Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet To Compete With Apple’s iPad
Is the Kindle Fire the next Apple iPad killer? The tablets computer landscape is about to change with Amazon new tablet computer (released in November 2011) called the Kindle Fire. Amazon, known for its Kindle eReader, came out with a 7″ tablet running on a somewhat modified Android OS (Google) making it more easier to use. It’s price (less than $200.00 US) is half of that of the iPAD. Amazon also introduced a new Kindle eReader called Kindle Touch. The content for the Kindle Fire comes from Amazon’s own vast library of music, ebooks, movies, etc. This is similar to Apple’s iPad’s content download via Apple’s iTunes library. The Kindle Fire also have connectivity to...
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Tablet computer. Call them whatever you want – tablet computers, mobile computing, tablet PCs, they are the latest to win the hearts of people from all different backgrounds. People who found desktop PCs and laptops a challenge to use, are now embracing tablet computers due to their ease of use. They pretty well run right out of the box with minimum configuration. There are some laptop design where the screen would swivel and fold over the keyboard thus making it look and behave like a tablet. What was the first tablet computer? If you said Apple iPad 1, you’re wrong. Actually tablet computers existed way before the Apple iPAD. But it was the Apple iPAD 1...
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In order to communicate with the outside world, most tablet computer come with some form of network connectivity via the tablet wifi and optionally, 3G/4G LTE (Long Term Evolution). There are four ways of connecting to the internet: 1. Internet service provider’s network: Some tablets will have been paired with a service provider like Verizon/AT&T/Rogers/Bell. Your tablet will be connected to the provider’s 3G/4G LTE network. You will need to pay a monthly data plan which comes with a maximum monthly data usage. The advantage to this is that you are on your own network. The disadvantage is that you need to watch carefully your data usage. If you go over your monthly limit, you may be hit with extra charges. ...
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Welcome to the tablets computer website. Here you will find useful information and tips on tablet computers. It wasn’t so long ago that the only tablet computers available was the Apple iPad 1, the grand-daddy of tablets. Today, all the major companies such as Samsung and RIM have released their tablet versions. Even Amazon is getting in the game with the Kindle Fire. To complicate this the tablets run on different operating systems. These are iOS (Apple), Android (Samsung, Motorola and others) , QNX OS (Blackberry) and yes even Windows (HTC, ASUS, HP, etc). With so many tablets being introduced into the market each month, the selection choice can be quite daunting. Tablets Computer’s Choice The...
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