Speed still appears to be an issue on the the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD.
What I mostly appreciated about the new Kindle Fire HD is the enhanced screen.
Like many tablets, Kindle Fire HD uses in-plane switching (IPS) to improve color reproduction.
In fact, Kindle Fire HD weighs only 395 grams and is just 10.3 mm thick.
To borrow a bit of cigarette marketing, the Kindle Fire HD has come a long way, baby.
Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio-the standard in high-end audio-available exclusively on Kindle Fire HD.
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This was before the Nexus 7, before the Kindle Fire HD, and before the touch-centric Windows 8.
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The Kindle Fire HD measures in at 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches (193 x 137 x 10.3mm).
Compared to the original, the new Kindle Fire HD is slightly taller and wider and a bit thinner.
Kindle Fire HD features an Advanced True Wide polarizing filter that is applied directly to the LCD panel.
The only saving grace is the hot-rod that is the (deep breath) Amazon Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE.
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This came up on the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle Fire across a variety of apps and media.
This holiday season, the new Kindle Fire HD was Amazon's top-selling device in the Kindle line, the company announced.
Last week, Amazon took the wraps off of its Kindle Fire HD.
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That was about an hour better than the Kindle Fire HD, but about 17 minutes less than the Nexus 7.
Kindle Fire HD supports Bluetooth, enabling customers to connect their wireless Bluetooth headphones or Bluetooth speakers to listen to songs.
Kindle Fire HD is small enough to take everywhere and light enough to hold easily and comfortably in one hand.
He says Kindle Fire HD has 41% faster WiFi than the latest iPad, and 54% faster than Google Nexus 7.
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Kindle Fire HD features a world-class processor and the new Imagination Technologies graphics engine for lightning-fast HD graphics and excellent fluidity.
Kindle Fire HD is optimized to deliver high performance without sacrificing battery life, delivering over 11 hours' worth of battery life.
The Kindle Fire HD features a stunning HD display with 1280x800 resolution that delivers deep, detailed contrast and rich, natural color.
The all-new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD are coming to the UK, backed by Amazon's Vast Content Ecosystem and Cross-Platform Interoperability.
The current crop of Kindle Fire HD tablets are prices such that Amazon is hardly making a dime off the base models.
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Bezos also announced a pair of higher-end, faster Kindle Fire HD devices, both 8.9-inches, but they were not available for a demonstration.
But until then, they are shaking up nearly every category from books to electronics, as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD will attest.
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Customers' favorite photos come alive in stunning high-resolution on Kindle Fire HD.
"As we expand Kindle Fire HD 8.9" to Europe and Japan, we've been able to increase our production volumes and decrease our costs.
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Huang sat us down in front of a Kindle Fire HD and an HDTV, handing us the Atlas, Green Throttle's dual-analog gamepad.
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