The preloaded apps include all Amazon services like "Prime Instant Video" or the wish list, but there are actually some new ideas as well: You can use "Firefly" to identify media contents and products via camera and microphone. Similar to Android, a swipe from the top of the screen will open a list with notifications and quick settings, and at the bottom or the side, respectively (depending on the orientation), are buttons for "Back", "Home Screen" and "Search". You can also open a complete overview with the installed apps or directly access several sub-categories like music or videos, but this will launch the corresponding Amazon service. At the top is a menu bar, where you can find the integrated search, for instance, which searches the device as well as the Internet and the shop. You also get a row with apps at the bottom that are defined as favorites, but above it is an app overview that reminiscent of Apple’s cover flow, and you can go through the apps by swiping to the left or the right.
AMAZON KINDLE FIRE HD 8.9 ANDROID
This is based on Google’s Android 4.4.3, but the user interface differs quite significantly from Google’s operating system.
AMAZON KINDLE FIRE HD 8.9 UPDATE
Unlike some other recent product debuts, all models are listed as currently in stock.Shortly after we turned the device on, we were notified of an update of the system software, therefore we performed the review with Fire OS 4.5.4. Prices for this model begin at $379 for 16 GB, and range up to $429 for 32 GB and $479 for the top-end 64 GB tablet. "This is the best tablet we’ve ever built, and we can’t wait to see what our customers think" claims Peter Larsen, Vice President of Amazon Kindle. Fire OS 3.0, the new mobile operating system, also features a "mayday" button - for those in need of a bit of hand-holding.
It also features a 339 ppi display, and boasts three times the processing power, two times the memory and four times the graphics performance of the previous generation. The 8.9-inch Fire HDX weighs in at 13.2 ounces, which Amazon claims makes it "the lightest large-screen tablet". Now the company follows up by announcing that the larger version is heading out the door today.
Amazon began shipping its seven-inch Kindle Fire HDX back on October 18, going directly after the Google Nexus for supremacy of the low-price tablet market.
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