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Google is Removing YouTube from the Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV

Google is Removing YouTube from the Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV

December 6, 2017
There's between an open feud between Amazon and Google over the past few years. Amazon sells a line of Fire products with their own application store instead of opting for Google Play and they still aren't allowing the sale of competing products such as the Google Home or the Chromecast on the Amazon marketplace. It...
Amazon’s Silk Web Browser is Now Available for Select Fire TV Devices

Amazon’s Silk Web Browser is Now Available for Select Fire TV Devices

November 30, 2017
Beaming an old webpage to your TV is harder than it looks, which is why it's sometimes helpful to have a built-for-TV web browser at your disposal. Sure, it's probably easier to pull up the troublesome website on your smartphone or tablet, but there's no substitute for the big screen. That's why Amazon brought Silk...
Amazon Quietly Announces Fire OS 6 for the Amazon Fire TV Gen 3 Based on Android Nougat

Amazon Quietly Announces Fire OS 6 for the Amazon Fire TV Gen 3 Based on Android Nougat

September 29, 2017
If you are unfamiliar with Amazon Fire TV, they are devices used to provide a smart TV experience based on Android, coming preloaded with applications and support for all major streaming services. The applications which are installed are just Android applications, as the devices themselves run on Android (albeit lacking in Google Apps). The Amazon...
Third Generation Amazon Fire TV Announced, Includes 4K UHD and HDR Support at $69.99

Third Generation Amazon Fire TV Announced, Includes 4K UHD and HDR Support at $69.99

September 27, 2017
The Amazon Fire TV has been one of the best-selling digital media players available in the market, ever since it was introduced back in 2014. The first-generation player included 2 GB of RAM, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and support for 1080p video playback, making it a compelling package back in the day. The second-generation...
Two New Amazon Fire TV Models Releasing Soon

Two New Amazon Fire TV Models Releasing Soon

September 12, 2017
The Amazon Fire TV is Amazon's answer to Android TV boxes and the Google Chromecast. Capable of playing games, streaming content and showing off the Alexa virtual assistant, the device was certainly no slouch. It came in the exact same form as a standard TV box. Soon after the Amazon Fire TV, the Amazon Fire...