Sluggish performance plagued fresh-out-of-the-box tablets. But the new update fixes some of the slow browser issues, says The New York Times's David Pogue, who noted the jerky experience when he first ...

Happy holidays early, Kindle Fire owners—the update you’ve been waiting for since Amazon’s Android-based tablet debuted has finally arrived. It’s free, over-the-air (no need for a cable or computer ...