Amazon maintains solid rep as 16-year-old startup, increasing revenue and decreasing profit yet again

It's like the opposite of Winston Churchill's battle of Britain quote: Never were so many products sold for so much money by such a huge company for so little profit.

Why developers choose the Amazon app store: fewer apps, ease of porting, and pending global expansion

While the iOS app store has well over 800,000 active apps and Google Play sports more than 600,000, the Amazon app store has only about 75,000.

That's a very good thing -- if you're an app developer.

Microsoft planning 7-inch Surface tablet, still testing Surface Phone, says WSJ

Microsoft's next round of Surface slates may include a competitor to the iPad Mini and Kindle Fire.

Amazon infuses TV Shows on Kindle Fire with data from IMDb

Can't remember the names of the guest star on the episode of Doctor Who you're watching via Kindle Fire? Well, Amazon has you covered.

Kindle Fire: If each Amazon tablet generates $3/month in digital sales, that’s 20% profit

Amazon needs to make only $3/month on apps or content from each Kindle Fire it sells in order to generate a 20 percent profit, according to new estimates from ABI Research.

Amazon and Samsung are running away with the battle for Android tablet market share

Given that there are approximately a gazillion Android-based tablets on the market, you'd expect the Android hardware market for tablets would be massively fragmented. Think again.

No Google Maps on Kindle Fire? No problem: Skobbler launches OpenStreetMap-based ForeverMap 2

What a shock: Google Maps is not going to be available on Amazon's Kindle Fire. Instead, Skobbler is launching ForeverMap2 on Kindle Fire -- and Nook - to take its place.

Amazon releases vague post-Thanksgiving Kindle sales data (again)

Amazon's line of Kindle readers are undoubtedly popular among consumers this holiday season, but it's difficult to determine exactly how many have sold.

Mobile shoppers: iPad (yes), iPhone (yes), Android (no)

iPhones and iPads may be losing ground to Android-based smartphones and tablets, but iPad is still king of online content. And online sales.

iPad Mini: All big tablets, please go home (review)

How can an iPad that's slower than its predecessors be fantastic? It's all about size and convenience.

Amazon is totally freaked out by the iPad mini

Amazon's third quarter earnings just hit and weirdly enough, the company reserved a decent chunk of its report to rail on the just-announced iPad mini and explain why its Kindle Fire units are better.

iPad mini compared: Is it the best 7-inch tablet?

Apple claims that the iPad mini is the best 7-inch tablet in the world. Are they right? We take a look at it versus the competition.

Advertisers salivating in anticipation of new iPad Mini

It seems almost certain that Apple will announce an iPad Mini tomorrow in San Jose. And for several reasons, advertisers can't wait.

Kindle Fire HD gets updated with Kindle Freetime: A safe space for kids

Now parents can control exactly what their kids see on the Kindle Fire HD -- and for how long.

Small tablets = big engagement: 20% more pageviews, more time on site for e-readers

When it comes to tablet engagement, it seems like smaller devices lead to big gains.

iPad Mini: 16 options from 8GB to 64GB, prices from $250 to $650

iPad Mini models and prices have been revealed by someone with access to the internal system of Europe's largest electronics retailer, Media Markt.