WJBC’s tech expert compares iPad with Fire

An Apple iPad is used to view Netflix during the Netflix UK launch in London, England, on Jan. 9, 2012. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Netflix)

Tech expert Dean Plumadore says the iPad is faster, has more storage and is generic enough to be used as a Barnes and Noble Nook, Kindle Fire or an iBook reader for Apple products.

The Fire only allows access to the Amazon shopping ecosystem and Netflix but it’s a third of the cost of the iPad.

In this interview, Plumadore also addresses Google’s new privacy approach and mandated changes coming for all Facebook users.

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Scott Laughlin can be reached at scott@wjbc.com