NEW YORK — al-Mart Stores Inc. is phasing out the sale of Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers, the second major retailer to stop offering the items in six months. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said Thursday the decision ...

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NEW YORK — Makers of consumer electronics have been refreshing their products for the holiday shopping season. Apple unveiled a new iPhone, while Amazon started selling new tablet computers and e-readers. Nintendo offered details for the first major game console ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Think of it as the opening act at a concert: Nokia, Motorola and Amazon are expected to unveil new mobile devices this week before attention turns to a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad from ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google will sell a small tablet computer bearing its brand in a challenge to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The Nexus 7 is designed specifically for Google Play, the online store that sells movies, music, books, apps and other ...

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NEW YORK — Research group IDC is increasing its forecast for tablet computer shipments this year after seeing 2011 end stronger than anticipated. IDC said Tuesday that it now expects worldwide shipments of 106 million in 2012, up from the ...

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SEATTLE — Online retailer Amazon says 2011 was the best holiday ever for its Kindle-brand e-readers and tablet computers. Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that people bought more than 1 million Kindles each week in December. The company has never released ...

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NEW YORK — Amazon’s Kindle Fire is a Catch-22 for retailers: The $199 tablet computer could both help Christmas traffic and hurt future sales. Retailers hope the Kindle Fire’s low price tag — which is less than half that of ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon’s unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world’s top digital content provider. It may sound odd ...

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NEW YORK — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday showed off the Kindle Fire, a $199 tablet computer, challenging Apple’s iPad by extending its Kindle brand into the world of full-color, multipurpose devices. Bezos also took the opportunity at a ...

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Amazon would like to know, preferably by the time you make your holiday wish list. The company is expected to unveil its much-anticipated tablet Wednesday morning. What this will mean for the burgeoning “tablet wars” is a question of much ...

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