Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets have a lot to offer that vanilla Android tablets don’t–lower prices and a larger media selection, for example–but a huge selection of tablet-optimized apps isn’t one of them.
Still, Amazon has a …
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Review: Kindle Fire HD Is a Very Amazon Tablet
From the moment Apple shipped the first iPad back in 2010, pundits started wondering when someone else would ship a tablet that rivaled it for overall appeal. The initial wondering, logically enough, focused on hardware …
Amazon’s New Kindle Fire Tablets: Interesting, but Not for Me
Usually when I follow liveblogs or read the coverage for a big tech product launch, some level of gadget lust takes over. I start to imagine myself using the product, and think about where it would fit into my existing lineup of …
Yes, You’ll Absolutely, Positively Be Able to Remove the Special Offers from Amazon’s New Kindle Tablets
When I show you products like that, with those hardware features, it creates an elephant in the room. This elephant goes by the name of How Are These Prices Possible?
That was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at the company's Kindle
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My First 21 Questions About Amazon’s New Kindle Devices
Before Amazon.com held its Kindle event in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, the big questions involved what sort of products it would announce. Now we know: CEO Jeff Bezos single-handedly introduced and demoed a new e-reader …
Amazon’s Big Day: Kindles, Kindles and More Kindles?
FOLLOW-UP: Amazon Unveils New, Larger Kindle Fire Models
I’m in Santa Monica, California for Amazon.com’s press event, which kicks off at 1:30pm ET on Thursday. The company has officially said that–well, actually it hasn’t …
7-inch Tablet Wars: How Low Can Prices Go?
The low-end of the tablet market keeps getting more interesting, as device makers scramble to lure people in with cheap hardware.
The latest move comes from Barnes & Noble, which over the weekend slashed prices across its Nook …
Man Orders TV Through Amazon, Receives Assault Rifle Instead
Receiving a large package in the mail is usually pretty exciting, especially if you expect it to hold that new flat-screen TV you ordered online.
via Man Orders TV Through Amazon, Receives Assault Rifle Instead | NewsFeed | TIME.com.
Amazon Instant Video Hits iPad, but App Store Rules Complicate Things
If you’re like me, your left calf muscle unexpectedly knotted up so horrendously while you were sleeping last night that you had to actually get out of bed and stand on your good leg to make whatever the hell was happening stop. …
Should the Department of Justice Drop the Apple Ebook Lawsuit?
The suit accused Apple and five of the nation’s largest book publishers of illegally colluding to resist Amazon’s aggressive strategy of pricing many new and bestselling books at $9.99 — well below the prices charged for hardcover copies and below what many in the industry say it costs to produce those volumes.
Why Amazon Shouldn’t Be in the Hardware Business
Hopefully today’s column will spur some healthy debate.
I personally would love to know why Amazon should be in the hardware business. Initially I thought the idea made a lot of sense. What I expected with the Kindle Fire …
Will Amazon Take Over the World?
Amazon is poised to integrate itself in Americans’ lives in ways that no other company is capable.
via E-Commerce: Will Amazon Take Over the World? | Business | TIME.com.
