Transform Your Kindle Fire into Full Android Tablet

Got a Kindle Fire 2 ? Want an Android Tablet with Google Play Store ? Now you can transform your Kindle Fire into an Android Tablet 4.2 Jelly Bean. Thanks to CynanogenMod 10.1.

Some features are not performing well, as noted by Ubergizmo:

The thing is, the Kindle Fire 2 is not the fastest tablet on the block, so that kind of defeats the purpose, but at least it opens up options to the masses. Be warned though, CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Kindle Fire 2 will not support hardware video acceleration, meaning you cannot stream HD video from YouTube and Netflix, and you will also experience a higher battery drain during sleep while your headset microphones remain gimped.

Also remember, by using custom ROM such as CynanogenMod, you are voiding your warranty. There is always one possibility of "bricking" your tablet. So, upgrade at your own risk.

Kindle Fire Cheap Alternatives to iPad 2

Looking for a cheap alternative for the iPad 2 ? Look no further than Amazon Kindle Fire. In the fourth quarter of 2011, 3.8 million units Amazon Kindle Fire has been sold. Still far from iPad 2, 15,4 million iPads sold. However, the price gap is huge. The cheapest iPad 2 is priced at $499, while the Kindle Fire is only $199.

The popularity of the Kindle Fire shows that price is a big advantage. You must not underestimate the Amazon tablet. It is a very good device, unlike other Chinese Android Tablet, the Kindle Fire is a great tablet PC. It can handle movies and musics. The screen is also great for reading ebooks and browsing the internet. While the 7-inch screen is very small, compared to iPad 2 9.7-inch screen, the Kindle Fire is small enough to carry around.

If you are considering buying a cheap and good tablet PC, you will want to put Amazon Kindle Fire on your shortlist. Check out the Kindle Fire on Amazon website.

Kindle Fire skyrocketing sales

Four million units of Amazon Kindle Fire was sold during December alone. It is one of the cheap but good tablet PC in the market. It is of course still an ebook reader. Comparing the Kindle Fire to a full feature Android Tablet such as Galaxy Tab series or Asus Transformer series will reveal a lot of weaknesses on the Kindle Fire.

The Kindle Fire is now holding a market share of 36 percent of all Android based tablets. It achieved this within three months. The Samsung Galaxy Tab series which  is currently the king of Android tablet dropped the market share from 64 percent to 36 percent.

The Kindle Fire however does a great job for $199 and still OK for daily use. By daily use, I mean reading news or articles over the internet, listening to songs and watching videos.

If your needs are for reading ebooks or light reading on the internet, I highly recommend the Kindle Fire. It is exclusively sold on Amazon. You can check it out by heading over to Amazon Kindle Store section or by clicking here.

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Amazon Kindle Fire Beats Samsung Galaxy Tab

Amazon Kindle Fire sales has surpassed Samsung Galaxy Tab and is closing in on Apple iPad. Kindle Fire was launched by Amazon back in November and for the fourth quarter 2011 has shipped 3.9 million units beating the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which sold 1.37 million units. The Kindle Fire is now the second bestselling tablet in the world. You can read more about the achievement over on Boy Genius Report. But what exactly is a Kindle Fire ?

Amazon Kindle Fire is based on Google's Android Operating System. It is also the first in the Amazon Kindle family to come in color. With a price tag of $199, it is one of the cheapest tablet PC based on Android. It is designed as an e-book reader, so do not expect a lot of bells and whistles on the Kindle Fire. What it does, it does very well and for $199, it is a very good deal.

The hardware, software and performance are good but not great. The soft-touch materials are comfortable in the hand. However the Kindle Fire is a bit heavy for prolonged reading. The software has a nice, simple interface that a wide range of users will be able to navigate easily. Game play and video playback is fluid, however hiccups and stutters does happens while opening certain apps and performing some functions.

Leading up to Amazon’s Kindle Fire, media tablets had for the most part been ill-conceived devices that were seemingly rushed out the door in an effort to capitalize on the hype surrounding the iPad. Kindle Fire offered a key ingredients: differentiation. Amazon used the open source Android OS as the framework on which it built its own unique user experience. Amazon also build its own app store and its own suite of services. No one will ever notice that Google’s Android operating system powers the Fire just by looking at it casually.

The Kindle Fire is not an iPad killer. In fact, it offer users a solid experience and a comprehensive catalog of services that make it easy to access existing content and to find new content. It is very, very easy to use, which is something that cannot be said of some other tablets. No wonder it quickly become popular and is surpassing the top Android based tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab.