Alertbox: Kindle Fire HD - Much Improved
Jakob Nielsen <[email protected]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:44:58 +0000
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Amazon's new Kindle Fire has much better usability than last year's model=
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and the 7-inch tablet beats the 9-inch version.
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for December 19:
Kindle Fire HD: Much Better Than Original Kindle Fire
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/kindle-fire-hd-usability.html
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Amazon's new Kindle Fire has much better usability than last year's model—and the 7-inch tablet beats the 9-inch version.</a></p>
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<a href="http://useit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=43fffe368a&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;">Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for December 19: <span style="text-decoration: underline; color:#0033aa;"><strong>Kindle Fire HD: Much Better Than Original Kindle Fire</strong></span></a></p>
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