Much ink was spilled within the rumor mill a couple of coming Amazonian tablet, and now those rumors look to be confirmed. TechCrunch has apparently gotten a while with Amazon’s forthcoming slate, and reports that it has a 7-inch, backlit color capacitive screen and is bereft of physical buttons. Word on the net is that the hardware is already good to move, and Amazon is making the previous few software tweaks before it goes on sale this November. The tablet is running a heavily skinned version of Android that was developed with none help from the parents in Mountain View. It apparently has a Cover Flow-esque UI , and is deeply integrated with all of Amazon’s services (Cloud Player, Instant Video Player, Appstore, and naturally the Kindle app). Better of all, it should reportedly cost a scant $250 — not quite TouchPad territory, but well underneath the iPad’s $500 price. Let the following great tablet war begin.
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