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• Kindle Fire HD announced by Amazon, comes with Whispersync for games

  Kindle Fire HD has been announced by Amazon.

• Report - US tablet owners doubled over 2011 holidays

  A new report shows 19% of US adults now own tablet computers.

• EA Mobile sale: 80% off iOS, 40% off Android, Kindle down to 99c

  EA Mobile is hosting a Game Feast sale this holiday weekend. For iDevice, save 80% on Madden NFL 12, FIFA 12 The Sims 3, Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Pictureka. Android users get 40% off MADDEN NFL 12, Need for Speed Shift, and The Sims 3. Meanwhile, on Kindle, EA Texas Hold ‘em, Yahtzee, Pogo […]

• Amazon adds more partners to its App Store for Kindle Fire launch

  Amazon has announced Facebook, Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, are coming to Amazon’s AppStore, along with EA, Gameloft, PopCap, and Zynga all for the launch of Kindle Fire. Rovio is as well although that was pretty much a given, due to the Angry Birds logo which popped up on screen during the device’s unveiling. The first generation […]

• Nintendo considering Kindle-syle console connections

  Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata’s told the FT he’s exploring the Kindle-style connection model for consoles. The model that provides free online access. “I’m interested because it’s a new business model in which the user doesn’t bear the communications cost,” said the exec. Iwata added that iPhone style billing for 3G usage is a bit… expensive. […]