Kindle Fire Impact on Other Tablet Buying Intent

For the next couple of days, y’all are going to be bombarded with articles on Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet. The 7-inch Android-based tablet is already in the hands of consumers and early reviews are kind of mixed with some not impressed with its Silk browser. The below chart from Indian market researcher Social Nuggets […]

Amazon Heeds SI’s Advice on Tablet Pricing

No, you schmucks are not the only ones reading, and more importantly benefiting from, the nonpareil SI blog. Y’all can pat your collective backs today that you’re in august company. Obviously, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is an avid reader of the SI blog because in August we recommended that the upcoming Kindle Tablet must be […]

Amazon Guns for iPad with $199 Kindle Fire Tablet

In hopes of riding the current tablet wave sweeping consumers, E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com today launched a $199 tablet it’s calling the Kindle Fire. As expected, it’s a 7-inch touchscreen device running a custom version of Google’s Android software. Can Kindle Fire Catch Fire with Consumers? Key Features * The dual-processor tablet weighs 14.6-oz, is WiFi […]

Amazon Plays with Fire – Kindle Fire

As almost universally expected, Amazon will launch its tablet Wednesday at an event in New York City. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself will do the honors. Dubbed Kindle Fire, the device is said to be a  7-inch touchscreen tablet running a custom version of Google’s Android software. Pricing for the Kindle Fire is still hush-hush. […]