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Microsoft shocked the world this week when it announced that it will pour $300 million into the Nook e-reader technology from Barnes & Noble. The deal, which is being called a win for both corporations, quickly gained approval from analysts within the tech industry. "I think for Microsoft to...

If you thought Amazon's first tablet had a great price, just wait till you hear what might become of the next-gen Kindle Fire. According to Herman Leung, an analyst with Susquehanna International Group, lower prices could be in our future. "I think they could still be largely subsidized," Leung...

Amazon is facing a new threat now that its chief competitor has teamed up with Microsoft. What does this mean for the Kindle maker, and how will it respond? "I don't think Amazon has to do anything," Herman Leung, an analyst with Susquehanna International Group, told Benzinga. "They have been...

Canadians who bought an e-book from Apple could be rewarded for their purchase. Well, not exactly. But if the lawyers behind a new class action suit are successful, the Mac maker could be required to pay Canadian consumers who purchased a digital book from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) within the last 24...

The Retina Display, long battery life and 4G LTE capability are among the iPad's most beloved features. But the thing that people dislike the most could boost the Kindle Fire 2. Due for release sometime this year, the not-yet-announced Kindle Fire 2 – or Kindle Fire HD, depending on who you talk...

Amazon's first tablet sold on price alone. Can a high-def screen give it an extra boost? Now that the "new" iPad is in stores, breaking sales records, and supplying consumers with another reason to talk about the Retina Display, media hype is slowly shifting to other devices. And since Samsung...

Apple's toughest competition in 4Q 2011 was Apple, iSuppli claims. The IHS (NYSE: IHS) research firm has released a report (via Barron's) on the tablet market, revealing that Apple may have actually cannibalized sales of the iPad 2 with the release of the iPhone 4S. This might explain why the...

When hundreds of thousands of consumers purchased a Kindle Fire last Christmas, they had no idea what they were getting. It turns out that the $200 tablet they acquired just happens to be a slightly modified version of a $500 tablet that no one wanted: the ill-fated PlayBook from Research in...

Ironic, eh? On a day when love is in the air, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is showing American job-seekers a little affection by announcing a new one-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Middleton, Delaware. According to TechCrunch, the center will create approximately 850 full-time jobs and cost $...

Thousands will wait in line. Several will stay overnight. Some might even camp outside an Apple Store for a week. Will you be one of them? If not, don't expect to get an iPad 3 this spring. The highly anticipated device is expected to be unveiled during the first week of March, AllThingsD reported...