Amazon’s potential abandonment of Fire OS represents a seismic shift in the company’s hardware strategy, signaling recognition that proprietary software limitations have hindered tablet sales and ...

Amazon Fire OS is a widely popular operating system powering most of the old and new Fire TV devices. The latest Fire TV Stick 4K Select debuted with the new Vega OS, in-house developed by Amazon.

Amazon uses an Android-based operating system called Fire OS for its Amazon Fire line of tablets and Fire TV line of smart TVs. But a few years ago we learned that the company was looking to move away ...

Amazon revamps Fire TV OS with a faster, streamlined UI, Alexa+ integration, and new features, rolling out to select devices ...

Amazon is reportedly working on a higher-end Android tablet codenamed Kittyhawk. Sources claim that the company is tossing around the idea of a $400 price tag. It’s said there are still plans to ...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) plans to switch from its in-house operating system to an Android OS when it releases its new line of Fire tablets next year, according to Reuters. The change to Android as the ...

If the Fire TV Select and Vega OS dropping had you thinking Amazon's entire streaming stick lineup would eventually move from Android-based Fire OS to the newer Linux-powered alternative, I wouldn't ...

Amazon’s Fire TV devices have been running a fork of Android since the company began offering these products in 2014, but it’s now ready to move to its own operating system, at least according to a ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the ...

The big picture: Amazon uses a fork of Android called Fire OS to power its tablets and smart TVs, but it has also been developing a new operating system called Vega, with plans to ditch Android for ...

TL;DR: Amazon introduced updates for four of its Fire TV devices this week. While the new Fire TV 2 Series, 4 Series, and Omni QLED continue to run Fire OS, the latest Fire TV Stick uses the new Vega ...