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Who's afraid of Amazon's Kindle Fire? BBC News - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon's launch of the Kindle Fire was the most impressive unveiling of a new gadget since, well, the iPad 2. And Jeff Bezos seemed to be channelling Steve Jobs as he held the device aloft before going on to extol its amazing properties. ...
Will you buy Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire? Wall Street Journal - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon.com Inc. unveiled the Kindle Fire tablet computer, the latest�"and possibly biggest�"challenger to Apple Inc.'s dominant iPad. Priced at $199, the Fire tablet has a 7-inch screen and can access Amazon's app store, streaming movies and TV shows, ...
Where's the Fire Amazon? Moneycontrol.com - 29 Sep, 2011 The latest to grace us with its presence is the highly anticipated Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon. What I can't seem to fathom is why exactly any new tablet that is rumored about and then launched is somehow designated as some sort of iPad killer. ...
	Kindle Fire or iPad? The Guardian - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon's Jeff Bezos is taking on Apple's iPad with the company's touchscreen tablet: the Kindle Fire. Which one will be more likely to seduce you? The Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, holds up the new Kindle Fire. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Are you ...
Kindle Fire, Touch not available to UK, European markets ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - 29 Sep, 2011 Summary: Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet and Touch e-reader will not be coming to the UK market, after Amazon.co.uk confirms. Amazon revealed its four new tablets to compete with other major players in the ...
3 traits that make the Kindle Fire competitive Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 29 Sep, 2011 Computerworld - The Kindle Fire tablet, announced by Amazon.com on Wednesday, has three traits that make it competitive in a crowded tablet market: a low $199 price, a fast browser called Amazon Silk, and access to an abundant ecosystem ...
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet review roundup Computerworld (blog) - Richi Jennings - 29 Sep, 2011 As expected, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched its Kindle Fire tablet. Time for a roundup of reviews and reactions, ITÂ Blogwatch-style, as bloggers ponder the $199 Android tablet that hides Android. ...
Amazon aims to take a bite out of Apple The Province - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon.com Inc. introduced its eagerly awaited tablet computer Wednesday with a price tag that could make it the first strong competitor in a tablet market that has been dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad. The Kindle Fire, priced at $199 US, ...
	Kindle Fire may force Android tablets to go cheaper Hindustan Times - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds up the new Kindle Fire at a news conference during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York. Asian technology companies are now under pressure to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its ...
Blog watch Vancouver Sun (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011 Canadians who have been waiting for Amazon's low-priced answer to the iPad will have to keep on waiting. That's unless of course they can order the new Kindle Fire to be sent to a US address, in which case, they can pre-order the newly announced colour ...
Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire Victoria Times Colonist - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds up the new Kindle Fire at the launch of Amazon's new tablets Wednesday. The new device is expected to start shipping in mid-November, but only in the US Amazon.com took the wraps off its Kindle Fire on Wednesday, ...
	Amazon's Kindle Fire may force Android tablet makers to cut prices Hindustan Times - 29 Sep, 2011 Asian technology companies are now under pressure to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly price of $199. With their me-too products priced almost at the same level as the iPad's ...
	Amazon's Kindle Fire: The ultimate integration, services channel ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - 29 Sep, 2011 Summary: Amazon is going to use its Kindle beachhead to push its services, content and e-commerce. The Kindle Fire represents Amazon's most direct channel to the consumer. Amazon's launch of its Kindle ...
	Amazon Kindle Fire: Forget the appeal, look at the price Telegraph.co.uk - Katherine Rushton - 29 Sep, 2011 The online retailer's new Kindle Fire is nowhere near as glossy as Apple's iPad. Nor does it boast the rich ecosystem of apps. Based on the new device's appeal alone, I'd pick the iPad any day. However, Amazon's killer blow - the ...
Amazon Kindle Fire 'not an iPad competitor' Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet computer has met with a mixed reaction from analysts and commentators. The device, launched in New York yesterday, marks Amazon's first attempt to extend its success with ebooks ...
	Boot up: Amazon's amazing Kindle Fire jujitsu, RIM cuts Android hopes, and more The Guardian (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon's Kindle Fire set to go head-to-head with Apple's iPad. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Amazon introduces the Kindle Fire.
