New tablet from Amazon? Consumer Reports recommends iPhone 4S and HTC’s first 720p smartphone unboxed.
Amazon launching a new tablet soon?
Well, aside from multiple rumors/reports claiming that a bigger Amazon tablet is coming (possibly with 8.9-inch screen) based on “supply chains,” a new trademark application is suggesting that the next Amazon tablet will drop the “Kindle” name, and will just use the “Fire” branding.
According to UberGizmo, a company linked to Amazon.com has filed the trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office related to the “Fire” branding.
Seesaw LLC was the company name listed in the Fire patent applications, the same company used by Amazon to file its Silk Browser and Kindle Fire brands. This rumor must be taken with a grain of salt, knowing that the “Kindle” branding is very popular.
Kindle Fire is scheduled to arrive in US next week, sporting the “surprisingly cheaper than other tablets” tag price of $199 without the contract. It is worth noting that the Kindle Fire is using Android operating system, but was tweaked to include Amazon’s virtual stores only.
According to analysts, Kindle Fire will compete against Apple’s expensive iPad, and other Android tablets with larger screen, more expensive tag prices and 2-year contract agreement/s with wireless carriers.
Speaking of Apple, the company’s new iPhone 4S is being recommended by Consumer Reports. The publication is claiming that the new Apple smartphone performed very well in their tests, and praises the smartphone’s battery life. Apparently, many customers are complaining about the phone’s unexpected shorter battery life.
Consumer Reports said “Apple iPhone 4S did very well” in their standard battery tests, adding that it scores “very good” overall. Is it possible that the tests include comparisons with LTE devices?
LTE devices? A good segway.
HTC’s second Verizon LTE device will not arrive until next week but a third-party retailer has already thrown an ”unboxing video” (filming while opening the product for the first time). See it below this post.
The HTC Rezound is the second Long Term Evolution device of the Taiwan-based company running under the banner of Verizon. The phone is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU with Qualcomm Adreno 220 GPU, 1GB of RAM, includes a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera, an 8-megapixel digital camera, Beats Audio-branded ear buds and software, and Android Gingerbread operating system.
The HTC Rezound is getting some attention due to its display, the 4.3-inch screen with 720p resolution (720 x 1280 pixels), plus the free branded buds, obviously.
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