Comments on: Kindle Fire Will Have Hulu Plus App, Too

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:51:00 +0000

Couple of things. The Facebook app can still get your location from WiFi triangulation (how it works on other wifi only tablets). The so called Facebook app in Amazon app store is really just a wrapper for the mobile version of the website which works just fine. In fact if it uses touch.facebook.com, you’ll notice it works and looks a lot like the iOS app.

By: John Go

John Go — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:26:45 +0000

“Innovator” Amazon at it’s best again – copying others under pressure. Kindle Fire is one underpowered piece of scraps of old RIM PlayBook hardware. How about double the space for content or quadruple if you count microSD slot on Nook Tablet than on Fire? How about 30% better battery life of Nook? How about double the RAM of Nook Tablet? And about Nook’s fully laminated non-glare screen? And don’t start with that Cloud baloney, it won’t be available while traveling or where Wi-Fi is not available. You have Wi-Fi at you house you say? Then you’ll watch the movies on your TV from Netflix. Portable tablets are all about doing things on the go. Cloud is way overrated – good for an occasional backup but not for content usage on Wi-Fi-only tablet on the go.

By: Laura Hazard Owen

Laura Hazard Owen — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:28:30 +0000

Thanks Pat, updated post re: Android Market. Amazon hasn’t responded to my questions about how its Facebook and Twitter apps will work, and I updated the post to say so.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:13 +0000

“…..but the fact remains that the Kindle Fire costs $50 less than the $249 Nook Tablet.” For that $50 you also get twice the amount of RAM and up to 32GB of expandable memory via a micro SD card. That increased RAM may have a huge effect on video and games. Also, neither allows limited access to the Android Market. Instead they have Android apps in their own markets. Currently the Facebook app requires GPS which neither device has so if it is offered it will have to be customized for the device.