BlackBerry PlayBook price, come on down, you’re the next—or actually, first—contestant on The Price Wasn’t Right, But We’ll Fix That, in view of the Android-based Kindle Fire, which Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Wednesday for just $199.
RIM’s PlayBook had been going for between $299 and $499, depending on model, but retailer Best …
Amazon now has seven different Kindle models for sale. Here’s a look at all of them, along with tips for picking the one that’s right for you.
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Pundits asking whether the new Kindle Fire will be an “iPad killer” are way off the mark. It’s a killer alright, but the victim is not who you think it is. “We don’t think of the Kindle Fire as a tablet. We think of it as a service,” says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
And the main competing service in his sights is cable …
It was only yesterday that Amazon announced its new Kindle Fire, but already publishers are making announcements about products that will only be digitally available exclusively on the not-iPad tablet device. First up: DC Comics, which this morning announced 100 graphic novels and collected editions making their digital debut on …
Amazon came out firing at its press event yesterday with the Kindle Fire tablet and two new Kindle e-readers. Although there weren’t a lot of surprises in terms of tech specs—we’ve heard rumors of the Amazon tablet and a new Kindle before—Amazon did manage to keep images of its new products under wraps until now.
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Whatever the pundits want to say about Amazon’s new Kindle Fire, however much they want to throttle each other for letting slip trite, presumptive clichés like “iPad killer,” they have to admit, Amazon basically painted crosshairs on Cupertino’s back when it unveiled a $200 color Android tablet at today’s press event—a tablet that’ll …
Amazon fired its first serious shots across Apple and iOS’s bow this morning as it unveiled multiple new Kindle slates at surprisingly low prices, including new no-keyboard touch models as well as the not-so-secret headliner, dubbed “Kindle Fire” and built around Google’s Android operating system.
“Four years ago, we set out to …
It seems Bloomberg jumped Amazon’s gun this morning, unveiling the online e-tailer’s $199 “Kindle Fire” tablet before Amazon had a chance to get the word out at its press event this morning.
Bloomberg confirmed speculation that Amazon will launch a 7-inch tablet running Google’s Android operating system. The news service notes the …
Everybody’s been expecting Amazon to announce an Android-based tablet for eons. With any luck, we can stop expecting at 10am ET today, when the company holds a press event in New York City. We’ll be there and will liveblog the news–join us, and you’ll hear it as fast as we do. (If you need a reminder, sign up below and we’ll …
Everyone’s talking Amazon’s nifty new watch-out-Apple tablet, supposedly an Android derivative dubbed the “Kindle Fire,” but have you heard about the other two?
Yes, the other two. As we head into the eleventh hour, we’re hearing Amazon’s planning not one, not two, but three Kindle tablets for its Wednesday (tomorrow) dog and pony …
On Wednesday, Amazon will almost certainly announce its highly-hyped Kindle tablet. And like so many other big tech rumors, the details are dripping out ahead of time.
Here’s what we already know (or think we know) about Amazon’s Kindle tablet:
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Amazon’s Prime instant video service will soon stream classic Fox TV shows including Arrested Development, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and — for the first time on digital video — The Wonder Years.
Fox shows and movies will be available for unlimited streaming later this fall through Amazon Prime, which costs $79 per year …