Consumer tablet rumble: nexus 7 vs. the Kindle Fire

If you've been holding out on purchasing an iPad either due to the size or price, you might consider either the Nexus 7 or the Kindle Fire, two popular 7-inch tablets. Although the first generation Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7 both use the Android operating system and look virtually identical on the outside, the author found his experience with them vastly different. Web browsers are, of course, featured on both tablets. However, the Kindle Fire runs Web surfing through its Silk browser. Although both devices feature a Netflix app and can easily play your music collection, the Kindle Fire taps into your Amazon account, streaming any music you've uploaded on to your Amazon Cloud Drive. The Nexus 7 has two really interesting additions to the typical Android tablet -- face and voice recognition.