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  • 1. The Display

    1. The Display Although the Kindle Fire is great in its own right, the device’s 7-inch display is a bit of an issue. If Amazon launches an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire, though all those issues will be thrown out the window. 2. The Integrated Services If Amazon wants to see its 8.9-inch Kindle Fire become a…

  • Mobile Market Boom Presents VARs With Opportunities, Challenges

    Are you the "Channel Partner of No" when it comes to giving your customers what they want from mobile devices? Do you tell your clients that you can’t or won’t help them manage and support up-and-coming devices like iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones? If so, you could be missing out on some lucrative opportunities and…

  • Apple iPhone, iPad Owners Most Loyal: Report

    Nearly one in five consumers, who own both an iPad and an iPhone, say switching smartphones is more difficult than changing bank accounts. A simple, integrated user experience is driving consumers’ brand loyalty to their smartphones and they are less likely to switch brands the more applications and services they use on the device, new…

  • Apple iPad Tablet Rivals Picking Up Sales

    Tablet sales in the United States, excluding units of Apple’s market-leading iPad device, soared to more than 1.2 million units sold from January through October and brought in $415 million in revenue at retail, according to market research company The NPD Group’s monthly Connected Handhelds Report. Total tablet industry sales, for both hardware and accessories,…

  • Android Market Malware Proliferates as Platform Grows

    As Android market share continues to grow, malware developers are increasingly targeting the platform, according to security researchers. While the total volume of mobile malware and malware specifically targeting Android remains very small in comparison to malware targeting the Windows platform, recent reports found the numbers are growing, and will likely continue in 2012. Malware targeting Android…

  • Amazon Developing 8.9-, 10.1-Inch Versions of Kindle Fire Development: Report

    Whether Amazon’ s Kindle Fire proves to be the iPad challenger expected by pundits and analysts, the next version of the tablet may already be in development: According to the Taiwanese publication DigiTimes, the online retailer is working on 8.9- and 10.1-inch models. Amazon is developing 8.9- and 10.1-inch next-generation Kindle Fire models, and has…

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