Amazon didn’t just introduce the tablet everyone expected today; the company completely revamped its Kindle line and introduced a new mobile browser that relies on Amazon’s content distribution network and compute clusters in order to speed up mobile browsing.
All of this cried out for some hands-on time with the hardware after the live announcement in New York. Unfortunately, Amazon was extremely guarded about its new hardware; the only device we were allowed to pick up and use is that low-end Kindle, which is supposed to be shipping already.
The new Kindle Touch could barely be touched, and hands-on time with the Fire was limited to a carefully monitored test of its weight. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Apple, iPhone
- Date: Sep 6,2010
Mobile apps have become an embarrassment of riches. In a world with over 200,000 iPhone apps and over 100,000 Android apps, the toughest part is finding the most useful stuff.
For iPhone users, I’m going to throw you an assist by sharing my top 25. These are third-party apps that can help you be more productive, streamline several of your activities, reduce the number of gadgets in your life, and take advantage of the best benefits that mobile computing has to offer.
I’m also going to follow up with similar lists of the best apps for Android and iPad. Read the rest of this entry »
The newspaper of the future may soon be in your hands. Amazon’s popular Kindle e-book reader could be set for an update as early as this week, according to a report in the New York Times.
The Times even speculates the larger model could do for newspapers what the iPod did for the music industry.
The new Kindle, the Times reports, would be better tailored to suit newspapers and magazines – and presumably help defray the high cost of printing and distribution with digital downloads over the device’s wireless Internet connection. Read the rest of this entry »
