Game Over For RIM’s PlayBook? No Way, Says RIM
Even without the added pressure of a very inexpensive Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), the tablet market is bound to see some mo… Read more at paidContent »
The new Kindle: Hands-on and first impressions
Amazon unveiled its new Kindle lineup Wednesday, and the first one available, the basic, simply named “Kindle,” reached my doorstep Thursday morning. Here’s what I think about Amazon’s latest reader, and how it stacks up so far to previous Kindles and other similar devices. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-29-11
» The Key To The Kindle Fire: It’s Not Taking On Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Directly (paidContent)
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Amazon And Apple Have Mirror Opposite Tablet Content Strategies
Amazon’s announcement of their media tablet the Kindle Fire was long anticipated. I won’t add to the countless virtual column inches discus… Read more at paidContent »
(Amazon) Silk or a spider web?
Of all the announcements from Amazon today, the most audacious one is about Silk, a hybrid browser that essentially pre-fetches the web, caches it and then serves it up to Fire owners. And that has implications – both good and bad, for consumers and Amazon rivals. Read more »
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What Amazon’s new Kindle line means for Apple, Netflix and online media
On Wednesday, Amazon introduced color screens and touch screens to its Android-powered Kindle lineup. With this, Amazon brings a combination of three critical elements to the tablet marketplace that no company — not even Apple — has matched: a full product line, a powerful business ecosystem and a unique combination of revenue streams. How will it compete in the tablet, video and online media spaces? This research note examines the prospects at hand. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The Key To The Kindle Fire: It’s Not Taking On Apple Directly
To this point, the companies that have tried to challenge Apple’s dominance of the tablet market have failed in head-to-head comparisons whe… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon Breaks $100 Barrier With New Kindle E-Readers; As Low As $79
The Kindle Fire was the star of today’s Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) show but don’t ignore the retooled Kindle e-reader lineup. CEO Jeff Bezos knows… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s Kindle Fire Will Sell Millions, But It Won’t Threaten Apple’s iPad
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Today Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) revealed its new Kindle lineup, including a touchscreen E Ink eReader and Amazon’s first color touchscreen tablet,… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s Lukewarm Fire: No Kindle Tablets Outside U.S.
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has revealed its price-busting Kindle Fire tablet for $199 alongside a new touchscreen Kindle Touch. But that news will… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Amazon Stock Watch: B&N Plummets, Apple Unmoved On Kindle Launch
A knock for Nook? Barnes & Noble’s share price fell 10 percent as Jeff Bezos announced not just a Kindle tablet but a revision to Amazon’s c… Read more at paidContent »
Why new Kindles will supplement, not replace, my iPad
As much as I’m tied into Apple’s ecosystem for hardware and apps, my e-book loyalty lies with Amazon. Luckily, Amazon’s design choices and pricing strategies, as revealed Wednesday with its latest Kindle line, mean I can have my cake and eat it, too. Read more »
Updated: Amazon Stunner: New Kindle Tablet Will Go For $199
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) unveiled its new Kindle Fire this morning, and it will be priced at $199, well below Apple’s iPad, which dominates the s… Read more at paidContent »
The Morning Lowdown 09-28-11
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire is powered by the cloud
Amazon is finally jumping into the tablet market with the Kindle Fire, a 7-inch $199 device built off Android with its own custom interface and plenty of hooks into Amazon’s marketplace of goods. It also intelligently leverages Amazon’s cloud infrastructure for better storage and browsing. Read more »
Kindle Fire details reveal no iPad competitor
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is now a known quantity, thanks to details from Amazon executives. The Android-based tablet has an attractive price, but to get there, it cut so many corners it probably won’t make much of a dent in Apple’s market lead. Read more »
Can Publishers Capitalize On Kindle Tablet To Boost’ Digital Downloads?
Publishers are once again rubbing their hands together over the new possibility of another, non-Apple-owned avenue for selling digital versi… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Will Be The First True Media Tablet
Tomorrow Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) holds a major launch event and will likely unveil its first tablet, according to TechCrunch named the Kindle Fi… Read more at paidContent »
The Morning Lowdown 09-27-11
» Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet A ‘Stopgap’ Design, Publishers Line Up (paidContent)
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Reports: Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet A ‘Stopgap’ Design, Publishers Line Up
Amazon’s long-awaited Android tablet appears to be just two days away from making its first public appearance, and a few details trickled ou… Read more at paidContent »
Coming soon: A whole bunch of tablet pretenders
There are 20 new tablets set to hit stores in the next few months, and only one of them has a chance to give Apple any sort of competition. That exception? Amazon’s very-likely-to-soon-to-be-announced, overhauled Kindle, according to UBS analysts, which surveyed the not very hopeful field. Read more »
Android this week: Galaxy S II first look; Amazon tablet soon; more Hulu Plus devices
My first hands-on look at AT&T’s Galaxy S II shows a powerful smartphone with brilliant display and fast mobile broadband. Amazon’s tablet is expected to launch next week, although it runs on Google’s platform, you may not see Android. Hulu Plus fans gain a software upgrade. Read more »
Amazon Kindle tablet launching next week?
