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Comcast launches live TV on iPad, Amazon optimizes Kindle store for iPad

Comcast on Tuesday began to roll out its new “AnyPlay” functionality for iPad, allowing subscribers to stream live TV to Apple’s tablet. Also, Amazon launched a new Kindle storefront designed to take advantage of the touchscreen interface of the iPad. Continue reading

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Amazon introduces iPad Kindle Store

Amazon skirted Apple’s restrictive App Store policies on Tuesday by launching a Web-based, iPad-optimized Kindle store. Continue reading

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Kindle Fire helps Amazon set holiday sales record

Amazon says it sold more than a million Kindles per week during December, and millions of Kindle Fires during the holiday shopping season. Continue reading

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Amazon adds magazines, PDF support to Kindle iOS app

Version 2.9 of the universal Kindle app adds magazine and PDF support, along with the ability to email documents for reading on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Continue reading

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(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Reading is fun-duh-mental

The Kindle Fire may be selling well but it isn’t doing anything for reading comprehension. (This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.) Continue reading

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Amazon vows to fix flaws in Kindle Fire

Amazon promises to update the Kindle Fire’s software before Christmas in answer to early customers’ complaints, but not everything can be patched. Continue reading

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Review: Nook Tablet a worthy alternative to the Kindle Fire

B&N’s Nook Tablet has beefier specs than Amazon’s Kindle Fire, but it also has its share of limitations as a tablet. Continue reading

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Analyst: Kindle Fire second in tablet sales behind iPad

A market-research firm projects that Amazon’s Kindle Fire will become the clear second-place tablet behind the iPad this quarter. Continue reading

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Opinion: Kindle Fire versus iPad 2

The Kindle Fire is a terrific Kindle, but a weak tablet. Why would Amazon invite a comparison to the iPad? Continue reading

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Review: Kindle Touch e-reader offers 3G support

Though the Kindle Touch brings Amazon up to speed with other e-readers, its hardware and software offer little in the way of imagination and useful innovation. Continue reading

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