Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire, takes on Apple

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire" on Wednesday, tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 (128 pounds) price tag that poses a serious threat to the dominance of Apple Inc's two-year-old iPad.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18eb0834/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Amazon+ignites+tablet+war+with+Fire%2C+takes+on+Apple&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F28%2Fuk-amazon-tablet-idUKTRE78R08720110928%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Amazon+ignites+tablet+war+with+Fire%2C+takes+on+Apple&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F28%2Fuk-amazon-tablet-idUKTRE78R08720110928%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252280789/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18eb0834/kg/253-264/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252280789/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/18eb0834/kg/253-264/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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