The iPad and Kindle Fire HD are two different tablets intended for slightly different market segments. The iPad is a "does everything" tablet, while the Fire HD remains focused on media consumption.

The iPad has a 9.7-inch display, compared with a 7-inch screen on the Kindle Fire. That screen size is probably a big reason Amazon can offer its tablet at $199 – touchscreens are expensive to make.

The Kindle Fire is the first full-color, touch-screen Kindle. It's was released in the U.S. starting Monday for $199. A price like that for what's essentially a small iPad is bound to light the ...

Instead of heralding the demise of the world's most popular tablet and the crowning of a child prodigy that isn't even on the market yet, we're simply going to tell you the five ways in which the ...

Holiday shopping is about to get a lot more interesting if you want a tablet. Unlike 2011, where the iPad was the only real tablet on wish lists, 2012 ushers in choices. While choice is a good ...

Amazon’s new Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire present an appealing alternative to the iPad for some things, but there’s still room for a supersized Kindle Fire or a mini iPad.

Amazon today announced the Kindle Fire, a new 7-inch tablet computer to compete with Apple's successful iPad. Should Apple be worried? Starting price from Amazon was all of $199 -- far less than ...

Its first Kindle Fire struck just the right chords with pricing, simplicity, and brand familiarity. In 2012, though, the low-end of the tablet market is set to be a brawl.

The iPad 2 is a great device. But I don’t need a $500 tablet. The Fire gives me the features I want at a price point that’s less than half of the iPad 2.

It wasn't overly explicit, but Jeff Bezos took a pretty big shot at Apple and the iPad this morning while introducing the new Kindle Fire: he flashed a photo of Apple's white USB cable, called ...