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TechCrunch IT has just kicked off a design project where they are hoping to build a basic web tablet machine for only a few hundred dollars. — TechCrunch Qik video streaming, which allows you to stream live video from your cell phone to the web is now open in public beta. — Gizmodo Microsoft rolls out a "Vista isn’t so bad, see?" ad campaign which is aimed at defending Vista and Read more
Just a month after the debut of the latest iPad, the Apple-product rumor mill is moving again, this time with speculation that an iPad Mini will hit store shelves later this year. With a reported cost of $300, an iPad Mini would place Apple front and center of the more affordable and smaller tablet market, which includes the Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy Tab. Do we need an iPad Mini, though? Read more
Traveling this holiday? Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday this year, which makes one big mess at the airport. If you can't take a car or a train, be sure to check out these packing and travel tips to make your life easier while booking flights, getting through security checkpoints, and beyond. Booking Flights TripIt — Once signed up for the free service, forward travel confirmation emails Read more
The Kindle Fire (and Nook Tablet, for that matter) are perfect travel companions. They store your books, movies, music, and apps, and run on the plane's WiFi so you could even browse the web at 30,000 feet. But a few users are reporting that their new Kindle Fires are being damaged after going through X-ray machines at airport TSA checkpoints. While the X-ray machine isn't exactly to blame, Read more
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Perfect timing for holiday shopping season, Barnes & Noble is set to announce its next version of the Nook on Monday with an expected release date of Nov. 16. Called the Nook Tablet, leaked documents indicate that the device will look and feel just like the Nook Color but with a few internal and external changes. But with the Kindle Fire also coming into the fold a day earlier on Nov. 15, Read more
Your holiday shopping plans may be getting a little more exciting this month with the introduction of the Nook Color 2, which is expected to drop on Nov. 7. The soon-to-be-released Kindle Fire will have some competition in the Nook Color 2 if rumors are correct. The Nook Color 2 is said to be sporting a seven-inch touchscreen and support web browsing, email, apps, music, and games, alongside a Read more
It's day three of the baseball World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers duking it out for the championship title. If you can't get to a TV, sports bar, or radio to follow the game live, there are three online solutions to keep you updated on every play. MLB.tv — Due to broadcasting licensing rights, it can be difficult (or near impossible) to watch a high-quality Read more
The new Kindle Fire is sure to set the tablet market ablaze. At just $199, this tablet allows you to read books, stream movies, music, and TV shows on the go, and gives you a super-fast web browsing experience with a brand new web browser called Silk. Though the Kindle Fire is protected by Gorilla Glass, you're probably going to want an extra layer of protection for your new tablet. Enter two Read more
Along with a slew of Kindle devices, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos also unveiled a new browser made just for Amazon's Kindle Fire device called Silk. Amazon Silk is a new kind of browser, as it is split up into two parts — the browser you see on your tablet, and one part that lives in the cloud. Amazon is able to drastically cut down load times on webpages thanks to this new technology. How many Read more
