Amazon Cuts Jobs from the Fire Phone Hardware Team

Posted by at 6:21 am on August 27, 2015

Amazon LogoAmazon has reduced the headcount at its Labs126 hardware division, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The hardware division is responsible for products such as the Fire Phone and Kindle line of tablets. The unit employs about 3,000 people and the number of staff reductions isn’t clear, though the Journal’s sources suggest dozens have been let go.

The Fire Phone, released last year, was Amazon’s first smartphone. It ran a forked version of Android called FireOS and provided direct access to Amazon’s book, music, and video content. Based on the job cuts, it does not appear as though there will be a follow up to the smartphone.

Amazon did not comment on the Journal’s story.

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