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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. Re:Why support proprietary systems? by TheSkepticalOptimist · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you can't afford $85 more for a tablet with better spec's without the hassle of having to "do something to make it work better", you probably shouldn't be buying a tablet at all.

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  2. Re:Why support proprietary systems? by ahabswhale · · Score: -1, Troll

    Kindle Fire HD 8.9 has 1920x1200 resolution, the Nexus 7 has 1280x800. I have both of these devices and I can state unequivocally that the Kindle HD Fire 8.9's screen is not only better than the Nexus 7's, it flat out rapes it. The Nexus 7 screen is a joke (comparatively speaking).

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