SourceCode: Shaking up the 7-inch tablet space

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A year ago, the 7-inch tablet space was occupied by the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few $500 Android tablets that offered a blown-up smartphone experience and $199 eBook readers running pared down versions of Android and focusing on content consumption. Today, the 7-inch tablet space is gearing up to be one of the most competitive areas in tech.

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The Apple Beat: iPad mini will likely succeed by creating its own niche

Amazon's getting twitchy about the iPad mini. It ran this comparison on its websiteBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple did not create the iPad mini to battle Amazon's Kindle or even Google's Nexus 7, at least not in price. The new 7.9-inch tablet, which shares a lot of the specs of the iPad 2, is likely going to create its own niche while diversifying the iPad's existing user base.

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