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Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet named the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet to be called the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Perhaps Apple heard the news -- that Amazon and Barnes & Noble are launching new tablets priced lower than its global-leading iPad. Or perhaps Apple is just better preparing for a slow-growing global economy, where consumer dollars are getting tighter amid talks of a new recession.

Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet, so how will Apple keep its iPad customers loyal?

Apple may be reacting to Amazon’s imminent introduction of a tablet by lowering orders for iPads as much as 25 percent, a JPMorganChase analyst told investors.

Amazon is expected to release its Kindle tablet in a market dominated by Apple's iPad, which has netted a sale of 29 million units since its launch in April 2010.

Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer this week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad.

The Apple iPad tablet isn't even two years old, but it owns almost three-fourths of the global market for tablet computers. HP's TouchPad couldn't take it down. That product lasted just two months before a $99 fire sale brought buyers rushing in for the discontinued product. But now it appears there are two serious threats to the iPad's runaway success: new tablets forthcoming from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Amazon.com is all set to launch its new Android-based Kindle tablet lineup at a press event next week.

Barnes & Noble may try to keep Amazon from pulling too far ahead with its new Kindle tablet, expected to be unveiled at a press conference in New York on September 28.

Amazon appears ready to release its new tablet, hailed by some observers as a legitimate threat to Apple's global-leading iPad. Amazon's PR firm sent an invitation to journalists Friday afternoon announcing a press conference in New York City on Sept. 28, when the company is expected to reveal its new consumer tech weapon -- the Kindle tablet. But while the tablet hasn't been revealed publicly yet, it is apparently quite real -- seen by one tech journalist already with other strong hint...

While it has been rumored that Apple may not launch iPad 3 in near future since it is unafraid of any competition, Amazon is holding a press event next week to launch the company's new Android-based Kindle tablet lineup.

Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer next week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad.

Amazon.com Inc is holding a press conference in New York on Wednesday, sparking expectations that the seller of the Kindle e-reader will unveil a long-awaited tablet.

The release date of Amazon's expected new Android-based tablet has yet to be defined, but the company has scheduled an event for next week when the device may be unveiled. Amazon's PR firm sent an invitation to journalists Friday afternoon announcing a press conference in New York City on Sept. 28 when the company is expected to reveal its new consumer tech weapon -- the Kindle tablet.

In April, Amazon announced that it will support borrowing e-books from local libraries. Now it has come true - Kindle books are available at 11,000 libraries in the U.S.

The age of the smartphones and tablets has come and traditional devices like PCs and laptops are losing their touch.

Amazon is about to launch a consumer tech battle with its highly-anticipated new tablet, expected to be launched in October, and the company is likely to try to win customers for its new product through a low product price-point and an annual content subscription model that will let readers have free access to older books and streaming movies and TV shows.

One thing is clear: While shareholders of both Apple and Amazon may not be happy, consumers will be once Amazon starts shipping its much-anticipated Kindle tablet for about $300.

mazon.com is in talks with publishers to launch an e-library service where customers will be able to view e-book content for a monthly membership fee similar to Netflix.

Amazon shares jumped nearly 5 percent after reports the e-retailer could open a book-rental service costing around $79 annually.