Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Rumor: Amazon to Unveil First Smartphone at Tomorrow’s Kindle Event

kindle logo 650x432 Rumor:  Amazon to Unveil First Smartphone at   Tomorrow's Kindle Event

According to multiple sources that spoke to The Verge, Amazon may unveil its first ever smartphone alongside its new Kindle Fire at an event tomorrow. Their sources claim that the smartphone will run a forked version of Android, similar to what the Kindle Fire runs, however, it may be based off of Ice Cream Sandwich this time around, rather than Gingerbread. "Forked" means that it won't carry any of Google's suite of apps, so in place of Google Maps for instance, Amazon will go with Nokia Maps. They are also claiming that this device is unfinished, so if it is on display tomorrow, Amazon may be short on details.