iPad Mini Ad Impressions Grew 28 Percent Every Day in November

That’s 9 percentage points more than the Kindle Fire during the same period last year.
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Microsoft’s Ballmer: Surface Is the Tablet Consumers Really Want

“[Nobody] has a product that you can really use. Not Apple. Not Google. Not Amazon.”
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Apple Doesn’t Need a $200 iPad Mini

When has Apple ever played at the bottom of the pricing barrel?
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iPad Mini Design “Could Outshine the New iPad”

“Apple did not skimp on the aesthetics of the much-anticipated ‘iPad mini.’”
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Kindle Fire Owners Can Opt Out of Ads for $15

A day after confirming that all its new Kindle Fire tablets would feature unavoidable “Special Offer” advertisements on their lock screens, Amazon has reversed course and said there will be a way to avoid them after all. For a one-time payment of $15, Kindle owners can opt out of the ads for the lifetime of the device.

Bing, Not Google, Will Power Search on Amazon’s New Kindle Fires

Who’s feeling lucky now?
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Amazon Appstore Opens for Business in Europe

It has been 17 months since Amazon debuted its Appstore in the United States and only now is the retail giant rolling it out in Europe. Thursday morning, Amazon launched Amazon Appstore, its marketplace for Android applications, in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The storefront’s expected international expansion comes ahead of the Sept. 6 media event at which Amazon will unveil the next iteration of its Kindle Fire and presumably paves the way for the tablet, which is currently only available in the U.S., to debut overseas.

Nook Out Below: Barnes & Noble Drops Tablet Prices as Mini-Market Gets More Crowded

The bookseller is taking some proactive measures to keep its e-readers competitive.
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire Edges Up in the Tablet Race

Amazon’s Kindle Fire claims 5 percent of the global tablet market, according to the latest guesstimate from IDC.
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Amazon’s Next Kindle Fire Will Ship in Q3 With Improved Display

Amazon’s got a new Kindle Fire in the pipeline. Here are some more details.
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The New iPad’s Closest Competitor? The Old iPad.

Kindle Fire Not Exactly Burning Up U.S. Tablet Market

What’s Behind the Drop in Kindle Fire Shipments?

Kindle Fire Shipments Fizzle

Target Closes the Book on Kindle

More Tablets Run Amazon’s Version of Android Than Google’s

Will We See an Amazon Smartphone This Year?

Daddy, I Want an iPhone NOW!

Kindle Touch Will Touch Down in Europe on April 27

Flash: Apple’s New iPad Popular Among Young, Tech-Savvy Consumers!

Rumor Mill Ramps Up Production of Cheaper and Smaller iPads

Coming Soon From Amazon: Kindle Towering Inferno

Kindle Fire Claims 14 Percent of Tablet Market

Fire in the Hole! Amazon May Ship 9-Inch Kindle by Midyear.