New Amazon Kindle Fire models coming Sept. 6?

23.08.2012
Amazon Thursday issued media invitations to a Sept. 6 event that is widely believed to be a Kindle Fire tablet announcement.

Speculation has been strong that Amazon will introduce a 10-inch Kindle Fire and update its 7-inch -based model. Other thinking is that Amazon will roll out a front-lit Kindle e-reader, to combat Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight, and maybe even a phone.

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The Santa Monica press event will take place roughly a year after Amazon launched the original $200 Kindle Fire, which got off to a hot start last holiday season but has since cooled off. About 5 million Kindle Fire tablets have been sold, . 

The announcement is one of several intriguing ones slated for next month, with Motorola and Verizon expected to announce the Droid Razr HD on Sept. 5 and /Nokia showing off 8 . too is expected to make a big September splash with the 5 or whatever its next smartphone will be called, along with possibly an Mini with a 7.85-inch screen (versus the regular iPad's 9.7-inch screen).

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