Amazon has always been coy when it come to releasing sales numbers, and the case of the new Kindle Fire is no exception. But if the newest leak is to be believed, someone working for the company is a little less secretive. A spreadsheet detailing the pre-orders to this point shows some incredible numbers. In just five days, over 250,000 Kindle Fires have been ordered.
Part for part and with manufacturing costs taken into account, Amazon appears to be losing $10 for every Kindle Fire tablet it sells, according to a build of materials (BOM) estimate 
Amazon’s Kindle Fire could easily be considered one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. Almost every detail was known about the device prior to the announcement in New York last week except one, the price. Analysts were expecting it to land somewhere in the $200-$300 range, but were almost universally stunned when CEO Jeff Bazos announced they would be coming in at the low end of that estimate. At just $199 how much money is Amazon making per device? Well, according to iSuppli, they are actually 
When Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire tablet, the cloud accelerated Silk browser was one of the headlining features. While the speed and ease of use supposedly offered by Silk is intriguing, some privacy-minded folks are a little concerned. Since all your traffic is passing though Amazon, your browsing history could be at risk.
Amazon officially entered the tablet sweepstakes today by unveiling the Kindle Fire, a 7-inch slate that will compete against Apple's iPad in a smaller form factor that costs much less. The online retailer announced during a live press event in New York this morning that the Kindle Fire will cost $199, while other details are still trickling to the Web.
Tomorrow's shaping up to be a big day for Amazon, assuming all those reports turn out to be true. Word on the Web is that Amazon will officially unveil its first tablet, which TechCrunch says will be called the "Kindle Fire." Think of it as Amazon's answer to Barnes & Nobles' Nook Color, only perhaps a bit more versatile and, according to reports, with the backing of several major magazine publishers. Here's what we know so far.
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