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New job postings hint that the Kindle is readying for war with the iPadThere was no doubt after the announcement of Apple’s new iPad that it was taking square aim at Amazon’s popular Kindle e-reader. And while Amazon has had its issues with publishers since that day, one thing is fairly clear: The Kindle is not just going lay down and die.
Ever since the Jan. 27th announcement of the [...]
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Microsoft off the hook over notebook battery problems?
A week after Microsoft began investigating a reported problem, it’s starting to appear unlikely that notebook battery performance is a major issue in Windows 7.
As we noted last week, a series of reports on Microsoft forums noted two main [...]
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16 month old Flash bug plagues Mac, Linux, PCApple’s exclusion of Flash from its iPhone and, now, iPad has led to firestorm of debate over the stability and security of Adobe’s multimedia authoring and display software. Many Mac users have come out against Flash, saying that the Cupertino, California-based company has been right all along to exclude it.
Matthew Dempsky discovered and has published [...]
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Microsoft Points a scam? Talks of copying the PS3 systemThe Microsoft points system for Xbox Live has been an area of complaint since the beginning of the currency system. Criticisms were drawn to the system due to its confusing nature. It seems like Microsoft is thinking about changing the currency system to fix these concerns.
Near the end of last month, InformationWeek reported a [...]
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Nexus One not an iPhone killer yetThe Nexus One smartphone, also known as the Google Phone, has been billed repeatedly as an iPhone killer, but its sales numbers in the real world are not anywhere near living up to that promise yet.
The hype for Google’s Nexus One was at a fever pitch leading up to its introduction, but the first month [...]
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Fotolia adds stock photography plugin to WordPress blogs
Purchasing from stock photography site Fotolia just got a whole lot easier for bloggers who use WordPress, and in turn could mean more sales for photographers.
Fotolia has announced a new plugin named Microstock for stand-alone WordPress [...]
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How to pick the CPU for your new notebook
After saving and scrimping for months, you finally have enough money saved to get your new notebook. Now you have to make some decisions, like what processor to select for your new system.
There are a number of CPU [...]
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No multitasking in Windows Mobile 7: the pros and consMicrosoft is reportedly planning to ditch multitasking in Windows Mobile 7. It’s a move that has some potential benefits but some significant drawbacks as well.
The reports come from several sites, most notably PPCGeeks. That site isn’t willing to back its info as a 100% certainty, but it does have an extensive list of details about [...]
