Amazon Computer and Notebook Center: Developing

Is Amazon gearing up to release a new Kindle Fire? Well, if DigiTimes is to be believed, the answer is yes. According to the website, Amazon could launching new eReaders and 7-inch tablets by the third-quarter of 2012.

DigiTimes, citing, “sources from the upstream supply chain,” says Amazon will release a new $199 7-inch tablet with a display resolution of 1,280 x 800 that will be geared toward high-end consumers. The company will then release a second 7-inch tablet with a display resolution of 1,024 x 600 and priced at $149 that would be targeted at entry-level consumers.

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DigiTimes says Amazon is also working on an 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch tablet, although the 8.9-inch has reportedly been put on hold for now. The 10.1-inch could hit the market by late 2012, early 2013.

In addition to the rumored tablet releases, DigiTimes says that Amazon is working on a 6-inch eReader with a built-in backlight that could reach the market between the third-quarter of 2012 and the first-quarter of 2013. A backlit eReader would make sense for Amazon considering the fact that Barnes & Noble already offers a backlit reader in the form of its Nook SimpleTouch with GlowLight.

via: DigiTimes

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Report: iPad 3 to Launch March 7th, Apple Developing 8-Inch Tablet

It’s really getting down to the wire for the iPad 3. We all know that Apple’s next tablet is set to launch in early March, but now the website iMore has a specific date for that much-anticipated event: March 7th. That date falls in line with previous reports from the Wall Street Journal and other sources.

Apple hasn’t even unveiled the iPad 3, but that doesn’t stop the tablet rumor mill from churning out new gossip about products further down the pipeline. The WSJ spoke to sources at Apple’s suppliers who say that the company is developing a smaller tablet with a screen size of about 8 inches.

Clearly, a more compact iPad would help Apple compete against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab and Amazon’s Kindle Fire, both of which are available in smaller screen sizes than the iPad’s 9.7 inches. But let’s tackle one thing at a time: The iPad 3 is on the horizon, and that’s plenty exciting in and of itself.

via iMore, the Wall Street Journal

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