--- description: Iraq calls for US airstrikes, Amazon unveils their 'Fire' phone, Brian Schweitzer puts his foot in his mouth, and teen girls can't win. title: Amazon Sets Phone Market Ablaze With 'Fire' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt502e5f65503c92c7/69869843d0b6f2a820304ebc/amazon-fire-phone1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amazon Sets Phone Market Ablaze With Fire Phone by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 19, 2014 3:59 PM CUT  Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle. Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle.David Ryder—Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 19, 2014 3:59 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Thursday, June 19. With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS only 40 miles away from Baghdad, Iraq pleads for [U.S. airstrikes](http://time.com/2898854/iraq-wants-us-air-strikes/ "undefined") while President Barack Obama meets with top legislators to plot a course of action. [Amazon](http://time.com/2896151/amazon-fire-phone-smartphone/ "undefined") set the consumer electronics world ablaze with the announcement of its new Fire Phone that lets customers scan and buy products. Dark horse Democratic presidential candidate [Brian Schweitzer](http://time.com/2896165/brian-schweitzer-gaydar-eric-cantor-dianne-feinstein-national-journal-democratic-party/ "undefined") undercut his already slim odds by insinuating that Eric Cantor is gay in an interview with _National Journal_. And finally, if you’re a teen girl with a phone, you just can’t win. A study in _Journal of Children and Media_ found that teen girls who [sext](http://time.com/2897003/teenage-girls-sexting/ "undefined") are labeled “slutty” while girls who don’t are “prudes.” The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2899943/amazon-fire-iraq-bran-schweitzer-sexting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2899943/amazon-fire-iraq-bran-schweitzer-sexting/"},"headline":"Amazon Sets Phone Market Ablaze With Fire Phone","datePublished":"2014-06-19T15:59:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:30:33.167Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2899943/amazon-fire-iraq-bran-schweitzer-sexting/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt502e5f65503c92c7/69869843d0b6f2a820304ebc/amazon-fire-phone1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt502e5f65503c92c7/69869843d0b6f2a820304ebc/amazon-fire-phone1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle.","caption":"Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle.","creditText":"David Ryder—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2899943/amazon-fire-iraq-bran-schweitzer-sexting/","name":"Amazon Sets Phone Market Ablaze With Fire Phone"}}]}] ```