Amazon.com Inc introduced its eagerly awaited tablet computer on Wednesday with a price tag that could make it the first strong competitor in a tablet market that has been dominated by Apple Inc's iPad.
Amazon rolled out its much anticipated Kindle Fire on Wednesday, its first fully fledged tablet computer posing a threat to Apple's iPad empire. But other players may also need to watch out.
Pundits keep saying the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will directly take on Apple's industry-leading iPad. And they are right. But there's another company that may take a direct hit from Amazon's new product. Netflix.
Amazon is red hot. The company's stock is surging on the same day Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled its first tablet -- the Kindle Fire -- at an event in New York.
Wall Street loves all the new product news today from Amazon -- including the company's unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet, priced at $199.
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has unveiled a new e-reader device called the Kindle Touch 3G, which is now selling for $149 and $99 without 3G.
Amazon is in New York to announce a new tablet, the Kindle Fire, but the company has announced it will sell a top of the line Kindle Touch 3G for $149, featuring a touch screen, faster interface, free 3G, and long battery life.
Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will sell for $199, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Amazon is set to bring color to the Kindle when it unveils Kindle Fire on Wednesday during a press conference, according to reports.
Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is out as the world's biggest e-retailer taps into a burgeoning market now dominated by Apple's iPad. The Seattle-based online retailer will price it from $199, $200 below iPad2, and offer key entertainment features.
The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will be revealed in New York on Wednesday, according to reports. Already, media types are proclaiming that Amazon will throw down a competitive gauntlet against Apple and its industry-leading iPad tablet with an expected October Kindle Fire release.
With the evidence increasing that Amazon will release a tablet computer for the holiday season, including recent comments from CEO Jeff Bezos to stay tuned when asked about the possibility, there are enough reasons for Apple to worry.
Amazon.com's announcement comes a day after Netflix announced it would stream Dreamworks Animation content
The news comes a day after Netflix announced a streaming deal with Dreamworks animation
Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet, so how will Apple keep its iPad customers loyal?
Mark Zuckerberg edged out Larry Page and Sergey Brin for the first time on the Forbes 400, its annual list of the richest people in America.
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.
Amazon showed the world after the dot com bubble that an Internet retailer could be huge, profitable and powerful. Then, the company effectively created the booming ebook industry. Now, Amazon is trying to change to change our world again, talking with traditional book publishers about creating an ebook rental service.
Ever since Amazon Web Services emerged as the next big thing for e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc a few years ago, Wall Street has debated whether the business mints money or just breaks even.
Jeff Bezos showed a striking mechanical aptitude and insatiable curiosity as a child. Bezos dismantled his crib with a screwdriver, and he developed intense and multiple scientific interests, converting his parents' garage into a laboratory. Even as an adult, the founder and CEO of Amazon is dreaming of launching space tourism by funding the development of a spacecraft.
Jeff Bezos showed a striking mechanical aptitude and insatiable curiosity as a child. Bezos dismantled his crib with a screwdriver, and he developed intense and multiple scientific interests, converting his parents' garage into a laboratory. Even as an adult, the founder and CEO of Amazon is dreaming of launching space tourism by funding the development of a spacecraft.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos can launch an e-commerce giant, he can launch the world's most popular e-reader, the Kindle, and he is likely to soon launch a new tablet to compete with Apple's iPad. But he hasn't yet been able to launch a rocket that successfully leads to space tourism.It's not for a lack of trying, though.
