09/06/2012
Ladies and Gents: The [New] Kindle Fire HD is here!!!
The new Kindle Fire HD comes in a 7-inch and 8.9-inch display model and features 1,920 x 1,200 resolution with 254 pixels-per-inch, dual Dolby digital plus speakers, Wi-Fi connectivity, camera and 25 percent less glare than the Kindle Fire.
The 16 gigabyte 7-inch Kindle Fire HD will retail for $199 and ships on Sept. 14. The 16 gigabyte 8.9-inch model will retail for $299 and ships on Nov. 20.
Bezos also introduced a 32 gigabyte 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD with 4G LTE connectivity. The tablet comes with a $50 per year plan that allows for 250 megabytes of data per month. The top Kindle Fire HD model will retail for $99 and ships on Nov. 20.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57507733-94/kindle-fire-hd-amazons-anti-apple-profit-engine/
The three new Kindle Fire HD tablets are the latest example that Amazon isn't interested in making money off of its hardware, a far cry from the Apple strategy. Read this blog post by Roger Cheng on Mobile.