Users unhappy with their Kindle Fire tablet will be glad to hear that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is preparing an update within the next two weeks. This was confirmed by Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesperson who told The New York Times that: "In less than two weeks, we're rolling out an over-the-air update to Kindle Fire."

The update is in response to complaints about its usability and performance. They range from a sometimes balky user interface to slow web browsing. Additional gripes include the current inability to erase recent activity for improved privacy, as well as some users experiencing problems connecting with certain Wi-Fi routers.

Amazon has already rolled out two updates to its software so far (6.1 and 6.2), which resolved Wi-Fi connectivity issues for some.

Stephen Shankland wrote a CNET News article lamenting how version 1.0 is the new "0.9." "Get used to it," opines Shankland, blaming the situation on the need to rush new products to market. Rather than be pessimistic, Shankland thinks that users being made "involuntary beta testers" does mean that manufacturers are at least listening. He writes: "Today's process can deliver a better product sooner, regardless of its version number." Do you agree with him?

For more:
- check out this article at eWeek
- check out this article at Computerworld

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