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HP $99 TouchPad Only Scratched the Surface: 5 Reasons Amazon's New Tablet Will Tackle iPad

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Amazon is preparing to take on Apple's iPad in a head-to-head battle that promises to get interesting soon -- as soon as Amazon launches its new tablet, possibly as early as October. If you thought the discontinued TouchPad's brief success as a $99 fire sale product as the first realistic competitor to Apple's iPad was interesting, you haven't seen anything yet. Amazon has shown the company can be successful with a mass consumer tablet-like product -- the Kindle e-reader.
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Steve Jobs Resigns: Five Reasons He Made Apple Great

Steve Jobs resigns from Apple, and now it's time to reflect back on what made the skinny college dropout one of the best innovators in the history of modern capitalism. News that Jobs resigned may be a surprise in timing, but everybody knew this was coming sooner rather than later. Jobs has been battling pancreatic cancer for years, and had a liver transplant two years ago, after all.
Apple's Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Retires: Five Lessons to Learn from Apple's Great CEO

Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple's leader. The move has been speculated because of questions over Jobs' health. He was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant two years ago. Speculation has focused on when Jobs might retire, but even though the timing might come as a surprise, Jobs' impact as a 21st century leader is clear. Here are five reasons Apple's Steve Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEO's ever.
Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California

Jay-Z & Kanye album on top for second week

In a week that saw other worldwide rulers being run out of their palaces, it was pretty clear that Jay-Z and Kanye West would be keeping their jointly held throne. And, sure enough, the rappers' collaborative album dominated the Billboard/SoundScan album chart for a second week, even with a 59 percent decline in sales.
The Apple iPad 2 is shown during its launch event in San Francisco, March 2

HP's TouchPad Couldn't Touch iPad; Could a New Tablet from Amazon?

HP's TouchPad was an OK product according to reviews, but it lived a very short product life because consumers showed a hearty appetite for Apple's tablet-leading iPad. Now, many are asking if Apple's iPad will ever have a worthy competitor. At the moment, however, there's no competitor on the horizon ready to challenge the iPad.
Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato Re-Rising Star Reveals Album Art [PHOTOS]

Since Lovato's comeback, fans and fellow celebrities have been nothing short of impressed at her maturity, compure, and honesty when speaking of her past issues.Amazing when people put themselves into their art completely, Pete Wentz said. The new song Skyscraper by @ddlovato is pure perfection, Katy Perry tweeted. Her voice is one of the BEST undiscovered beauties. Can't wait for the full record.
A digital edition of Sports Illustrated is shown on the new HP Palm TouchPad after a media presentation at the Herbst Pavilion at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco

Why You Should Avoid the HP TouchPad (Even at $99)

HP is 'reinventing' itself, shedding its PC division and the division responsible for its TouchPad tablet -- the would-be iPad contender -- but that means it can now be yours for $99. So should you run out and get one?
IHS iSuppli: HP TouchPad 32GB Costs $318 in Materials

Is the HP TouchPad Even Worth it at $99?

After missing earnings by a long-shot and announcing the divestiture of its webOS smartphone and tablet business, HP is now slashing the prices of its TouchPad tablet. But is it even worth $99?

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