Amazon's Jeff Bezos Shows Off the Fire Phone

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Samantha Murphy
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos Shows Off the Fire Phone
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday unveiled the company's first smartphone, called the Fire Phone. Credit: Christina Ascani, Mashable

SEATTLE -- It's been rumored for years that Amazon has been working on a smartphone of its own, but today is the day it finally reared its head, and it's called the Fire Phone.

The company debuted its first-ever smartphone at a mystery event held at Fremont Studios in Seattle on Wednesday. There's no live stream of the event, but we were on the ground, giving you the latest as the details roll in. Here's how it all went down.

REPORTING FROM SEATTLE: Samantha Murphy Kelly (@HeySamantha) and Christina Ascani (@ChristinaAscani) | CONTRIBUTING FROM NEW YORK: Pete Pachal (@PetePachal), Christina Warren (@film_girl) and Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) | CONTRIBUTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO: Chris Taylor (@futureboy)

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