Amazon Kindle Fire

  • 14.6 ounces
  • Android 2.3
  • 7-inch IPS display at 1024x600, 169 ppi
  • Gorilla Glass
  • 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP processor
  • Wifi-only (802.11 b/g/n)
  • Whispersync
  • Amazon Silk browser
  • WiFi, no 3G option
  • 8GB of on-board storage
  • Size: 7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45" (190 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm).
  • Weight: 14.6 ounces (413 grams)
  • Charge time: 4 hours
  • USB 2.0
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Supported content: Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.

Recent Amazon Kindle Fire Specs Stories

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Root the Kindle Fire using SuperOneClick
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2011
We've already got proper ADB access to the Amazon Kindle Fire, and now it's time to root the thing. And it couldn't be easier. All it takes is the venerable SuperOneClick program, and yo...
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How-To: Enable ADB on your Kindle Fire (Windows)
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 15, 2011
Amazon Kindle Fire forums Wanna sideload apps (or use ADB for any other reason) to your Kindle Fire via your computer?  It's really easy -- just add the USB Vendor ID to the Windows ini...
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Editorial: Dear Amazon, usernames and passwords exist for a reason
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 15, 2011
Kindle Fire ships with your username and password already entered, ready to make purchases We interrupt our regularly scheduled Amazon Kindle Fire review for this timely editorial. I'm re...
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iFixIt tears down the Amazon Kindle Fire, find parts but no fire
by Chris Parsons
Nov 15, 2011
The Amazon Kindle Fire has become the subject for the latest tear down from the folks over at iFixIt. Nothing insane was found underneath but unlike the Motorola Droid RAZR's super slim battery ...
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Amazon Kindle Fire shipping a day early
by Phil Nickinson
Nov 14, 2011
Amazon this morning is crowing that it's shipping the Kindle Fire a whole day earlier than expected and taking the opportunity to remind us of the talking points it's been driving home for m...
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