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Talkin’ Tablets: Radio discussion of the iPad and its rivals

Earlier this week I got to talk tablets with radio host Ann Fisher of public radio station WOSU in Columbus, Ohio. On a segment of her weekly show, "Read More →

Consumer wins: Best Buy and other retail moves, Amazon Kindles, Sprint acquisition talks

As tech-related competition heats up among big U.S. companies, here are a few examples of how consumers are benefiting or could benefit: • Best Buy, the electronics retailer that like other stores is struggling amid the rise of showrooming (the growing Read More →

The mall’s on Fire; plus, where to watch the Apple event

This week's hotly awaited device is in the hot little hands of the reviewers, and they've swiped and tapped their way to a consensus: Amazon's Kindle Fire HD is a qualified improvement.  Wait, what did you think we were talking about? OK, Read More →

Phone, tablet talk: Apple’s iPhone and iPad mini, Toys R Us makes a play, ad-free Kindle Fires

Once again, there's gadget news aplenty: • It's the week of the Fifth Coming, with Apple expected to unveil the iPhone 5 Wednesday. The Mercury News' Troy Wolverton is hoping for, among other things, increased capacity and the ability Read More →

The Apple vs. Amazon story: e-books, tablets

A judge's approval of a settlement in the e-books price-fixing case, which was announced Thursday, means Apple and three major book publishers will have to rip up their agreements to use an agency pricing model. The Read More →

Amazon lights things up with new Kindle Fire

The iPad is getting some new competition. As expected, Amazon today introduced a new Kindle tablet, this one dubbed the Kindle Fire HD. According to CNET, which is Read More →
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