Apple Picks the Perfect Time for the iPad 3 Release

With more competitors than ever, Apple's tablet supremacy has started slipping, making soon the perfect time to release a hyped-up new offering.

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How to Spot a Fake Online Product Review

We didn't need a New York Times article to bring to our attention to the fact that certain companies bribe their customers for good Internet reviews in exchange for rebates.

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Amazon's Kindle Fire Money-Making Strategy Is Working

Though Amazon loses money on the production of each Kindle Fire, the company more than makes up for it in digital media sales -- just as planned.

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We Never Doubted Cameron Crowe's Zoo Movie; Make This Polar Bear Famous

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: It's not impossible to make a good zoo movie, a little polar bear without a home is going to be a big deal, and Conan's gets laughs out of the Kindle Fire's slow start.

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Amazon Releases a Partial Fix for Kindle Fire Bugs

As promised, Amazon has given Kindle users an update to fix some (not all) of the tablet's issues. 

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The Best New Things of 2011

Every year sees the debut of new things -- new actors on the scene, new gadgets, new websites, etc. -- that define an otherwise arbitary date.

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Amazon Is Slow to Fix Its Kindle Fire Problems

After many Kindle Fire complaints, Amazon has finally promised a fix, coming in two weeks -- over a month and a half since the device first came out -- the company told The New York Times's David Streitfeld. 

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The Most Common Complaints About the Kindle Fire

Three weeks after Amazon released the Kindle Fire, users have had enough time to notice its kinks. 

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It Costs Amazon Less to Make a Kindle Fire Than Previously Thought

With each Kindle Fire sale Amazon loses money, but not that much. 

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Amazon Kindle Fire Review Roundup: You Get What You Pay For

With the supposed iPad killer making its debut tomorrow, techies have gotten a day-early hands on look at the product, deciding that Amazon's tablet probably won't do too much damage to Apple after all.

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Sell Cheap Tablets and the People Will Come

Tablets are the must have gadget of the past few years, but people aren't willing to fork over big money to own one.

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All Those Cheap Kindle Tablets Are Killing Amazon's Profits

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Amazon's Recession-Friendly Tablet Strategy: Cheap Now, Pay Later

Low-price Kindles are made possible by turning people into purchasers of other products

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