Technology
Amazon’s new Fire tablets just went on sale for the first time ever
Image: amazon
TL;DR: As of June 29 (until midnight), the all-new and Fire HD 8 Plus tablets are both on sale for $30 off — grab one for $59.99 or $79.99, respectively.
Milestone alert: The new tablets in town just got their very first discounts.
Released in early June, the Fire 8 HD and Fire HD 8 Plus tablets are now on sale for $59.99 and $79.99, respectively — that’s $30 off apiece — as part of one of Amazon’s Deals of the Day. (Mind you, that last part means you definitely shouldn’t dawdle if you’re thinking of getting one — these savings won’t be available after midnight tonight.)
The standard Fire HD 8 tablet is an 8-inch device that gets you 2GB of RAM; your choice of either 32GB or 64GB of storage (which is expandable up to 1TB with a microSD card — that’s huge); and a 2.0GHz quad-core processor that’s 30% faster than previous-generation Fire tablets, or so Amazon claimed in a press release. Its all-day battery life offers up to 12 hours of mixed-use battery life on a single charge, and it sports a USB-C port that can juice it up in five hours or less. (For comparison’s sake, the 2018 Fire HD 8 tablet offered up to 10 hours of use per charge.)
SEE ALSO: 11 of the best tablets on the market right now, according to online reviews
Also of note: There’s an all-new “Game Mode” that turns off notifications when enabled so you don’t have to deal with distractions while you’re playing (or working/reading/ignoring life’s responsibilities).
This puppy starts at $59.99 for 32GB of storage (down 33% from its $89.99 MSRP) and comes in your choice of four colors: black, white, plum, or twilight blue.
For $20 more, you can upgrade to the Fire HD 8 Plus to score an extra gigabyte of RAM on top of all those aforementioned specs. It supports wireless charging with a compatible dock (which you can buy separately for $39.99 or bundle with the HD 8 Plus for $119.98), or you can use the included 9W charger to get it to 100% battery in four hours or less.
The Plus model comes in a snazzy new slate hue, and you can grab one today starting at just $79.99 (down 27% from its $109.99 MSRP) for 32GB of storage space.
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It’s pleasant to use, but janky
Calendly revamps its browser extension as it seeks to do more than schedule meetings
How to unblock porn sites: Greatest VPN for porn in 2024
Midi is building a digital platform for an oft-overlooked area of women’s health
A pro-Palestine protester hit a cop with an empty water jug. Now it’s a viral song.
A pair of Airbnb alums is bringing intelligence and automation to data protection
‘Bridgerton’: Everything you need to remember before Season 3
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform
Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push
NASA discovered bacteria that wouldn’t die. Now it’s boosting sunscreen.
API startup Noname Security nears $500M deal to sell itself to Akamai
US think tank Heritage Foundation hit by cyberattack
How to watch ‘Argylle’: When and where is it streaming?
Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store
Meta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data-sharing with Instagram
Tesla layoffs hit high performers, some departments slashed, sources say
Former top SpaceX exec Tom Ochinero sets up new VC firm, filings reveal
TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford’s BlueCruise comes under scrutiny
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It’s pleasant to use, but janky
Calendly revamps its browser extension as it seeks to do more than schedule meetings
How to unblock porn sites: Greatest VPN for porn in 2024
Midi is building a digital platform for an oft-overlooked area of women’s health
A pro-Palestine protester hit a cop with an empty water jug. Now it’s a viral song.
A pair of Airbnb alums is bringing intelligence and automation to data protection
‘Bridgerton’: Everything you need to remember before Season 3
Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the new generative AI platform
Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push
-
Entertainment6 days agoSummer Movie Preview: From ‘Alien’ and ‘Furiosa’ to ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’
-
Entertainment5 days agoWhat’s on the far side of the moon? Not darkness.
-
Business6 days agoThoma Bravo to take UK cybersecurity company Darktrace private in $5B deal
-
Business6 days agoHow Rubrik’s IPO paid off big for Greylock VC Asheem Chandna
-
Business5 days agoTikTok faces a ban in the US, Tesla profits drop and healthcare data leaks
-
Business4 days agoLondon’s first defense tech hackathon brings Ukraine war closer to the city’s startups
-
Business7 days agoZomato’s quick commerce unit Blinkit eclipses core food business in value, says Goldman Sachs
-
Entertainment7 days agoMonsta X’s I.M on making music, gaming, and being called ‘zaddy’
