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 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 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
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
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
Google recently introduced the Nexus 7 tablet and it became an immediate hit and probably the most popular Android tablet on the market with the possible exception of Amazon's Kindle Fire. The Nexus 7 can only be purchased online through the Google Play Store or at select retail locations like GameStop. While Google hasn't been pushing the advertisements for the
When I heard the verdict on the Apple v. Samsung case, I was angry. Angry with Samsung for copying, angry with Apple for suing, angry with jurors for naivety, angry with the legal system for letting itself be a pawn. Over the weekend, I've mellowed a little but I'm still concerned about the impact it will have on consumers. Apple is