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Why Amazon's tablet will challenge Apple in a way that Google cannot: The key difference between Amazon and Google is that one of them holds millions of credit cards and is a famous name in retail

The rumours are unstoppable: Amazon is going to unveil a tablet in the next few weeks, and if the hands-on description of an internal prototype by MG Siegler over at Techcrunch are even vaguely correct, then it's going to be a 7in device with a colour touchscreen running a forked version of Android, at a price around $250. (UK price still unknown).

Note that "forked" bit, because it could be crucial.

The expectation around Amazon and its entry to the tablet market has been building, partly because it is the first – and possibly the only – company that people think could pose a serious threat to Apple in the tablet space.

If you're remotely interested in it, read this article, where the author purports to have held and used one of the preview devices, and also go to the Techcrunch link. It seems to have some advantages, but with some major pauses, too. I'm keeping an eye on it, though. One thing, though, if I got one, I'd definitely have to set up a wi-fi network, which I currently don't have, at home. But that's not too bad, just need a router.