Amazon unveils Kindle Fire, its entry into the tablet fray

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	Amazon unveils Kindle Fire, its entry into the tablet fray Amazon unveiled its tablet computer, the $199 Android-based Kindle Fire, today during a Manhattan launch event. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast Thinking about Migrating to Microsoft Exchange 2010? This informative guide details the best practices to follow when migrating from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to Microsoft Exchange 2010 specifically explaining how to prepare the existing infrastructure, what safeguards to employ before beginning, and how to perform the actual migration. Read now In this Issue IT Blogwatch: Amazon Kindle Fire tablet review roundup 3 traits that make the Kindle Fire competitive JR Raphael: Amazon's Kindle Fire may have a hidden 'app tax' JR Raphael: Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet: Some important perspective Apple's latest Mini gets a 'serious' speed boost Preston Gralla: Expect Microsoft to get royalties from Amazon's Kindle Fire Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's plan for the connected home Jonny Evans: Apple confirms October 4 iPhone 5 event Samsung tops Apple iPad in India iPad owners attracted to $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: A Brief Introduction Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is the world's first engineered system specifically designed to provide enterprises with a foundation for secure, mission-critical private cloud capable of virtually unlimited scale, unbeatable performance, and previously unimagined management simplicity. Read More Today! IT Blogwatch: Amazon Kindle Fire tablet review roundup As expected, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched its Kindle Fire tablet. Time for a roundup of reviews and reactions, IT Blogwatch-style, as bloggers ponder the $199 Android tablet that hides Android.   Read More 3 traits that make the Kindle Fire competitive The Kindle Fire tablet, announced by Amazon.com on Wednesday, has three traits that make it competitive in a crowded tablet market: a low $199 price, a browser called Amazon Silk, and access to an abundant ecosystem of movies, music, apps, and books. Read More JR Raphael: Amazon's Kindle Fire may have a hidden 'app tax' Amazon's Kindle Fire may end up costing you extra money if you're an existing Android user.   Read More JR Raphael: Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet: Some important perspective Amazon's Kindle Fire has a lot to offer -- but if you think you're going to get the same kind of experience you see on other tablets, you may be in for a disappointment.   Read More Apple's latest Mini gets a 'serious' speed boost A month with the updated Mac Mini was enough to convince columnist Michael deAgonia that Apple's entry-level computer impresses in both the office and the living room. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategy Guide to Converged Infrastructure in K-12 Education The lack of cohesive and capable infrastructure could prevent schools from taking advantage of some of the biggest cost-saving trends of the decade: virtualization and cloud computing. Learn more Preston Gralla: Expect Microsoft to get royalties from Amazon's Kindle Fire One of the surprise winners in today's announcement of the Kindle Fire should be Microsoft, which can expect to get significant royalties from what will likely be a hot-selling tablet. Microsoft has gone after other manufacturers of Android devices, and signed royalty agreements with them, including a deal today with Samsung. Expect one with Amazon to follow.   Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's plan for the connected home Things change fast in the technology world, and Apple has played a big part in that change, but where to next for intelligent devices?   Read More Jonny Evans: Apple confirms October 4 iPhone 5 event Apple has confirmed plans to hold its official iPhone launch event on October 4, where the company's CEO, Tim Cook, is expected to host a special media event at Apple's Cupertino, Calif. campus.   Read More Samsung tops Apple iPad in India Apple trails behind Samsung in India's fledgling tablet market, which is largely driven by relevant content and low prices, according to research released Thursday. Read More iPad owners attracted to $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet At $199, the price of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is a tempting purchase for some iPad owners, who are wondering whether the tablets will coexist or compete. Read More
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