Rumours have resurfaced that Amazon has suspended development of its rumoured 8.9-inch Kindle Fire tablet to focus on its larger sibling, a 10.1-inch model set to launch in the third quarter. Rumours about Amazon’s 8.9-inch tablet have often contradicted themselves. Originally rumoured to launch in Q2, it was then axed before being resurrected along with two new 7-inch models. It now looks like it has used up another life.
With a number of tablets apparently in development, it appears that Amazon is streamlining its future lineup to focus on a few models. The 8.9 model had been intended to compete against Samsung’s tablets while the larger one is set to face off against the Apple iPad.
Digitimes adds that the 10.1-inch Kindle Fire will launch in the Q3 timeframe rather than Q2 as it had suggested in the past.
Amazon is expected to ship 30 to 40 million tablets this year.
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