MasonicGamer.com: The Kindle Fire HD has been available in the States for nearly a year now. Today we received word from amazon that the Kindle Fire HD will be available in the UK from October 25th 2012. The Kindle Fire will ship in 2 models; Kindle Fire with a 7″ LCD Display, Wi-Fi, 8GB and Kindle Fire HD, with a 7″ 1280×800 HD Display, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Dual-Antenna Wi-Fi, in 16GB or 32GB....
If you own an Amazon Fire tablet (we know you’re out there), we have some news for you. The company recently introduced the Show Mode Charging Dock for select Fire tablets. With it, you can turn your device into something closer to an Echo Show. For us that have a random Fire tablet lying around, this is a great update to give it more functionality.
BGR: "Amazon’s first-generation Kindle Fire was absolutely not an iPad killer, and that’s exactly why it was so successful. The online retail giant sought not to compete with Apple’s juggernaut but rather to open a new door, one that would focus on a more compact design and far more affordable pricing. At $499, the iPad was a tremendous value. At $199, the Kindle Fire was a steal. But the Kindle Fire was just the beginning and affordability alone would only take Amazon so far. The company’s current Kindle Fire HD models were the result of that realization, though they were merely the tip of the iceberg. With its next-generation Kindle Fire HD tablets that are set to debut this fall, Amazon is taking things to a completely different level — and its rivals should be worried."
If these specs are completely true than the Nexus 7 (2013) is in for some serious competition But I'm not sure if Amazon can pull this off.
Maximum PC: As a consumer, you have to love price wars, so long as both companies competing for your dollars stay in business. Right now there's a price war brewing between Barnes & Noble with its Nook HD and HD+ tablets, and Amazon with its Kindle Fire HD tablets, the latter of which is now on sale starting at $169. This is a temporary price cut and if you're a Prime member, you get free 2-day shipping to boot.
they should just make it 99$ and call it a day. once nexus 2.0 comes out this will essentially be obsolete.
