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Kindle Fire HDX and Its Unique Features

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire line of tablets are an interesting breed.  While they run Android, it’s a forked version of the operating system we all know and love, which means that Amazon has stripped all Google services out of the OS and replaced them with their own versions.  Because of this it’s difficult to compare the Kindle Fire to any other tablet out there, simply because it offers services that no other tablet line does.  While this is usually a good thing, and it is for the most part with the Kindle Fire series, Amazon’s own App Store isn’t anywhere near as robust as Google Play is in many areas, but especially when it comes to the sheer number of apps that Google has in its Play Store.  This drawback is being remedied with time though as more developers publish their apps in Amazon’s App Store, and the Kindle Fire platform itself is continuing to evolve with Amazon’s announcement of the Kindle Fire HDX, a brand new 3rd generation Kindle Fire tablet that brings along some serious hor