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Turning a Kindle Fire HD Into a Power Tablet

Posted by timothy on from the or-at-least-giving-it-some-muscle-tone dept.

jfruh writes "The Kindle Fire HD is in theory a powerful device at a reasonable price — but its Android-based OS is so oriented towards Amazon's ecosystem that it can be tricky to unlock its full potential. Still, with a little savvy you can get underneath the covers, improving battery life, getting full access to cameras and other devices, and even listening to music you've purchased through iTunes."

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  1. I tried by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    Turning a Kindle Fire HD Into a Power Tablet

    I tried but I couldn't swallow the damn thing

  2. Re:Good grief by rwise2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

    To save you some trouble, this is basically "how I like my Kindle Fire HD set up." I particularly enjoyed this gem:

    Caps lock: Just double-tap on the SHIFT key and it'll turn into the caps lock key!

    I TRIED THIS, BUT HOW DO YOU TURN IT OFF?

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