Rumor has it, Amazon is set to launch a smart phone dubbed, unsurprisingly, the Kindle Phone in 2012: The device, so far dubbed the Kindle Phone for want of another name, will be launched around this time next year in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to All Things D. The information comes from ‘s research […]
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Marco Arment’s review of the Kindle Fire is scathing: I expected the Kindle Fire to be a compelling iPad alternative, but I can’t call it delightful, fun, or pleasant to use. Quite the opposite, actually: using the Fire is frustrating and unpleasant, and it feels like work. For most people, every other computer in their […]
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Tuesday may be iPhone day and Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, may have a whole bunch of new gadgets and updates to announce to the world, but the entire event will take place in the long shadow of Amazon’s new Kindle lineup. The 7″ Amazon tablet may be diminutive compared to the larger iPad, but […]
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Amazon’s release of a cheap, $79 Kindle, a $99 Kindle Reader, and a $199 full-color tablet – the Kindle Fire – is nothing short of an all out assault on Apple. Top this off with Amazon’s cloud storage, the ridiculously cheap Amazon Prime service ($79/year gets you cloud storage, free 2-day shipping, and a bunch […]
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