Amazon to Release $50 Tablet for Streaming Video

Wall Street Journal: Amazon is expected to release a $50 tablet with a 6-inch screen in time for this year’s holidays. That would make it one of the least-expensive tablets on the market and half the price of the company’s current Fire HD 6-inch tablet. The move would potentially attract buyers looking for a simple device for straightforward tasks like streaming video at home and shopping on Amazon. But such inexpensive tablets typically come with compromises like inferior screen quality, durability or battery life.