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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

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

Hotel Bibles Replaced By Kindles

Many of us will be traveling this Summer while we are on vacation. No matter what hotel or motel you end up spending the night in, one thing is for certain. Open the drawer on the nightstand, look inside, and you are very likely to find a Bible. That Bible was probably placed there by Gideons International. The group puts

How a Classic Book Got “Nookd”

I love to read, but I've never quite trusted eReaders. To me, it doesn't matter if the eReader in question is a Nook, or a Kindle, or any of the other varieties. It just isn't the same as holding an actual book, made of paper, in my hands. The electronic version cannot replace the feel of the weight of the

Ford has In-Car Tablet Compatibility

Ford has produced a brand new feature called SYNC. This is the perfect name for the first system designed to give you in-car tablet compatibility. In other words, SYNC will allow drivers to hook up their favorite tablet device to their car, and access it through voice commands while they are driving. The voice commands make things safer. Drivers won't

Polkcast Creates Your Personal Cloud

Polkast thinks that it's better to have your files in your control in your home or office rather than the nebulous cloud. Andy talks to Dave from Polkast on how they do this but still give you access from your smartphone. Polkast consists of two components, a server app that's installed on the PC or Mac where all the documents