The latest market rumors indicate that Amazon is likely to launch a 10.1-inch Kindle Fire in the third quarter, while tentatively suspending the launch of a speculated 8.9-inch model.This move by Amazon is to streamline their line-up and directly compete with the Apple iPad and the Galaxy Note tablets.Tablet PC orders from Amazon are expected to start gaining momentum at the end of the second quarter or in early third quarter, said the sources. Including shipments of an entry-level as well as an advanced 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon is expected to ship 30-40 million tablet PCs in 2012, the sources estimated.
This projected launch date for the rumoured 10.1-inch Amazon tablet coincides with the date that Apple is expected to launch iPad mini, which is expected to be the tablet that will help the Cupertino-based company to completely dominate the tablet market. Apple is expected to price the iPad mini at around $200 to $250; this appears that Apple aims to price it aggressively, so that no other tablet can manage to compete with them. From previous reports, the iPad mini is rumoured to have a Retina Display and specifications similar to their 9.7-inch tablet. However, to keep the price low, the brand will launch it with a storage capacity of 8GB.
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