(Credit: Silvio Lorusso and Sebastian Schmieg) A new book catalogues a problem that has plagued Kindle users the world over. We know that feeling. You know: the sinking dread when you pull your Kindle out of your bag, only to see the screen displaying some strangeness, as though your library has been taken over by …

The Australian cinema giant is set to launch the Hoyts Stream movie and TV service in early 2013. Hoyts Stream will join Cinema and Kiosk. (Credit: Hoyts) Australia’s oldest cinema brand, Hoyts, will be expanding its range of products to include Hoyts Stream, a new pay-as-you-go, multi-device video-streaming service. Stream will be joining Hoyt’s two other consumer video offerings — …

Quickflix has announced a host of new content partners, which will provide streaming video for pay-per-view services. (Credit: Quickflix) The Walt Disney Company Australia and Warner Bros Entertainment Australia head up a partner list that also includes Umbrella Entertainment, Accent Film, Bounty Films, Gryphon Entertainment, Transmission Films and cult/anime expert Madman Entertainment. The new content will be available on Quickflix …

The ability to opt out of ads is coming to the Kindle Fire tablets after all. James Martin/CNET It looks like you’ll be able to opt out of the ads on the new Kindle Fire tablets after all. I just received this e-mail from an Amazon spokesperson: I wanted to let you know that with Kindle Fire HD there will …

I met Julie Glick a few months ago with some folks from Ultimate Ears at a Head-Fi meeting in NY. UE was promoting a new set of custom-molded in-ear headphones, the Personal Reference Monitors, which are just now entering full production. In her NYC office, Glick can fully demonstrate these unique headphones, which are not only custom-molded to your ears …

Whether the Apple TV undergoes a full transformation into something representing the future of television, a number of apps are attempting to take us there today. Live TV and the increasing number of streaming-video apps on iOS present a seemingly unbridgeable gulf, but apps like Dijit’s NextGuide are doing their best to synthesize the experience. Much like TV Guide’s recently …

Samsung Electronics could be a major player if it launched its own mobile operating system in a big way, according to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. “There’s a potential elephant in the room with Samsung,” McAdam said at an investor conference today. While Google Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the market, the carriers are anxious for a third alternative. …

Apple I’ve owned an iPhone every year since its 2007 debut. Every one. The reward for such reckless upgrading has been a sense of the iPhone’s evolution over those years. What started as a device that had not many apps to speak of, but dripped futurism, has become an always-on, location-aware, frighteningly integral part of my nervous system. Related stories …

There are several games on both of my iOS devices at any given time from just about every genre. But there are only a few games I go back to on an almost daily basis and that’s because they are fun, addictive, and a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. These “casual” games are turn-based and …

HTC has announced a new smartphone for China that comes with a really interesting backside. Dubbed the One SC, the device comes with a 4.3-inch WVGA HD display and support for both CDMA and GSM networks. The handset is running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and comes with 4GB of onboard storage that’s expandable to 32GB with a microSD card. …

Specs for HTC’s upcoming ‘Accord’ Windows Phone 8 device — tipped to be called the HTC X8 — have leaked online, revealing a few tempting details concerning this mysterious mobile. The purported specs, which were posted on Twitter by tipster Football4PDA, suggest HTC’s rumoured device will have Beats Audio on board, as well as a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. That’s not …

Editors’ note (September 8, 2012, 6:21 p.m. PT): One day after this story was published, Amazon has reversed course. The company now says it will offer a $15 opt-out option to go ad-free. Amazon introduced a bevy of new tablets and e-readers at its Santa Monica, Calif., press conference yesterday. And once the dust cleared, it became clear that there …

Amazon has announced the Kindle Paperwhite, a new ebook reader with a screen that’ll blow rivals away. The Paperwhite opened an event that’s expected to also see the launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire 2. The Kindle Paperwhite sports a capacitive front-lit screen, promising 25 per cent better contrast for more standy-outy text. The screen packs in 212 pixels per …

Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G owners on Sprint’s network are now getting a bite of Jelly Bean. As of yesterday, Android 4.1.1, aka Jelly Bean, has been available for Nexus users through an over-the-air update. Owners of the Samsung phone can follow the steps on Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus update page to download and install the latest version if they …

Are you not a Verizon Wireless customer but still want the Razr smartphone? Don’t hold your breath. Motorola Mobility won’t be taking the Razr to another U.S. carrier any time soon, executives from Motorola and Verizon told CNET. “It’s a relationship that works really well,” said Marni Walden, chief operating officer of Verizon Wireless. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside:”We have no …