Amazon Event Roundup: Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindle Fire HD

Amazon Event Roundup: Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindle Fire HD
September is the big month for new electronics. Geeks, stay tuned to TechNorms during the next few weeks. We’ll be covering all the big news from Amazon and Apple. It’s our job to sift through all the news and get to what’s important. Nobody wants to be deluged in news about Amazon’s latest pair of headphones or something. Speaking of Amazon, September 6 was the big day for the internet retailer. They finally unveiled the next generation of Kindle devices aimed squarely ...

Amazon’s “Send to Kindle” App Gives You the Power to Send Documents to Your Kindle

Amazon’s “Send to Kindle” App Gives You the Power to Send Documents to Your Kindle
No matter what version of the Kindle you use, being able to send documents at will to your device is a handy feature to have at your fingertips. For years now, several alternatives have been developed to make it easier to send webpages, Word documents, PDFs and more to a Kindle. However, now Amazon has finally received the hint and released its own solution: ...

Is Amazon’s Kindle Fire being sold at a loss? Costs $209 to Build, Sells At $199

Is Amazon’s Kindle Fire being sold at a loss? Costs $209 to Build, Sells At $199
The new Kindle Fire from Amazon is being sold in loss, according to iSuppli, which has analyzed the tablet and its components and estimated the cost of production at 209.63$ while the selling price is currently only 199$. The estimated cost includes manufacturing expenses and hardware cost, but does not include marketing or logistics costs, delivering an apparent even steeper loss for Amazon. iSuppli has also published another estimation. They calculated that each Kindle Fire will bring 10$ from each buyer through additional purchases, a number ...