Home Phones News Amazon remembers the Fire Phone, and it isn’t rushing back Amazon Amazon’s Fire Phone was a spectacular failure that marred the e-commerce giant’s phone attempt. More than a decade later, Amazon appears to be eyeing the mobile segment again with an AI twist. But it may not be preparing a straightforward smartphone sequel. In a Financial Times interview, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay says that the company has no plans to simply try to build another phone. Panay said Amazon is “not necessarily going after phone,” while acknowledging that mobile technology is changing and that new AI-powered form factors could blur the usual lines around what counts as a phone. How the Fire Phone is still casting a shadow on Amazon Amazon It isn’t surprising that Amazon is still cautious about stepping into smartphones again. Amazon’s original Fire Phone launched in 2014 and was discontinued in 2015 after failing to seriously challenge Apple or Android rivals.…