Despite launching with support for just Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari browser, Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader will be updated to support Internet Explorer, Firefox, the BlackBerry PlayBook browser, and other mobile browsers, in the coming months – The Next Web can reveal. Kindle Cloud Readerlaunched quietlyand was spotted live on Wednesday morning as a new web app that allows Amazon users to download and read Kindle books, without the need for a Kindle device....

If there was ever a chance to give a true competitor to the iPad, it is in the hands of Amazon. According to what we’re seeing about Amazon’s upcoming 7-inch tablet, it could be just the thing to do that. TechCrunch reportsthat the 7-inch tablet will launch in November, running a fully custom version of Android. In fact, it’s reported that it’s obvious that Amazon is “not working with Google on this....

Amazon delivery drivers were involved inat least 60 accidents resulting in 13 deathsbetween 2015 and 2019. And that was before drivers were being forced to make dangerous decisions by in-vehicle AI cameras and crappy algorithms. Up front:Motherboard rana horrific article(great reporting, horrifying topic) about Amazon’s third-party driver surveillance system. The skinny is that thousands of drivers across the US are being monitored by AI systems that actively watch drivers and their surroundings for “events” that trigger negative feedback for the driver....

With Amazon’s Android Appstore expected to launch later this month, the internet retailer is busy organising its store to soon offer applications to run on the devices it sells. Today, a number of Android applications and their prices have leaked out afterAndroidNews.destumbled upon a placeholder page on the Amazon website. Whilst the retail giant will require Android users to download a third-party application to download the apps, Amazon will showcase apps on its product pages, listing them as recommended items as they would any other item....

Amazon today announced its new Kindle fire tablet, a $199 device with a 7″ screen and a thin, light form-factor. The tablet was accompanied by a new $79 Kindle, a $99 Kindle touch and a reduction in the price of its standard Kindle. These are indisputably aggressive price points. The Kindle fire strips out a lot of the hardware doodads that you will find on many tablets, like 3G connectivity and camera,s but it definitely hits the sweet spot for those that simply want to consume media....