Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.

Amazon could be on the verge of making a huge change to its popular Fire tablet lineup. A multiyear higher-end tablet project internally codenamed Kittyhawk is hinting at a high possibility of the ...

Amazon is reportedly set to replace its Android-based Fire TV OS with Vega OS, a new Linux-based system. The upcoming operating system, which has been in development for years, could be officially ...

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Amazon has been selling tablets with a forked version of Android called Fire OS since 2011. The current lineup includes a mix of budget and mid-range devices with starting prices between $60 and $230.

Amazon is reportedly planning a major overhaul of its Fire tablets, potentially abandoning its custom Fire OS for a standard version of Android. This shift, a response to years of user and developer ...

Will the next Amazon Fire tablet have a Android operating system? If that's the case, prepare for a major price hike. According unnamed insiders that spoke to Reuters, Amazon is planning a strategic ...

Amazon is preparing to ditch Android on its Fire TV gadgets and shove in a home-grown Linux-based system codenamed Vega OS. Most Fire-branded kit, including Amazon’s tablets, runs Fire OS, which is a ...

Amazon has officially announced Vega OS. Vega is the new operating system the company developed to replace Android. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select is the first Fire TV device to use the software. Last ...

Amazon has officially introduced Vega OS, a new in-house Linux OS-based operating system designed for its Fire TV lineup, at the company's annual hardware event. The shift marks an alternate path from ...

Amazon's new Fire TV 4K Select update blocks VPNs, sideloading and unapproved apps, ending the freedom many users loved on older Android-based devices.

Rumor mill: Analysts say Amazon could close long-standing gaps with higher-end competing tablets by using Android and thus delivering broader app support and better hardware, potentially reshaping its ...