<Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Fire HD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Amazon Kindle Fire </Td> </Tr> <P> The Kindle Fire is a tablet computer developed by Amazon.com . Built with Quanta Computer, the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011, featuring a color 7 - inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and running a custom version of Google's Android operating system called Fire OS . The Kindle Fire HD followed in September 2012, and the Kindle Fire HDX in September 2013 . In September 2014, when the fourth generation was introduced, the adjective "Kindle" was dropped . In September 2015, the fifth generation Fire 7 was released, followed by the sixth generation Fire HD 8, in September 2016 . The seventh generation Fire 7 appeared in June 2017 . </P> <P> The Kindle Fire--which includes access to the Amazon Appstore, streaming movies and TV shows, and the Kindle Store for e-books--was released to consumers in the United States on November 15, 2011, after being announced on September 28 . </P>

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