Within three minutes, this cloud, absorbing more gases from the fire below, was banking down the walls and filling the living room.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

Customers can email spreadsheets, PDFs, Word docs and other documents directly to their Kindle Fire, or upload documents from their PC or Mac using Amazon Cloud Drive.

ENGADGET: Kindle Paperwhite and two Fires up for pre-order in Japan, Kindle Store opens there tomorrow

Kindle Fire lets customers easily import their photos from Facebook and because their photos are securely stored in Amazon Cloud Drive, they never have to worry about losing their favorite pictures.

ENGADGET: Kindle Paperwhite and two Fires up for pre-order in Japan, Kindle Store opens there tomorrow