Amazon Kindle Fire 2 already in production at Quanta, on sale from August 7

Even Amazon is almost time to unveil the second generation of its Kindle Fire, author of many rumors and speculation in recent months, after the announcement of the Nexus 7 moved the waters a bit for everyone, including Apple, which should unofficially become part of this market segment with an alleged iPad Mini . This time, however, is the China Times to know it a bit longer, according to Chinese newspaper Amazon is preparing 2 million Kindle Fire 2 Fire commissioned at the factories of Quanta Computer to be ship by August 7.

The presentation would be anticipated at the end of the current month in line with the latest rumors, while for the first news about the specifics of the tablet whole still remains under strict confidence to the exclusion of material that seems to be formed from plastic and metal for the body , manufactured by LG and display panels provided by TPK even though the diagonal has been revealed is adopted presumed expected size not too different from those of the Nexus 7.

This autumn will be very interesting for the tablet market with a real price war with high-performance products but also economic.

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Rumor: The New Amazon Kindle Fire will have a 10-inch display and Tegra 3 chip

Continue to occur the rumors about what will be the next Amazon Kindle 2 Fire .   This time, BGR is to say that the next generation of tablet sample sales, will arrive during the second quarter of this year, will adopt the Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset  and mount a 10-inch display , even burying the previous rumors about a diagonal of 8.9.

Although we know nothing yet of this tablet, DigiTimes reported on Thursday that Amazon has commissioned an order imposing components and chassis Catcher Technologies, a consequence which would produce the device, thereby complying development time to prepare for the exit in Q2 .

In the coming months so it is reasonable to expect the release of a flagship model as in this case and is an update of the first Kindle Fire remained the same size but offering upgraded hardware and therefore a lower price for the first-generation model. One strategy that could lead to further strong sales and focus even more on the manufacturer to new markets.

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WordPress for Android 2.0.5 update brings Nook Color/Tablet, Kindle Fire support

WordPress has released a new update 2.0.5 for its official Android app as well announced the launch of updated app in Amazon Appstore and Nook Apps. The major change in this update is the support for Nook Color, Nook Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire.

WordPress for Android was already available for Android smartphones and Honeycomb tablets, but now even Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire users can also use WordPress on their tablets. Other changes in this update include Post editor improvements, Geotagging improvements and Bug fixes.

WordPress can be found here in Android Market

SlingPlayer app for Kindle Fire has just been released,it will cost you $30

SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire has just been released.You can pick this app up for $30 and take your media with you will on the go.

Most Kindle Fire owners use their device for media consumption and SlingPlayer is a welcome addition to help add a ton of new content.

SlingPlayer allows you to view and control videos sources such as cable set-top box and DVR, satellite set-top box and DVR, Telco/IPTV set-top box and DVR, basic cable, digital over-the-air broadcasts (Slingbox PRO-HD only), Tivo, Apple TV, and home security cameras.

SlingPlayer is available for purchase at Amazon

Kindle Fire is on Fire, has become the most popular Android tablet

Few may have envisioned that an ultra-cheap tablet sold by the most popular online retailer in the world would be successful.And yet Amazon's Kindle Fire finds itself in just such a situation, according to estimates from analysts Kindle Fire’s share at 35.7%, a margin of a percentage point above the Samsung Galaxy Tab which accounted for 35.6% of the market.


Also analyst estimate that 6 million Kindle Fire tablets have been sold, which puts it right on par with the rate of sales of Apple's first iPad. That is a pretty good level to match.

More info at Flurry