Given that a press invite from Amazon just hit my Inbox for next Wednesday, it’s a safe bet that the long wait for Amazon’s tablet entry is about to end. It’s not meant to compete with the iPad, but at $250, it ought to sell well. Read more »
Amazon Kindle Users Finally Can Check Out (Some) Library E-Books
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Roughly five months since Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) promised library lending that would work for Kindle, the service is live at more than 11,000 U… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: Amazon Appstore Outside The U.S.? Not So Fast
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) thrives on scale for its business model. But when it comes to launching new products, the company has often taken a caut… Read more at paidContent »
New Stats Find E-Reader Use Up 167%; E-Readers Under $100 By Holidays
If all you want for Christmas is a $99 e-reader, Santa is listening, according to research firm IDC. The company also finds e-reader shipmen… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Highlights E-Singles In iBookstore
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has its Kindle Singles store and now Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is highlighting shorter reads in its own “Quick Reads” section,… Read more at paidContent »
Buoyed by Russian cash, Plastic Logic turns from U.S.
After years of development, mountains of cash and a false start or two, Plastic Logic says its first e-reader is ready for the market. But even if you want one, your chances are slim: It’s only going to be sold to Russian schoolchildren. Read more »
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The connected planet: Smartphones aren’t the only player
The number of connected devices is steadily on the rise, but it’s not smartphones or computers that will lead us to the 50 billion connected devices expected by the year 2020. Rather, the Internet of Things — numerous smart objects that speak to the web and ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
A Few More Details Emerge On Amazon’s E-Book Rental Plan
Following the report this morning that Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is in discussions with publishers about an e-book rental service for Amazon Prime… Read more at paidContent »
Report: Amazon Considering E-Book Rentals For Prime Members
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is in discussions with publishers about launching an e-book rental system for Prime members, according to the WSJ. But i… Read more at paidContent »
Union Square backs Wattpad to make reading more social
Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger says that while Amazon has revolutionized the traditional book industry with the Kindle, digital storytelling still isn’t really social — which is why his firm has led a $3.5M Series A financing round for Toronto-based social-reading startup Wattpad. Read more »
Blast From The Past: Interactive Fiction Games Come To Kindle
The year is 1603, and you are in Elizabethan London. When you receive an invitation from an old acquaintance, you expect nothing but an ente… Read more at paidContent »
Reports: Amazon Launching In Spain Next Week; Kindle On The Way
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is launching Amazon.es in Spain on September 15, according to Spanish newspapers El Pais and El Mundo, with a Kindle sto… Read more at paidContent »
Why Amazon’s Tablet Will Challenge Apple In A Way That Google Cannot
The rumours are unstoppable: Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is going to unveil a tablet in the next few weeks, and if the hands-on description of an in… Read more at paidContent »
Why Amazon’s tablet can do well without being an iPad killer
Early details about a forthcoming Amazon tablet indicate it could have a potential success on its hands. Many have been quick to label it the first legitimate iPad challenger. But should Amazon have tablet success, it doesn’t mean Apple will sell fewer iPads. Read more »
Android this week: Amazon’s tablet spied; Samsung Note debuts; Tablets galore at IFA
Amazon’s long awaited entry into the Android tablet space is nearly ready, but it’s not the tablet that some were expecting. Samsung blurs the lines between tablet and phone with the new 5.3-inch Samsung Note, while Toshiba and Lenovo debut new Android tablets this week. Read more »
Report: Amazon Kindle Tablet Is The Real Deal, And It Looks Like A PlayBook
The Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) tablet that has been the subject of so much speculation has just taken one leap closer to reality: a report just out… Read more at paidContent »
An E-Book For Every War
A bestselling thriller author and financial journalist is self-publishing a series of e-book novellas, each featuring the same two character… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s New Kindle Book Promotion: The Breakdown
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is moving from periodic e-book sales (like Sunshine Deals and Big Deals) into regular month-long Kindle promotions (alon… Read more at paidContent »
