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Amazon Reportedly Plans Smartphone

Posted by Soulskill on from the remember-when-companies-just-did-one-thing dept.

AlistairCharlton writes "Online retailer Amazon is developing its own smartphone to take on the Apple iPhone and handsets that run the Google Android operating system, according to media reports 'Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (2038), the Chinese mobile- phone maker, is working with Amazon on the device, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Amazon is seeking to complement the smartphone strategy by acquiring patents that cover wireless technology and would help it defend against allegations of infringement, other people with knowledge of the matter said.'"

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  1. Re:Patents by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm sure Amazon will innovate in information harvesting and content steering with their Kindle phone. I trust Amazon as much as I trust Facebook to design and control my phone.

  2. The Foxconn monopoly by Torp · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Everyone's worried by apple and google and microsoft, but do you notice Foxconn is manufacturing them all? :)

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  3. Mini Kindle Fire? by ravenscar · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I guess I'll hold judgement until I see an announcement, but a mini Kindle Fire springs to mind. IMO (price aside) the Kindle Fire is the worst of all worlds in the mobile space - laggy and locked down. It's everything I don't want in my next phone. On the bright side, it'll probably be cheap.

  4. Huh? by MAXOMENOS · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Amazon Plans Smartphone to Rival Apple iPhone and Google Android Devices

    So if it's competing against Android, is it running Android? Or is it running some other OS that Amazon put together?

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