KINDLE

Transformer Prime Compared to Kindle Fire: Which Should You Buy?

Amazon Kindle Fire
Transformer Prime is a 10-inch beast compared to Kindle Fire because it's larger, more powerful and brand spanking new. So new in fact, it's not out yet except for a few pre-orders that have shipped. Prime will have missed many holiday shoppers, but that could be a boon to the Kindle Fire because it's widely available and for less than half the price.

Kindle Fire for Kids: Best Children’s Books, Apps and Child-Friendly Settings

Amazon Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire is one of the most popular holiday gifts this year for adults and children alike. The Kindle Fire can be used to read magazines, books and watch movies, but it can also be used for educational purposes to help kids learn to read interactively. We took a closer look at some of the most popular children's books, top apps for kids and some child-friendly settings parents can use to protect their children.
Graphics of new Amazon Kindle tablets seen at news conference in New York

Amazon may benefit as digital goods sales jump

Digital goods are the fastest-growing category online this holiday, led by e-books, suggesting Amazon.com Inc's strategy of blanketing the world with cheap e-readers and tablet computers may be producing some early gains.
More news
Apple iPad

iPad 3: Wait a Few Months or Buy a Sony Tablet S?

iPad 3 should be available by March or April 2012, so in the meantime, 10-inch tablets like the Sony Tablet S may be they type of device that could hold you over until then. iPad 3 could come out with predictable updates like 4G, Siri and better resolution, but it could also surprise with 3D gestures or even a rimless build for a larger screen area.
Eric Schmidt

Google Tablet to Take on Apple iPad: Report

Google appears poised to go after the Apple iPad. Schmidt described the iPad as amazing, according to The Telegraph, and said the late Steve Jobs should be credited with creating the tablet craze. Many tablets already use Google's Android operating system, but Google doesn't sell its own hardware as a signature product.
Kindle-Fire

Kindle Fire: 5 Tablets to Consider Before You Buy One

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is an affordable option in the tablet world, but there five other choices out there you may have overlooked. Anyone thinking of grabbing the Kindle Fire should consider these five tablets before you get one.
iPad and iPad mini

Apple to Release iPad 3 and iPad Mini in 2012?

Despite losing co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, Apple hasn't slackened its pace of growth and, if rumors are to be believed, the Cupertino-based technology giant is all set to release iPad 3 as well as a 7.85-inch iPad Mini in 2012.
Kindle Touch

Kindle Touch vs Kindle Keyboard: What's the Difference?

Amazon's new tablet and e-reader line-up includes four devices with very similar names, so the Kindle Touch and Kindle Keyboard may be just similar enough to need a brief explanation. Obviously, one is a touch screen device and one relies on a full QWERTY style keyboard, but the Touch has a couple extra features readers might really love.
Kindle Fire

Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Kindle Fire or iPad 2?

With Christmas drawing near, many people are looking for the perfect holiday gift. In the digital world, a tablet computer may be a good choice. During the fourth quarter of this year, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign and powerfully presented the most awaited tablet, the Kindle Fire. But can it stand up to Apple's best-selling iPad 2?
iPad and iPad mini

Kindle Fire vs. iPad: Will Apple Release Mini iPad to Challenge Amazon Tablet?

According to tech insider DigiTimes and analyst Richard Shim, Apple will not only launch an iPad 3 to compete with Amazon's tablet computer in 2012 but a 7-inch mini iPad as well. As Kindle Fire sales threaten Apple's iPad 2, analysts are already debating the mini iPad's pricing and specs, and after Steve Jobs' death, a 7-inch tablet is looking more and more likely.
IBTimes Logo

iPad 3 Production Begins, iPhone 5 Speculation Continues [VIDEO]

The iPad 3, one of the most anticipated gadgets for 2012-- after the iPhone 5-- is underway with new reports indicating that production has been pushed forward ahead of the Chinese New Year. Although there has been no official announcement about the tablet's release date; reports, insiders and tech blogs all indicate the product will be unveiled in March 2012, with a release to soon follow.
An Apple Inc's iPad 2 tablet and a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab tablet are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul

iPad Mini Ready for Release?

Even as rumors about Apple's next generation tablet - dubbed iPad 3 - continue to grow, a report on another gadget called iPad Mini - an iPad with a 7.85-inh display that could compete with Kindle Fire - has surfaced.
IPad 2

Apple Planning iPad Mini Release After iPad 3 Launch: Report

A reports said that Apple will release the anticipated iPad 3 at the end of the first quarter of 2012 and follow that up a new mini iPad before the fourth quarter of 2012. The news site reports the mini iPad will have a 7.85-inch touchscreen, according to sources in the supply chain.
A reporter tries out a new $79 Kindle tablet at a news conference during the launch of Amazon's new tablets in New York.

Amazon selling over 1 million Kindles a week

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it is selling more than one million Kindle devices a week, an unusual disclosure from the largest Internet retailer that comes in the wake of some negative reviews of its new Kindle Fire tablet.
Kindle Fire

Amazon Kindle Sales Top 1 Million a Week for Last Three Weeks

The Seattle-based online retailer announced Thursday that customers have been purchasing Kindle products at the rate of more than one million a week for the past three weeks, with its Kindle Fire the best selling product on its Web site since the product was released in late September.
Amazon Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire Complaints: Top 11 Problems With Amazon's Tablet

Amazon's Kindle Fire has been available in stores and online for one month, but consumers have already begun shipping their Fire's back with serious concerns and complaints about the device. We took a look at the top 11 problems most users complained about to judge whether they should affect your decision to buy the Amazon tablet or not.
Amazon Reports Selling Millions of Kindle Fire, Other Kindle Versions for the Holidays

Kindle Fire: Five Ways it's Better Compared to Nook Tablet

Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet have found a nice little home in the under $300 tablet world, and that's in part due to the fact they more like muscle-bound e-readers than full featured tablet computers. While both devices run the Android operating system, they run customized versions that do not allow either device to gain access to the over 500,000 apps in the Android Market.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.