(Telecompaper) Amazon plans to release a 6-inch tablet costing only USD 50 in time for the holidays, people familiar with matter told the Wall Street Journal. At this price point, the new tablet will cost half as much as the current Fire HD 6-in tablet. The new product will have a mono speaker, rather than stereo, according to one of the persons. To keep costs low, much of the tablet's development was outsourced to Shanghai Huaqin Telecom Technology, Compal Communications and others. Neither would comment. Amazon will also launch 8-inch and 10-inch tablets this year.