A REVIEW OF AMAZON’S NEW 9″ TABLET COMPUTER. “Our independent sources say Amazon’s new tablet, due in October, is a direct shot at the iPad and a huge improvement over any of the me-too tablets that have tried but failed to gain any traction against Apple this year. The new tablet, sources say, will be a 9-incher that, like Amazon’s Kindle, will include contract-free 3G connectivity and synchronization capabilities. The tablet will serve as the broad-scale distribution endpoint for downloading and sync of videos, music, photos and books from Amazon’s Cloud Drive. It’s a direct hit to the iPad and, in particular, to Apple’s iCloud, sources say.”