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Is Nook HD a Giant iPhone in Disguise?
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 2:23pm | 670In an effort to compete with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), the world's largest online bookseller, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has introduced two brand-new tablets: the seven-inch Nook HD and the nine-inch Nook HD+. Both tablets offer distinct advantages over Amazon's line of devices, which includes...
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Barnes & Noble Unveils $199 Nook HD, $269 Nook HD+
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 8:51am | 459Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) unveiled two new tablets Wednesday morning, the seven-inch Nook HD and the nine-inch Nook HD+. In a move that is clearly geared at undercutting the price of its chief competitor Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), the 16GB Nook HD+ starts at $269, which is $30 cheaper than the...
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Amazon Physically Expands Following Kindle Introductions
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 8:31am | 493Following a highly publicized press conference on Thursday afternoon in which Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) revealed a new line of Kindle devices, the company delivered more good news to the American public. Amazon will create 2,000 new jobs once the online retailer opens up three more distribution centers...
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Amazon Ends Apple's Monopoly
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 5:09pm | 694Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has dropped a massive bomb on a certain company in Cupertino, California. The online retail giant unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablets, all of which pose a unique threat to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominance in the tablet market. For $159, consumers can now purchase a seven-...
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Amazon Unveils $299 Kindle Fire HD, $499 with 4G LTE
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 3:26pm | 334Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has unveiled a new version and a new price of the seven-inch Kindle Fire along with a high-end tablet designed to compete head-on with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. In fact, the company unveiled four Kindle Fire devices, confirming the implausible-sounding rumor that claimed...