Category

amazon

Sources Confirming Kindle Fire Ads will Have an Opt-out

There has been lot of controversy the past couple of days surrounding the line of Kindle Fire tablets that Amazon announced on Thursday.  If you haven't heard, the talk has been around the ads that Amazon will be displaying on the lock screen.  It was widely believed that there would be no way to prevent these ads from showing up,

Amazon Shows Off New Devices in TV Ad

Amazon is expected to release a new line of Kindle devices when they hold their big Santa Monica, California event later today.  Rumors seem to indicate not one, but two new Kindle Fire tablets, as well new versions of the Kindle e-reader.  All of this has been expected for a little while now, especially when Amazon mysteriously announced last week that

Plants vs. Zombies Game Review

Plants vs. Zombies was one of the first Free App of the Day games in the UK's Amazon Appstore but if I'd known about it beforehand, I would have paid the full price as it's a lot of fun and simple to play. Published by PopCap, the premise is simple: stop hordes of marauding zombies from crossing your lawn by

Amazon Set to Announce 2 Kindle Fire 7’s?

Rumors have been flying lately around the new Kindle Fire that everyone seems to know is coming, but has no proof of.  Those rumors were compounded last week when Amazon announced the the tablet was "sold out" and no longer available.  Many of the rumors have surrounded a 10 inch version of the tablet to complement the current 7 inch, but now c|net is

Tech Coming to the UK

It's a good time to be in a geek in the UK at the moment. Over the past week there's been a raft of announcements for predominately US-based offerings making it across the pond so here's a quick round up of the latest news. Barnes and Noble are bringing the Nook to Britain and if the marketing is right, it

Protecting Your Digital Assets

Mat Honan's story (as covered by Todd in the latest podcast) showed me that the strongest password in the world is worth nothing if it can be reset by a straightforward social engineering-based attack. I'm sure Apple and Amazon will be looking hard at their policies and procedures but for the individual, there's also much to learn from the episode.

BTR006 Bluetooth Audio Receiver Review

A2DP Bluetooth rarely comes as standard in cars except on prestige marques, but most new vehicles at least come with a 3.5 mm audio socket on the audio system for plugging-in mp3 players. If you want a quick and cheap way to upgrade the car's audio to Bluetooth, take a look at he BTR006 Bluetooth Stereo Receiver. The BTR006 is