News - Amazon to launch smartphone

[HEXUS]

Could possibly be announced later this evening.

Read more.

[krazy_olie]

Something tells me this will be rubbish

[cheesemp]

Something tells me this will be rubbish

Yes and continue Amazon's broken Android API implementation! Changing the launches/appstore etc is fine but why break the API amazon?

[Roobubba]

Dear God that thing looks ugly!

[Brewster0101]

Guessing they will come in to under cut the competition.

[Kanoe]

Whats that on the back of the device? Solar charging possibly built in? That would be (mostly useless I feel) different to others.

[Pleiades]

Apple might want a word about those rounded corners... tsk

[Biscuit]

Is that image a genuine leak?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Kindle Fire HD has an 8.9" 1920X1080 display,OMAP4470 SOC and is under $300:

http://gizmodo.com/5941061/kindle-fi...heaper++bigger

[dcwt2010]

Unfortunately none of this news will matter to non US customers....

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Unfortunately none of this news will matter to non US customers....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19509626

"The company said it would detail plans for the UK shortly."

[dcwt2010]

Oh, spoke too soon. Looks like the beta test in the US is complete.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=famstripe_kO2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

[Smudger]

Now that is tempting. Anyone know what version of Android it's running?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

AFAIK,Amazon use their own version of Android.

Also,here is another budget tablet being released soon:

http://www.t3.com/news/kobo-arc-take...ns-kindle-fire

It is called the Kobo Arc.

Edit!!

Here is a comparison of the new budget tablets being released this year:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/376771/k...arc-full-specs

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Some pictures of the iPad Mini body:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...in_detail.html

http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/03/apple-...os-leak-rumor/