	Amazon introduces Kindle Fire: Tablet's low price could mean competition for ... New York Daily News - Robert Dominguez - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon unveiled its latest tablet, the Kindle Fire, priced at about half of what Apple's iPads cost. The unveiling of the Kindle Fire means the heat could be on Apple's iPad. Amazon's new tablet, introduced Wednesday in Manhattan by ...
	Can RIM's PlayBook survive the Fire? CBC.ca - 29 Sep, 2011 Beginning of Story Content Amazon's new Fire tablet announcement leaves some wondering what will happen to RIM's PlayBook. Apple is where it wants to be, with the company cornering the music and video market via iTunes. Now Amazon, with the Fire, ...
Amazon Opens Fire Slate Magazine - Will Oremus - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos holds the new Amazon tablet called the Kindle Fire on September 28, 2011 in New York City. To just about any criticism of its new Kindle Fire tablet, ...
Amazon Kindles' Disappointment in Europe Wall Street Journal (blog) - Nick Clayton - 29 Sep, 2011 Initial news from Amazon's stateside press conference exceeded expectations everywhere, including Europe. It was widely predicted that the Kindle Fire would undercut Apple's iPad, but the figure that generally bandied around was $250. ...
	Can Amazon 'kindle' the Fire like Apple? Hindustan Times - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds up the new Kindle Fire at a news conference during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York. Amazon, the ubiquitous Web retailer, took aim at Apple's white-hot success Wednesday by offering a tablet computer at less ...
Amazon's Kindle Fire: Can it save 7-inch tablets? ZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - 29 Sep, 2011 Summary: If Amazon can make a go of the Kindle Fire perhaps 7-inch tablets will stick around. If not, the 7-inch tablet is toast. In the tablet world, 7-inch screens are tweeners that users have little ...
	Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire, takes on Apple Reuters - Shannon Stapleton - 29 Sep, 2011 Graphics of the new Amazon Kindle tablets are seen at a news conference during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York, September 28, 2011. By Phil Wahba and Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN. ...
PlayBook stock mountain: RIM slashes prices Register - Paul Kunert - 29 Sep, 2011 RIM has started to slash prices for its little-loved BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in the US amid channel talk on this side of the pond that the fondleslabs are shifting more slowly than expected and inventory ...
Amazon Kindle Fire Meets Enterprise: Security Advice InformationWeek (blog) - Michael A. Davis - 29 Sep, 2011 How do you secure these devices, and prevent them from accessing the network, without help from your mobile device management system? By Michael A. Davis InformationWeek Amazon announced its new 7-inch tablet this week to much fanfare. ...
	The Amazon-Apple war is on Straits Times (blog) - Grace Chng - 29 Sep, 2011 Go to the Amazon website (www.amazon.com) and a letter from its chief executive Jeff Bezos greets you. It says that it is a company that 'works hard to charge consumers less'. With this message, Mr Bezos launched its attack at the tablet ...
Amazon Kindle Fire vs Apple iPad 2: How do the two compare Economic Times - 29 Sep, 2011 NEW YORK: Amazon.com Inc took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire", tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 price tag that poses a serious threat to the dominance of Apple Inc's two-year-old iPad. The eagerly anticipated gadget, while lacking ...
Amazon targets the iPad: Ready, aim, Fire eTaiwan News - Peter Svensson - 29 Sep, 2011 AP Amazon is taking on the untouchable iPad with a touch-screen tablet of its own. The company on Wednesday introduced its entry in the rapidly expanding market for handheld computers _ a device called Kindle Fire that connects to the ...
Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet eTaiwan News - Peter Svensson - 29 Sep, 2011 AP AmazonCEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday showed off the Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet computer , challenging Apple's iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-color, multipurpose devices. Bezos also took the opportunity to ...
Amazon's Kindle Fire takes shot at Apple iPad San Francisco Chronicle - 29 Sep, 2011 Amazon.com unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet computer Wednesday, taking aim at Apple's bestselling iPad with a device that's smaller and less than half the price. The Kindle Fire will sell for only $199, compared with $499 for the least expensive iPad. ...