An Amazon exec says Vega OS makes Fire TV faster and safer. For users, it mostly means losing one of the biggest strengths: openness.

Amazon is blaming the threat of malware for its decision to stop releasing new Fire Sticks that support sideloading apps from ...

Amazon's Vega OS shift blocks regular Fire Stick sideloading, giving buyers a stricter streaming device that may be safer but leaves less room for outside apps, launchers, and customization.The Latest ...

There's no doubt that Amazon's Fire TV Sticks are on the verge of changing forever. Last year, Amazon launched the Fire TV ...

In a recent interview with Cord Busters, Aidan Marcuss, Amazon's VP of Fire TV, warned that sideloaded apps can carry malware and enable piracy. He stopped ...

Losing control, gaining speed ...

If you have an old Amazon Fire TV Stick that you've since replaced with newer hardware, there's still good reason not to get ...

Maintenance only works if you do it.

Amazon is rolling out its new, faster Fire TV OS front-end to existing Fire TV Sticks now ...

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Amazon hasn’t released a new Fire tablet since 2024, when the company launched the latest Fire HD 8. But, as spotted by AFTVNews, the company recently launched a new version of ...

For Pocket-lint, he specializes in home theater audio/video formats, and he's a huge fan of streaming devices like the Roku ...