Keith: As one of the more cheaper Google Android based tablets to hit the market, I felt that the Amazon branded Fire tablet line got a bad rep. Mind you this isn’t the Amazon Fire HD tablet, but the cheaper Fire 7 inch tablet which sells for $49.99. In many of the reviews I’ve seen the major points about the tablet are that the screen is bad, or that the tablet is too slow and the combination of those two points makes the tablet junk. And while I agree that speed and screen resolution are very important features to consider for a tablet, the thing to take away here is that the Amazon Fire 7 inch tablet was meant as a easy to use, easy to replace tablet and as such corners were cut and let’s be honest, this isn’t for the power user.
Amazon has its Fire HD 10 Tablet on sale for $109.99. The tablet has a 10-inch 1080p HD display with 32 GB of internal storage. This model has a new 2.0 GHz octa-core processor and 2 GB of RAM.
Most of the UK's biggest retailers are currently running sales but those looking for Amazon's Fire TV Stick will go home disappointed. After massive sales this festive period the product is currently out of stock at all of the largest stores. While Netflix and Amazon Prime are partially to blame, piracy has been a big driver.
An update rolling out now to owners of Amazon Fire tablets promises more features aimed at allowing parents to better monitor and manage their children’s screen time, as well as a new “Blue Shade” nighttime reading mode that will allow you to comfortably read while reducing the exposure to the artificial blue light emitted by electronic devices like tablets that has been shown to cause sleep disturbances.
