As we’ve reported earlier, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has quietly made an entry into the Indian ecommerce market with Amazon.in. Today, Amazon took yet another bold step and began listing its Kindle tablets and e-readers at Amazon.in. The original 6″ Kindle device is available for order right now but other models like the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite will be available starting on June 27th. Those who’re interested can sign up for an alert from...
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There is little doubt that the iPad resigns supreme in the tablet market. But some research market analysts predict that it won’t be much longer until Android tablets overtake Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) tablets. Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s 50% Share In Q1 During the first quarter Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had 50% of the share of all the tablet ships. Although there wasn’t a definitive timeline given, analysts claim that China could be the key factor. Chinese...
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) - the online retail giant on Thursday announced that its Kindle Fire – both the 7″ and 8.9″ HD display tablets can now be pre-ordered in over 170 additional countries. The tablets are now available for pre-order on Amazon’s official website and shipping will start from June 13th onwards, the company says. The Kindle Fire HD has a 7-inch display running at 1280 x 800 resolution, and with 16 GB or 32...
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) unveiled its virtual currency, Amazon Coins, today with Kindle Fire users receiving $5 (500 Amazon Coins) in order to get things started. Amazon is following the likes of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), and Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) with the hopes of bringing in more in-app purchases to the online giant. Amazon says that this represents a give away of “tens of millions” of dollars, though Amazon will obviously recover a good deal of...
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It’s not that the days of physical books and magazines are over, but these days, many people read their favorite books and magazines on their mobile devices such as smartphones, iPad, Nexus 7/10, Kindle Fire/HD, etc. The problem with reading magazines on these devices is that the eBook reading apps don’t have the print option, at least in most cases. So what you do when you want a hard copy of a page? For...
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Since the introduction of the first iPad in 2010, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the king of the global tablet market. During the third quarter of 2010, the Cupertino based tech giant held a 93 percent market share based on data from the IDC. The emergence of competitors such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab coupled with the availability of e-Readers from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) among others, cut Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s tablet market...
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The Nexus 7 tablet from Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Asutek has been selling better than expected with a huge growth since the launch. The popular budget tablet is nearing the 1 million sales per month mark, and that is big news for Google. When Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) first released the Nexus 7, the company’s lower-priced tablet sold 500,000 tablets the first month. This new number is a huge highlight for the company but how...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is no longer a stand alone brand in the tech industry. Recent events tend to justify this sentiment, as the tablets and smartphones war intensifies. Nonetheless, Apple seems to be just managing to maintain its status as a brand to reckon. The iPhone and iPad maker is facing competition from left right and center, and even worse, the competitors are becoming just as innovative. Indeed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has over the...
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Despite introducing new Kindles this quarter, Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) posted its first quarterly loss in four years. The online retailer reported a net loss of $274 million for the third quarter, with earnings of $13.81 billion. Analysts had expected a loss of $0.07 per share and revenue of $13.92 billion, according to a poll by FactSet. LivingSocial, the group deals site, was responsible for more than half of the loss. Amazon invested over $200 million in...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced its new iPad Mini along with other products during an event at San Jose, California yesterday. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Phil Schiller, vice president of marketing unveiled the new products of the company. The Cupertino-based tech giant surprised the members of the media and the analysts with the latest update of the full-size iPad, which comes with the new lightning connector, and its Wi-Fi connection capability is two times...
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Apple and speculations always go hand in hand. Now everyone is speculating the release date of a smaller version of iPad, dubbed as iPad Mini and iPad Nano. Wall Street has been predicting for months that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) could bring a low cost, smaller tablet to prevent its competitors from dominating the tablets market. Google’s Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire, both priced at $199, have grabbed more than one third of the...
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