Yesterday we heard all about the new Kindles from Amazon, but most of us only got to read about it in other places, or just look at them on Amazon’s website. Today we can watch Jeff Bezos announce the new Kindles as if we were there. Well, it won’t be like you’re there with Bezos given the low quality of the video, but it’s better than nothing. Today Amazon has put a video online of Jeff Bezos giving the presentation to announce the new Kindle lineup. There’s no real surprises here, except that Amazon apparently couldn’t afford better cameras to… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Comic fans may have noticed something strage about the Kindle Fire announcement yesterday: it was shown in some images with an image of the DC classic Watchmen. Previously Watchmen hasn’t been available in a digital format, but it will be coming to the Amazon Fire along with some other DC graphic novels. DC Comics announced today that it will be bringing not only Watchmen, but 100 graphic novels exclusively to the Kindle Fire. Many of those graphic novels like Watchmen, Superman: Earth One, and Batman: Arkham City will be available for the first time in digital form. Some others are… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
RIM may not be ready to permanently decrease the retail price of the BlackBerry PlayBook, but it has committed itself to offering special discounts that will last through the holiday season. We’ve started to see at least one store in the United States discount the PlayBook, and now Best Buy has started cutting prices. You can now get a 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook for $299.99 from Best Buy’s website. That’s a discount of $200. The 32GB PlayBook is $399 and the 64GB version is $499. These new prices could be enough to tempt potential customers to take the plunge. RIM would… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Amazon has started shipping the new keyboard-less Kindle as of yesterday, but it’s only a matter of time before retail stores will start stocking them as well. We’ve received word that Staples will have the $79 Kindle in stock starting on October 8. Keep in mind this is the ad-supported Kindle and not the more expensive $109 model. Staples will also begin carrying the Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G and the Kindle Fire in November. Staples will have the $99 Kindle Touch along with the the $139 ad free model. Staples will also have the $149 Kindle Touch 3G at… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sprint just won’t stop with the policy changes will they? Let’s go over some of them. Sprint raised its early termination fee, increased its upgrade fee, cancelled its Premier program and soon it will get rid of the Bill to Account option. You can expect this change to go into effect on October 5. On that day, Sprint customers won’t be allowed to purchase a phone by placing the amount on their monthly bill. According to a Sprint document obtained by SprintFeed, the carrier reads,“This change impacts both gross adds and upgrades regardless of tenure and is effective across all… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
Kobo accidentally leaked their new 7” Vox tablet over at Futureshop.ca today along with specs, a ship date, and an MSRP of $250 CAD. While the page has already been taken down, the fine folks at The Digital Reader managed to grab a screenshot for our viewing pleasure. Keep in mind that the specs might not be 100 percent accurate, but here’s a list of the details that we have so far: Android OS 7” screen 1024 x 600 screen resolution 8GB flash storage Micro SD slot WiFi 6 hour battery life 400 grams Access to Android Market There also… Full Story » | Written by Tarun Kunwar for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Terrorism experts say that Al-Qaida’s Al-Shamukh chat forum is being pummeled by a cyberattack again. For the second time since June a DDoS attack has taken both the domain and the server offline. This time they have a backup system but it wouldn't be surprising if that is eventually hit as well. Who's behind it? No one knows but it's been speculated that it could be anyone from Anonymous to the UK government. How do you feel about government cyberattacks on terrorist groups? Do you think it's a useful weapon in the war against terrorism or a really bad idea?… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Today more Android users than before will be able to use Skype video chat. For the first time Honeycomb tablet owners will be able to use their tablet’s for Skype video chat. Version 2.5 of Skype for Android adds some new features in addition to the new device support. The app will now support both portrait and landscape video chat so you can hold the phone whichever way you want when video chatting. There’s now also the ability to zoom in the video by double tapping. Unfortunately, the update also brings with it some ads, though it seems impossible to… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Spotify’s Facebook integration is great, unless you don’t want all of your friends knowing that you listen to Nickelback or Justin Bieber. Thankfully Spotify is rolling out a new client that will have a private browsing mode. The news comes from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s Twitter account where he announced the news. I don’t see the new client just yet, but when it does come all you need to do is go to Spotify>File in the menu bar to toggle Private Listening. Then, until your turn it off your friends won’t be notified of what music you’re listening to. Or… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Plantronics has just announced the new Marquee M155 bluetooth headset that should well with your iPhone or Android phones. The Plantronics Marquee M155 promises to be a smarter and smaller headset that is said to provide voice-guided pairing for your smartphone and voice recognition that lets you answer or ignore calls - hands-free. Additionally, this headset will also let you listen to music via Stereo Bluetooth A2DP standard. Plantronics claims that the Marquee M155 is the smallest and lightest headset the can offer stereo sound quality. It weighs a mere 7 grams, which is less than your ordinary ball point… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
While we have yet to see confirmation direct from the carrier, it looks like Sprint will soon be doing away with the option to get a one-year agreement. The details come by way of a leaked page out of the upcoming Sprint PlayBook and state rather simply that as of October 2nd they will be eliminating the 1 year contract option.Via [AndroidCentral] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We saw the leaked images of the HTC Explorer a few days back and as of today it looks like we have some official images from HTC, and nicely done, some images along with the official announcement. In terms of features, it looks like perhaps the most exciting part here will be the variety of colors which include Metallic Black, Active Black and Metallic Navy. In addition, there will be a few options for colored back covers such as Metallic Blue, Metallic Orange, Metallic White and Metallic Purple. But that being said, the Explorer will bring features to include a… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
