Amazon is graduating to the leagues of the big boys of Google, Apple, RIM and more with the announcement of their new in-app purchasing mechanism for their Amazon Appstore. Like the other aforementioned competing platforms and stores, Amazon’s new system will allow developers embracing their own store to offer additional content and downloads within apps for a set fee. In the press release, Amazon promises their 1-click payment solutions are just as secure and quick...

The “iPad” killer title that’s been given to the Amazon Kindle Fire may justified after all. A leaked screenshot of Amazon’s “ALASKA” inventory and SKU management system shows Kindle Fire pre-orders have already topped 254,000 units. Based on figures from CultofAndroid, that equates to ~50,000/day or ~2,000/hr. Compare that to the iPad 2′s ~300,000 launch day units (includes pre-orders, sales to partners, and sales to retail...

If a 7″ tablet is good, increasing the screen size to 10″ must be better, right? While such a question is actually multi-faceted and quite complex, we’re pretty sure Amazon would have a hit on their hands if new rumors claiming Amazon will release a 10″ tablet just in time for the holidays proves true, especially if Amazon can launch such a device for $299-$349. Part of the new Fire’s draw is its rather robust feature set and low $199 price...

Amazon just unveiled some new Kindles. Bookworms rejoice! Now there’s a Kindle for everyone at $79, $99, $149, and $199 price points. Hop past the break for the rundown… Kindle Looking for a great e-reader and not necessarily wanting/needing a ton of extra bells and whistles? This re-designed, smaller Kindle is for you. According to Amazon, this Kindle is under 6oz and 18% smaller than the Kindle 3. But the real reason you’d want to shack up with...

Can the myriad of Android tablets already on the market feel the heat (bad pun) from Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet? At $199 it’s far cheaper than pretty much all of the competition and yet still runs powerful (customized) version of Android. Specs include a dual-core processor, 7″ IPS display, WiFi (no 3G version) and a free month of Amazon Prime. Pre-orders start today. Ships November 15th. Via: ...