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Amazon slashes price of its Fire smartphone

By Washington Examiner
Published September 8, 2014 8:12pm ET
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Amazon slashes price of its Fire smartphone
In this June 18, 2014 file photo, the new Amazon Fire Phone is demonstrated in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) | Ted S. Warren

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon slashed the price of its Fire smartphone Monday, a day before Apple is expected to unveil its latest version of the iPhone.

The online retailer said the Fire with 32 gigabytes of memory will now cost 99 cents when customers sign a two-year contract with AT&T. That’s down from $199.

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