Apple's iPad 3 is likely to be launched in near future. However, if you not ready to wait for the next generation iPad, you have a long list of Android-running tablets to choose. These tablets come with amazing features, stylish looks and a reasonable price tag.
Rumors are rife that Apple is all set to launch its next generation iPad, but the Android lovers should not lose heart as Amazon is also anticipated to release two versions of its flagship Kindle Fire, one of which will be bigger than the existing Fire, AllThingsD has reported.
The constant rumor mill churning around online megalith Amazon.com (AMZN) has offered up a new hatchling, in brick and mortar form. The world's largest online retailer will open a physical store in Seattle, according to Good E-Reader, making it the first major online retailer to jump from an Internet Protocol address to actual zip code.
A new rumor, that might make this year merrier for Apple enthusiasts, suggests that the company will not only release the much-awaited iPad 3 but will also launch a 7-inch mini iPad anytime this year.
Amazon Kindle Fire and Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which were launched in the recent past, have already become two of the best-selling tablets, eating into iPad 2's market share. But the big question is - Do they really stand tall against Apple iPad 2?
Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers.
After two stories detailed Apple's overseas operations, CNN released a report on Monday that features an 18-year-old female college student by the name of Miss Chen, who works overtime at Foxconn building iPads even though she had never seen one of Apple's finished tablets before.
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed technology that brings the realistic feel of flipping through pages to reading on tablets and smartphones.
Shares of e-retailer Amazon plunged as much as 11 percent Wednesday after the company reported poor results. The fall sliced more than $1.6 billion from the fortune of CEO Jeff Bezos.
Analysts attribute the fall of Amazon's stock price to high expectations that weren't met.
Amazon.com Inc's shares slid 12 percent in early trade on fears that heavy spending would hurt the retailer's profits even as revenue growth falls short of Wall Street expectations.
Shares of Amazon, the world’s largest e-retailer, plunged 11 percent to $173.68 in pre-market trading after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue below expectations.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has reported a 57 percent decline in its fourth quarter profit despite the strong sales of Kindle devices.
Bookseller Barnes & Noble has announced that the chain will stop selling books in its stores published by Amazon.com.
Amazon.com warned of a possible operating loss in the first quarter following a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profits, a sign that the online retailer is continuing to spend heavily on expansion and new ventures at the expense of shorter-term profits.
Apple Inc. just can't lose. After becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world (the market cap is currently at $425.61 billion), Apple followed up by becoming the top PC maker in the world. The achievement is a testament to the company's ability to sell innovative products and to its rabid fan base. Whether Apple is able to remain the top PC maker remains largely dependent on new senior vice president of retail operations John Browett's ability to keep sales strong.
The Seattle-based company announced Tuesday it earned $177 million in the fourth quarter, or 39 cents a share.
A company called Flurry looked at Android tablet sales over the holiday season in 2011, and found the Asus Transformer lost out to the Kindle Fire in the best selling Android tablet category. Flurry looked at which tablets spent the most time in a series of apps the company is involved in, and determined the Amazon Kindle Fire was the top dog in the rapidly growing Android tablet space. The previous leader was the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and in just a few months, the Kindle Fire knocked it out of th...
Venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz raised $1.5 billion for a new fund, bringing the firm's assets under management to $2.7 billion and cementing the firm's position among the venture-capital elite.
Ever since the Amazon Kindle Fire raised the bar for (comparatively) low-priced tablets in late 2011, many people have been waiting for more/better options in the sub-$300 range. Now comes the IdolPAd from Idolian, a $99 Android 2.3 tablet that seems nearly too good to be true.
Amazon tablet Kindle Fire will help the company post record sales, according to Stifel Nicolaus analyst Jordan Rohan.
Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet sold six million units in 2011, but a new contender in the economy tablet class has emerged. It's called the Spark tablet, and at $265, it's certainly much cheaper than almost any other seven inch tablet. Not as cheap as the $200 Kindle Fire, though. It's not a hybrid tablet, but the Spark runs an operating system called Plasma Active, an open-source OS by K Desktop Environment (KDE) and Germany based open-slx.
