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Amazon Kindle Fire debuts to scathing reviews
Amazon, more than any other company, is uniquely positioned to give Apple’s iPad a real fight. Not only can Amazon leverage the popularity of the Amazon.com homepage to drive sales, it has a vast sea of media content at its disposal. From books and movies to music and apps, Amazon can distribute media to consumers […]
Continue reading...Amazon ad – “From Kindle, the Fire is born”
Sunday, October 2, 2011
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Amazon’s ad for the Kindle Fire states in part: “A Fire is born! A Kindle for movies, music, web, games, and reading.” To a certain extent, the Kindle Fire is essentially a $199 iPod Touch. No 3G, no microphone, and merely a media consumption device. As such, comparing the Kindle Fire to the iPad might […]
Continue reading...Amazon introduces $199 Kindle Fire
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Bloomberg broke the news this morning regarding Amazon’s upcoming Kindle Fire Tablet. With a surprisingly low pricepoint of just $199, the Kindle Fire may prove to be the first real competitor to the iPad we’ve seen in the marketplace. Sporting a 7-inch display and running Android underneath the hood, Amazon is hoping to leverage their […]
Continue reading...Amazon prepping $250 7-inch Kindle tablet with color, multitouch support, and a whole lot more
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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Amazon has been rumored to be working on a tablet version of the Kindle for some time now and we can now say with certainty that it’s 100% real and is coming sooner rather than later. While initial reports claimed Amazon was working on a family of Android-based tablets in time for a 2011 holiday […]
Continue reading...App developers in Germany barred from submitting apps to Amazon on account of Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Apple back in May sued Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging that the “Amazon’s App Store” was too similar in name to Apple’s own iTunes app store. Amazon, not backing down, countered that the ‘app store’ designation is too generic to warrant trademark protection. Meanwhile, Microsoft, on its own accord, has challenged Apple’s ‘app store’ trademark […]
Continue reading...Amazon will release a 9-inch tablet by October – Report
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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The Wall St. Journal today confirmed that Amazon has its eyes on the tablet market and has plans to release an Android based tablet before October. This corroborates previous reports that an Amazon tablet would be ready to ship by this Fall. Initial estimates peg Amazon’s tablet distribution to fall in the 4 million range […]
Continue reading...Amazon tablet rumored to launch by August/September
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Taiwan-based component makers are relaying that Amazon is about to step into the tablet market and wil go head to head with Apple with new devices scheduled to launch as early as August/September. And in a testament to Amazon’s confidence, or perhaps seriousness, regarding their tablet foray, 2011 global shipments are expected to reach 4 […]
Continue reading...Amazon overwhelmed by immense demand after touting $0.99 Lady Gaga album
Monday, May 23, 2011
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Earlier today we reported that Amazon was selling Lady Gaga’s latest CD Born This Way for only $0.99. Again, it’s an incredible deal even if you have a slightly more than passing interest in her music. Alas, the Gaga fans have risen from the dead and have flooded Amazon’s servers in the process. Due to […]
Continue reading...Take that iTunes! Amazon offers new Lagy Gaga album for only $0.99
Monday, May 23, 2011
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When it comes to a wide variety of media content, there are really only two major options out there – Amazon and Apple’s iTunes store. It’s for this reason that of all the tablet competitors that can really pose a legitimate challenge to Apple, Amazon’s rumored tablet initiative probably stands as the biggest threat in […]
Continue reading...Jeff Bezos plays coy about tablet plans as rumors of Android powered Amazon tablets emerge
Saturday, May 14, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: Earlier this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was asked point blank if his company has plans to release a tablet. His response? “Stay tuned. We will always be very mindful that we will want a dedicated reading device. In terms of any other product introductions, I shouldn’t answer.” And stay tuned we shall. […]
Continue reading...Amazon planning LCD tablet to compete with the iPad
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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By: Luis Estrada One company flying that might surprisingly be able to give Apple a run in the tablet space is, believe it or not, Amazon. One of the key downsides to tablet devices currently running Android is the lack of a centralized location to download media content. Amazon, naturally, doesn’t have that problem and […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Amazon over “App Store” trademark infringement
Monday, March 21, 2011
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Network World reports: Continuing on its quest to secure a trademark for “App Store”, Apple last week filed suit against Amazon alleging that the online retailer was improperly using the phrase “App Store” in its mobile software developer program. Specifically, Apple accuses Amazon of trademark infringement and unfair competition. Apple of course is also currently engaged in […]
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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