Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the Kindle Fire tablet computer, the latest—and possibly biggest—challenger to Apple Inc.'s dominant iPad, the WAll St Journal reports.
Priced at $199, the Fire tablet has a 7-inch screen and can access Amazon's app store, streaming movies and TV shows, the company said. By comparison, the lowest price for a new iPad is $499.
The Fire will be available Nov. 15, with pre-orders started Wednesday.
"We asked ourselves, 'Is there some way we can bring all of these things together [Web, movies, apps, books and games] into a remarkable product offering customers would love?'" Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said at the company's launch event in New York. "Yes, the answer is Amazon Kindle Fire."
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