Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9” in Ireland

BionicRasher

Just spotted this press release

Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9” will be available for order and ship June 13 to customers in Ireland and Gibraltar from www.amazon.co.uk;

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1823563&highlight=

Mars Bar

It was coming. They opened up the market which is great apart from the fact that the Amazon app store is pure cack.

Inquitus

Mars Bar wrote: »

It was coming. They opened up the market which is great apart from the fact that the Amazon app store is pure cack.

How is it cack? It has almost every app the play store has?

Mars Bar

Inquitus wrote: »

How is it cack? It has almost every app the play store has?

No it doesn't...

Amazon appstore is great. Their free app of the day is a great concept, and a lot of the apps are cheaper than in the play store. Having a competitor is always a good thing.

Mars Bar

Yeah the free app every day is great.

You can't even download a different browser such as chrome or dolphin from the app store. They don't have Skype for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9". They don't have instagram. They don't have Tapped Out. I tried downloading the game granny smith and they didn't even have that.

I find the filter for the apps not great either.

Cossax

Mars Bar wrote: »

Yeah the free app every day is great.

You can't even download a different browser such as chrome or dolphin from the app store. They don't have Skype for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9". They don't have instagram. They don't have Tapped Out. I tried downloading the game granny smith and they didn't even have that.

I find the filter for the apps not great either.

They're making some decent progress on CM 10.1 for the Kindle Fire so, soon enough, you won't be limited to the Amazon App store and their walled garden.

Ste-

Saw them for sale in Arnotts the other day.

Crowley7

I have a HD Fire since Christmas but i cant download any apps or games, it says there not available in my location. Is there a way around this or does anyone know will everything be available soon in Ireland?

Mars Bar

Have you fixed up your location and stuff in the manage your kindle section?

Crowley7

Yes i have done all that i even got onto the amazon support team but they said apps and games are unavailable in Ireland at the moment but will be available soon, that was January and there still not available!!

Mars Bar

Strange. They are available to me. I have downloaded loads of free apps and purchased in app items for Tapped Out.

I am on Kindle Fire though, not HD.