Amazon's $US199 Android Fire: the reaction

By Liam Tung on Sep 29, 2011 6:43AM

Flash, cloud storage and very cheap.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ launch of the Kindle Fire set the tech media alight on Wednesday afternoon, but while some claimed the lightweight 7-inch content gateway was no iPad killer, at US$199 do any computing shortcomings matter? First, the specs. The Fire weighs 413 grams, less than the ...

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