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September 8, 2016 01:00 pm GMT

Amazon finally brings Alexa to the Fire tablet

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While Apple and others are struggling a bit to interest new customers in tablets (and existing ones in upgrading the hearty devices), Amazon has been happily selling a line of extremely low-cost Android devices featuring its own Fire OS.

The strategy has vaulted Amazon into the Number 3 spot in tablet shipments and now the company is targeting the iPad mini with the Amazon Fire HD 8, a new $89.99 8-inch model that also includes the Amazon Alexa voice assistant.

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To put that price tag in perspective, Apple currently sells its base, 16 GB iPad mini 4 for $399 (the mini 2 starts at $269).  Read more...

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