There are a lot of iPhone and iPod speaker docks out there, but we wanted to tell you about one that just came our way. It’s called the iKurv and it’s on sale right now for $79.99. The iKurv works with just about any iPhone and iPod you can think of from the iPod Classic to the iPhone 4. We’ll have a full review on the iKurv soon, but for now, take a look at this unboxing video. The iKurv comes with just about everything you need to try out all of its features. This includes dock connectors that fit… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
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So, the story goes as follows—one individual wanted to buy a used smartphone so they headed off to eBay where they managed to grab a Samsung Nexus S. And upon arrival and checking out the phone, the buyer noticed that something looked a bit different. Said buyer then proceeded to check out the about screen where they realized they did indeed have something unique—Ice Cream Sandwich. Or more specifically, they had received a Nexus S that was running a version of software based on build number IRK48 and kernel version 3.0.1. That being said, the rest of us are fortunate… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
RIM has slashed the price of its struggling Playbook, perhaps in anticipation of the stiff competition it faces this upcoming holiday season with the release of the Kindle tablet and the upcoming release of a new Nook Color. The $100 price cut is being given out via gift cards and rebates. “We are already starting to see some of these promotions being implemented in the form of instant rebates and gift cards within the consumer channel, and expect these promotions to continue into the holiday season,” RIM said in a statement to the Financial Post. “The BlackBerry PlayBook has established… Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like US Cellular has announced a trio of upcoming Android devices including two smartphones and one tablet. The devices include the HTC Flyer tablet and the HTC Wildfire S and Hero S smartphones—all of which will be arriving for sale sometime “next month.” And coming as we are just about a day away from next month actually beginning, we suspect these will be available sooner rather than later. As far as the pricing goes, the Flyer tablet will be $399.99, which comes along with a $54.99 monthly data plan and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The pricing for… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
You may want to take a picture of the inside of your local T-Mobile store because it’s about to undergo a major change. Close to 400 of T-Mobile’s stores in the United States are going to be redesigned from top to bottom. There are a couple stores that have already undergone the remodeling, and the rest will get their makeover through the end of 2011. T-Mobile USA’s new retail store design is actually taking after Deutsche Telekom’s store design in Europe. The new stores are going to have much more open floor space and will be better organized to avoid… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The United States economy has prompted Best Buy to cut back on the number of temporary employees it’s going to hire during the holiday season of 2011. According to Reuters, Best Buy hired 29,000 temporary workers last holiday season, but will only hire 15,000 this year. As a result, current employees are expected to step up and work more hours to assist holiday shoppers. One of Best Buy’s main concerns is the shopper’s will to purchase items they don’t need. Since the unemployment rate in the United States is current hovering around nine percent, Best Buy expects fewer dollars in… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
The Android App Player still hasn’t arrived for the PlayBook even months after it was released. We still don’t know when the Android App Player will be available for PlayBook owners, but now we have a few details about it, and they’re a bit depressing. RIM engineers speaking at a developer summit explained the limitations on the QNX Android App Player. Obviously we knew not everything would work, but there’s a lot that won’t be supported. Here’s a quick rundown of the limitations from Thinq: Android's famed battery-sucking Live Wallpaper, SIP and SIP VoIP, anything built using the Native Development… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It may take a while for Instagram to finally make its way to Android, but now there’s a new alternative from Yahoo. Today marks the official release of the Android Flickr app, which includes some new features that are seemingly taken from Instagram. The Flickr app for Android brings along filters, so Android users can get in on the fun. There’s also the ability to geotag your photos on the app, and it will let your post the pictures to any other social network like Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr, again just like Instagram. Of course, you can also browse all… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Microsoft has signed a cross-licensing deal with another major Android phone manufacturer, Samsung. That means Samsung will now be paying Microsoft royalties for each Android phone and tablet that uses those patents. This deal makes Samsung the seventh manufacturer to enter a licensing deal with Microsoft in just the past three months. Paired with HTC’s agreement with the Redmond giant last year, Microsoft now gets royalties from two of the largest Android manufacturers. That leaves on Motorola, which is currently in a court process with Microsoft, but is also potentially being bought by Google. Microsoft is quick to say that… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
As we had expected to happen, Verizon Wireless has officially launched their latest Android smartphone this morning. The handset is the HTC Rhyme and it has arrived with an on-contract price of $199.99. And by on-contract, that means you will need to be willing to make a two-year commitment because otherwise the handset will set you back $439.99. In terms of the features, the Rhyme is sporting a 3.7 inch (480 x 800) WVGA touchscreen display, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8655 processor, 768MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, a microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS,… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We could be getting our first glimpse at Ice Cream Sandwich in just a few weeks as Google and Samsung have announced an event they’ll be holding on October 11. The event invitation invites the press to come “get a look at what’s new from Android.” That certainly sounds like it would be the place to unveil the next version of the Android OS. We can also expect the next Nexus to be at the event, whether it be called the Galaxy Nexus or Nexus Prime. Maybe we’ll see a tablet to go along with the Ice Cream Sandwich launch,… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
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