Report: Amazon to Announce Smartphone Today

[JMcEntegart]

Less than a year after it entered the tablet space, Amazon is preparing an entry into the smartphone market.

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[alexmx]

Now that's some news. Let's see how good/bad this gadget behaves

 

[spentshells]

uninteresting....

 

[ikefu]

Cool but... why would you want an Android phone that is handicapped by Amazon locking it down to only their approved apps and app store?

 

[ozvip3r]

There modified 2.3 might work for there specific tablets, lets see if they go with a custom version of 4.0/4.1 and how it feels on a phone.

 

[donovands]

[citation][nom]ozvip3r[/nom]There modified 2.3 might work for there specific tablets, lets see if they go with a custom version of 4.0/4.1 and how it feels on a phone.[/citation]

This. The only way this could work is if they offer tremendous value. The Fire sold well because it exploited a niche that wasn't being serviced well (small factor tablet) and a price point that was unheard of at the time. This would be a lot more difficult to do with a phone where Carriers often subsidize handsets. That would leave only the unlocked market. But heck, for those of us who live in countries where Carriers don't subsidize phones, if this ah heck comes in at $200 with half the performance of an iphone I'd pick one up.

 

[donovands]

Ugh. Sorry. Wrong quote. This is the quote I was responding to. [citation][nom]ikefu[/nom]Cool but... why would you want an Android phone that is handicapped by Amazon locking it down to only their approved apps and app store?[/citation]

 

[frank_drebin]

umm, why?.. how about Walmart phone , Target phone... who cares....

 

[house70]

I was actually hoping to see them using Firefox OS; an altered Android is not what I'm looking for.

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

I go with no deal.

 

[back_by_demand]

Wow, I am already impressed, reporting on a story the same day, that's tough going

 

[Guest]

It's small, so they can call it Kindling

 

[dalethepcman]

Next up the "Facebook Phone" Now with built in always on GPS tracking, know where everyone is all the time!
Brought to you by your local department of homeland security...

 

[pacioli]

oops... not!
It's called the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G.
It's not a phone...

 

[thrakazog]

Time to get new sources =)