The Kindle Fireplace seems like a bona fide hit proper out of the gate. New estimates from IHS iSuppli have Amazon shipping 3.9 million Kindle Fires this quarter, which might make it the No. 2 tablet after the iPad 2 (with an estimated 18.6 million shipments). The Kindle Fireplace will develop into the No. 1 Android pill by a wide margin (the Samsung Galaxy Tab is the subsequent greatest, with an estimated 1.four million shipments).

To place this 3.9 million quantity in context, just keep in mind that the very first quarter Apple bought the iPad again within the September quarter of 2010, it offered 3.3 million. (more…)

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