How Amazon’s new tablet signals the start of next generation

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Guest Analysis: With the announcement of the Kindle Fire, Amazon has now made the long term tablet business an interesting three horse race — one that may ultimately turn on business models just as much, if not even more, than technology. What this move largely comes down to for the tablet market is Selling Hardware… Read More…

Google’s bigger game: The subplot behind the Motorola acquisition

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“Having at least one area where we can do integrated hardware and software and learn from that probably produces better products.” – Google’s Eric Schmidt, speaking about the company’s Motorola acquisition yesterday. Guest Commentary: Many people in the tech industry would assume that Schmidt was thinking about mobile phones when he said that. But the… Read More…