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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On the Edge of Savings Amazon has slashed the price of the Motorola Edge Plus (2023) by $300 for Labor Day weekend, marking a 38% discount on our favorite Motorola phone.
The best noise-cancelling headphones on the web just scored a massive discount at Best Buy
Is it Prime Day? Multiple retailers have cut $100 off the price of the Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, marking a good deal on headphones that perform well amongst their peers.
Our favorite budget smartwatch just fell to its lowest price EVER at Amazon
Amazfit Smartwatch Deals For a limited time, Amazon has cut 30% off the price of the Amazfit GTR 4, which also happens to be our top pick as far as budget Android smartwatches go.
The Galaxy A35 5G just quietly crashed to its lowest price EVER — score 19% off at Amazon for a limited time
Galaxy A35 Deals Amazon has cut a historic 19% off the price of the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, a mid-level phone with solid Galaxy performance, a bright display, and a suite of high-quality cameras.
Amazon knocks 36% OFF the already affordable Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite —but for how long?
Couch companion Right now, Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite for $110 off, or 36% in savings, marking a great deal on a tablet that comes with a stylus.
Amazon has knocked 40% OFF this 65-inch Hisense 4K TV, but how long will this deal last?
Big TV Summer For a limited time, Amazon has knocked 40% off the price of this 65-inch Hisense Smart Fire TV, marking a $300 discount.
Prime Day is over, but you can STILL get 40% off the Google Pixel 7a with this Amazon deal
Post-Prime Day Deals Amazon is offering the Google Pixel 7a for 40% off following Prime Day—marking a great deal on a great (albeit last-gen) phone.
Shhh, don't tell Amazon — Prime Day 2024 is over, but these TOP 10+ Android deals have slipped through the cracks
Last chance Whether you want a smartphone deal or a dirt-cheap tablet, these are the best leftover Prime Day deals available right now.
Amazon boasts record Prime Day sales fueled by electronics and back-to-school shopping
Ka-ching! Amazon just wrapped its Prime Days, and the company said that the event broke sales records compared to previous years
Last chance! The Echo Show 15 is a great kitchen companion, and its now 21% OFF for Prime Day
Alexa, save me money The Echo Show 15 has Alexa and Fire TV built in, and you can now get it for 21% off $219.99 with this Prime Day deal.
Why buy the Pixel 8a when you can get the Google Pixel 7 Pro for even less? Score 52% OFF before Prime Day ends!
Pixel Summer Amazon has cut 52% off the price of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, the smartphone offering some of the best phone cameras in the industry.
I thought these earbuds were just okay —but then Amazon cut the price IN HALF for Prime Day!
Two Buds for the Price of One Amazon has cut the price of the Echo Buds in half for Prime Day, making them just $24.99—and probably some of the best earbuds you can find at such a low price.
This Prime Day deal finally makes the Kindle Scribe worth buying — buy it before the deal runs out!!
Worth your while Amazon did a good job with the Kindle Scribe, but the price wasn't right. This Prime Day deal rectifies that.
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This incredible Prime Day deal takes 55% OFF Amazon's already dirt-cheap Echo Pop
Alexa, buy this! The Amazon Echo Pop is a super-affordable Alexa-enabled speaker that lets you enjoy streaming music, control all your smart home devices, and more.
The Amazon Fire Max 11 falls to the lowest price we have ever witnessed
INSANE SAVINGS It hasn't been long since Amazon launched its top-of-the-line Fire Max 11 tablet and it's already hit the lowest price ever!
Daaang! The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Bespoke Edition gets 42% OFF for Prime Day
Wear it! Amazon Prime Day Deals are coming in hot, including this 42% off the 44mm Bespoke Edition of our favorite smartwatch, the capable Samsung Galaxy Watch 6.
