AMAZON’S
TABLET TO RIVAL IPAD
Amazon.com Inc plans to unveil a
cheaper, smaller USD 250 rival to Apple Inc’s iPad tablet device in November,
industry blog TechCrunch reported on Friday. Sporting a backlit 7-inch screen —
smaller than the iPad’s and about the same as Research in Motion’s PlayBook —
the device is geared toward playing music and movies off the internet. TechCrunch,
which said it had played with a testing prototype, reported that the plan was
for Amazon to offer Amazon Prime — its USD 79-a-year internet streaming service
— for free along with the gadget. Amazon did not respond to requests for
comment. The internet retailer’s first entry in the tablet computing arena has
been touted as a strong contender to Apple, whose c h e a p e s t tablet goes
for USD 499.
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