Friday, October 18, 2013

Amazon Ships Kindle Fire HDX

Seattle-based Amazon.com shipped its 7" Kindle Fire HDX today, its latest Kindle Fire device. Amazon said the new device has 3x the processing power, two times the memory, plus support for Fire OS 3.0. The tablet also includes the much heralded "Mayday" button, which lets users of the tablet connect directly into Amazon's tech support staff 24x7. The new device starts at $229.