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Pre-orders for an authorized biography of Steve Jobs soared on Wednesday hours just after the death of Apple's former CEO was announced. Publisher Simon & Schuster also announced on Thursday that the release date has been moved up from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24.

Herman Cain may still be a longshot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he's coming on strong. Rick Perry seemed to be a lock, but his GOP star is falling fast.

The Indian government released its Aakash tablet to the public. Starting at $35, Aakash is the world's cheapest tablet. Steve Jobs would be proud.

India, the maker of the world's cheapest car, has come up with yet another feat as it has launched what it claimed the world's cheapest indigenous tablet on Wednesday.

The world's cheapest computer -- the $35 tablet -- has finally been launched in India, designed to bring the nation's poor into the computer and Internet age. The computer, a tablet known commercially as the Ubislate, is being hailed by government officials in India as a valuable educational tool and a major accomplishment for the country's fast-growing tech industry.

Preorders for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet are strong with more than a month before it officially goes on sale according to a leaked sales report to tech site Cult of Android.

Amazon's Kindle Fire, is a hot order item. Sources say Amazon has recorded more than 250,000 porders for its tablet at an average of 50,000 orders per day.

Amazon Inc's Kindle Fire, within just a week of its announcement, has analysts passionately speculating on the possibility of the 7-inch tablet making either a profit or a loss. One among the many such speculations and rumors is a recent virtual teardown of the Kindle Fire by UBM TechInsights, which suggests that the tablet's manufacturing cost stands at $150.

The iPhone 5 release frenzy has reached its zenith with barely hours left before Apple unveils the new gadget, but for the keener eye, the Tuesday event will be marked by how Apple lays out the iCloud and iOS 5. Many believe that being too engrossed with the specifications of upcoming iPhone 5 is equal to missing the wood for trees. The Tuesday event has more to do with Apple's long-term strategy than with gaining upper hand in the gadget market.

Kindle Fire needs the Hewlett-Packard-owned operating system to compete with iPad.

Not all of Kindle Fire's specs have been released yet, but even without them, it could be the best tab yet.

Formerly known for its e-ink-based e-readers, Amazon's place in the tablet wars was secured Wednesday with its introduction of the new Kindle Fire. The tablet has 7-inch IPS screen, 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core CPU, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and weighs 14.6 ounces and currently runs on a customized Android 2.3 operating system. With the long-awaited Amazon tablet now on the market, the company appears now to be poised for further expansion in the direction of e-readers and devices. Many...

Pre-orders for Amazon’s Kindle Fire has opened, but does the new Samsung Galaxy 7 Plus tablet stand a chance?

Amazon.com, which is known for its aggressive pricing strategy, didn't disappoint when setting a value on its new tablet - the Kindle Fire - which will be available for $199. The market was expecting a price in the region of $250. At $199, the 7-inch Android-based tablet is priced 60 percent below that of its competitors.

Amazon.com Inc.'s recently announced 7-inch tablet -- Kindle Fire -- appears to have already stoked the flames of the tablet market, even before it has been released.

Amazon's recently launched Kindle Fire tablet, which is priced at $199 - less than half the cost of Apple's iPad tablet, may appeal to customers who are on the lookout for a low-priced device to read books and watch movies.

Amazon.com Inc. has forayed into the already overcrowded tablet market with its Kindle Fire device, with content being its main focus.

After Amazon.com Inc.'s official announcement this week introducing its 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet for just $199, rumors are rife the company may bring out its second-generation tablet with a 10.1-inch screen this year.

Now that the wraps are off, Amazon's Kindle Fire is an aggressive play into Apple's iPad market.

Amazon.com Inc's new tablet computer costs $209.63 to make, IHS iSuppli estimated on Friday, but will sell for $199, highlighting how the e-commerce company is taking a financial hit upfront to get the device into as many hands as possible.

Appsfire co-founder Ouriel Ohayon is claiming that Amazon's Kindle Fire logo looks exactly like his company's own logo.

Starting at $199, Amazon's Kindle Fire set for release this Nov. 15 may be driving the price of its opponents down. With other tablets costing at least $100 more, the Kindle Fire is currently taking pre-orders on their website now.

Can the Kindle Fire beat its competitors viz. iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1?

BlackBerry PlayBook feels the heat of tablet competition.

According to an independent study, 41 percent of U.S. mobile owners plan on buying an iPhone 5. Furthermore, 27 percent of Android device owners and 52 percent of BlackBerry owners plan on making the switch.

Amazon has launched its long awaited next generation of Kindles, but Kindle Fire has been the one to steal the spotlight as its full color, full feature tablet form priced at a reasonable $199 is suspected to pose a threat on the Apple's iPad dynasty.

Research in Motion is reportedly giving up on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, according to a report.

Analysts who say the just unveiled Amazon Kindle Fire tablet doesn't have the muscle to become an iPad killer are too busy trying to compare the differences between the apple (iPad) and the orange (Fire).

Shares of online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) jumped on Wednesday after the company unveiled its new, cheaply priced Tablet computer called Kindle Fire as a potential challenger to Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) celebrated iPad. But is it really a case of apples and oranges?