Amazon is a Seattle-based online retail giant that is best known across the world as the "everything store" where you can buy practically anything you want and have it shipped to you in short order. Aside from its retail business, Amazon is well-known for its digital goods marketplace, where it started by selling books, followed by music, movies, TV shows and eventually Android apps through the Amazon Appstore. Amazon offers a lot of this content for free or reduced prices via its Amazon Prime service, which costs $99 per year but has several benefits including free media and free two-day shipping on most items it sells.
In order to support its digital content business, Amazon has used a dual-prong strategy of launching apps for various platforms that can work with its content library, and selling its own first-party hardware that only offers content from its stores. The first hardware effort is the now-famous Kindle line to read books on, followed by the like-named Kindle Fire lineup that replicated a full-powered tablet experience that many had become familiar with via the iPad and other Android tablets. The Kindle Fires run a modified version of Android called Fire OS, have access to the Amazon Appstore rather than Google Play and are generally considered to be popular choices for specific kinds of users.
Branching out further, Amazon launched the Fire TV, which is a media-focused set top box that's essentially a Kindle Fire without a screen. It is a small, yet powerful, box that streams content from Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and dozens of other providers, while also offering access to Android game titles with an optional Bluetooth controller. In the summer of 2014, Amazon also announced the Fire Phone, which completes its Fire OS expansion to all modern platforms — set top boxes, tablets and phones.
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My favorite Pixel phone just crashed to a record low price, and now I'm wishing I hadn't bought one already
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Ready to ditch those wired earbuds? These affordable wireless earbuds from SoundCore are 50% OFF at Amazon today
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Not a typo: the Galaxy S25 Ultra just scored a record-smashing discount at Amazon, and I'm shook
Woah! Amazon has quietly carved 18% off the price of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, making the unlocked phone cheaper than it's ever been through the retailer.
Why wait for Prime Day? The Galaxy Watch 7 just crashed to its lowest price EVER at Amazon
No way! Head to Amazon today and you'll score a whopping 30% off the Galaxy Watch 7, a discount that makes the flagship wearable more affordable than ever before.
Oh snap! Our favorite mid-range Fitbit is 25% OFF at Best Buy right now
Lit Fitbit Deals Buyers can currently get $50 off our favorite mid-range Fitbit at Best Buy, but we aren't sure how long this one will last.
Tick tock! The best Samsung watch is 23% off at Amazon right now, but not for long
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The Galaxy S24 FE has crashed back to its Black Friday price — but is the 'flagship killer' still worth it?
Act fast For a limited time, Amazon is carving up to 23% off the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE when you buy unlocked.
Amazon is carving 25% OFF the Fitbit Charge 6 right now — but the deal ends soon
Fitness Tracker Deals Amazon has launched a 25% discount on our favorite Fitbit tracker, dropping its price down to under $120.
