Kindle Fire Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 B&N just made its Nook tablets much more compelling https://dfarq.homeip.net/bn-just-made-its-nook-tablets-much-more-compelling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bn-just-made-its-nook-tablets-much-more-compelling Mon, 06 May 2013 11:00:40 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6580 This past week, Barnes and Noble put the Google Play store on its Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. So while they’re still running a forked Android, they’ll run most Android apps without you having to do anything special. That,

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]]> 6580 The good (or at least decent) $89 tablet https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-good-or-at-least-decent-89-tablet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-good-or-at-least-decent-89-tablet Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:44:10 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5920 Right around a year ago, I wrote about the difficulties of making a good $100 tablet. But then, today, I read on Slashdot about someone finding a nice $45 Android tablet in a Chinese bazaar, then finding a similar unit

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]]> 5920 An interesting day for tablets and e-readers https://dfarq.homeip.net/an-interesting-day-for-tablets-and-e-readers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-interesting-day-for-tablets-and-e-readers Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:05:00 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5896 Amazon replaced the Kindle Fire today; the basic model gets a price cut to $159 and a faster CPU, and deluxe models get nicer (and in one case, a bigger 8.9-inch) screen. And, predictably, Amazon released new e-reader Kindles with

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]]> 5896 Here’s why I won’t be buying a first-generation Nook Tablet https://dfarq.homeip.net/heres-why-i-wont-be-buying-a-first-generation-nook-tablet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-why-i-wont-be-buying-a-first-generation-nook-tablet Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:31:44 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5821 Barnes & Noble just cut its tablet prices to make them more competitive. Now, $199 gets you the 16 GB version, and $179 gets you the 8 GB version. Twice the memory of a Kindle or Nexus, plus the ability

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]]> 5821 The Nexus 7 looks promising, if slightly flawed https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-nexus-7-looks-promising-if-slightly-flawed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nexus-7-looks-promising-if-slightly-flawed Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:22:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5714 I haven’t mentioned Google’s upcoming Nexus 7 tablet yet. If you haven’t heard about it somehow, it’s a 7-inch, quad-core tablet with 1 GB of RAM, priced at $199, and running Android 4.1. So think of it like a souped-up

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]]> 5714 Don’t write Android’s obit yet https://dfarq.homeip.net/dont-write-androids-obit-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-write-androids-obit-yet Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:38:31 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4623 PC Magazine’s Tim Bajarin seems ready to write the obituary for Android for tablets which, to me, seems extremely premature. He cites Amazon and B&N using customized/splintered/forked versions of Android as part of the problem. But doesn’t that count? It’s

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]]> 4623 The $119 tablet https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-119-tablet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-119-tablet https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-119-tablet/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:43:43 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4591 I broke down today. I’m going to join the tablet game. Barnes & Noble was selling refurbished Nook Color e-readers for $119, so I bought one, intending to load Cyanogenmod on it and turn it into an Android 2.3 tablet.

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-119-tablet/feed/ 3 4591 I’ve been reading up about tablets https://dfarq.homeip.net/ive-been-reading-up-about-tablets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ive-been-reading-up-about-tablets Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:02:57 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4575 I’ve been reading about the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. And not surprisingly, the reviews are generally saying there’s not a lot of difference between the two. I’m pretty much ignoring the reviews that say [tablet x] is no

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]]> 4575 B&N heats up the midrange Android tablet market https://dfarq.homeip.net/bn-heats-up-the-midrange-android-tablet-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bn-heats-up-the-midrange-android-tablet-market Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:22:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4479 This week, Barnes & Noble answered Amazon’s Kindle Fire with its comparable Nook Tablet. Which should you buy? For $50 more, B&N gives you twice as much RAM (1 GB) and twice as much flash storage (16 GB) and a

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]]> 4479 The $199 tablet market gets more crowded https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-199-tablet-market-gets-more-crowded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-199-tablet-market-gets-more-crowded Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:01:49 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4400 Want a $199 tablet? Want something more open than a Kindle Fire? Want it a couple of weeks sooner? Don’t mind a slower CPU to have device portability on your books and more open access to the operating system? Kobo

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