The Kindle Fire is a mini tablet computer version of Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader. Announced on September 28, 2011, the Kindle Fire has a color 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and runs a custom version of Google’s Android operating system called Fire OS. The deviceâwhich includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and Kindle’s e-booksâwas released to consumers in the United States on November 15, 2011. On September 7, 2012, upgrades to the device were announced with consumer availability to those European countries with a localized version of Amazon’s website (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain).
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