Earlier today, Amazon released a new TV advertisement comparing Kindle Fire HDX with the iPad Air, showing that it’s better than the Apple tablet in many ways. Now, Amazon is taking another step to ...

In late 2010, Steve Jobs commented on the sudden influx of 7-inch tablets by calling them ‘tweeners. He said that Apple had considered 7-inch displays for the iPad, but after extensive testing, a ...

is an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. In 2011, Amazon surprised us with the Kindle ...

The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9-inch tablet is the larger version of Amazon's latest tablet (find our review of the 7-inch model here). While the target market is mainly aimed consumers, Amazon is also wooing ...