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"Information about the Kindle Fire, Amazon's forthcoming Android-based tablet, have emerged ahead of the press event scheduled for 10 a.m. ET in New York Wednesday morning.\nAccording to details revealed early to Bloomberg, the Kindle Fire sports a 7-inch display and is priced at $199. It offers Wi-Fi connectivity but no 3G; it also lacks a camera and microphone.\nUPDATE: During the press event, Bezos announced that the device will ship on November 15, that it contains a dual-core processor and multi-touch IPS display, weighs 14.6 ounces, and includes a new web browser called Amazon Silk. Content can be synced on the tablet with the same Whispersync technology used on Amazon's other Kindle devices.\nIn addition, the company is using the device to bolster subscriptions to Amazon Prime, the company's $79-per-year membership service that offers streaming video and free two-day shipping on all of its items, with a free 30-day trial.\nIn a separate interview with Bloomberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos contends that Amazon's edge in the tablet market is price.\n\u201CWhat we are doing is offering premium products at non-premium prices,\u201D he says. \"[Other tablet developers] have not been competitive on price\u201D and \u201Chave just sold a piece of hardware. We don\u2019t think of the Kindle Fire as a tablet. We think of it as a service.\u201D\nMost other tablet devices, including the iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook, bear price tags twice that of the Kindle Fire. However, given the lack of a camera, microphone and 3G connectivity, perhaps it's better to think of it as a competitor to Barnes &amp; Nobles's $249.99 Nook Color.\nShares of Barnes &amp; Noble were down approximately 9% during the announcement.\nFor further details, catch our live blog from the Amazon event.\n\n\nKindle Fire\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTV Commercial for Kindle Fire\n\n\n\n\nFor Mashable's Complete Amazon Kindle &amp; Kindle Fire Coverage\n\nAmazon\u2019s Tablet Event [LIVE BLOG]\nAmazon Cuts Kindle Price to $80\nAmazon Announces Kindle Touch: $149 With 3G, $99 Without\nAmazon Launches Silk Web Browser for Tablets\n Amazon Unveils First Ad for Fire [VIDEO]\nAmazon Kindle Fire: First Impressions\nAmazon Fire Puts Barnes &amp; Noble in a Tight Spot\nAmazon Fire: iPad Killer or Ereader Substitute? [POLL]\nAmazon\u2019s New Kindles: What You Need to Know [PICS &amp; VIDEO]\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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