The picture says it all on this one. On Black Friday, Barnes & Noble will be selling its highly-rated Nook Simple Touch for $79. That’s a $20 price drop and matches the price of Amazon’s entry-level non-touch, ad-supported Kindle With Special Offers. The Nook Simple Touch has no ads. The company is calling it a …
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November, 2011
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23 November
Android Atlas Weekly Ep. 74: Is Android too complex for your mom? (Podcast)
Justin thinks Android is still to complex for beginners, Antuan says nice things about Apple, and someone crams a whole Android-based computer onto a USB key. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 74: Is Android too complex for your mom? 55:14 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS …
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23 November
Samsung Galaxy S2 ad takes the mick out of Apple fans
Samsung has a new ad that pokes fun at Apple, and in particular the enthusiastic Apple fans who queue up to buy new iGadgets on day one. We’ve embedded the video below, so scroll down to check it out for yourself. The ad doesn’t mention Apple by name, but sees a gaggle of trendy youths queueing around the corner at …
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23 November
Sony to LG: don’t say passive 3D is better
LG recently announced the results of an Australian preference test, conducted in Westfield shopping centres, where viewers strongly preferred their Cinema 3D TVs over competitors’ 3D experiences. Now, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Sony has sent legal threats to LG, challenging the test results, and claiming that it would be misleading to use these results as the basis for …
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23 November
Sony EX523 series review: Budget LED workhorse
Sony has typically been a peg or two more expensive than its rivals but is now producing some value-conscious, high-enough-quality screens. The Sony EX523 series is an example of a television with a decent feature set and image quality that stands up well against the competition. The main difference between the EX523 and the EX520 it replaces is onboard Wi-Fi. …
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23 November
Blu
If you’re thinking of picking up a Blu-ray player this holiday season, the buying process can be overwhelming. The differences between different models are often minor; every manufacturer supports a difference suite of streaming-media services and they all pretty much look the same. And a lot of the information you need to make an informed choice isn’t readily apparent by …
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22 November
Which tablet is best for textbooks?
Amazon and Barnes & Noble have made e-readers and now tablets so inexpensive that almost anyone can get them, even poor students. But are these tablets up to the task of replacing those big, heavy college textbooks? In this edition of Ask Maggie, I try to answer that question. I help one mother who is considering getting either the Amazon …
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22 November
Samsung Galaxy Nexus not getting Flash… yet
Those who’ve managed to get their hands on the just-launched Samsung Galaxy Nexus may have spotted that it doesn’t come with the Adobe Flash Player installed — and that it can’t even be downloaded from the Android Market. Don’t worry though, because that’s the way it’s meant to be — at least for now. Google has informed SlashGear that Adobe …
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22 November
Facebook phone rumours rise from the grave as HTC Buffy
Rumours of a Facebook phone are swirling once again, as everyone’s favourite place to poke and play FarmVille is reportedly heavily involved with a new HTC phone — codenamed Buffy. Nerdgasm name aside, Buffy is reported by AllThingsD to run a customised version of Android, modified by the folks at Facebook to build social features into various aspects of the …
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22 November
How to stream live TV to your mobile phone
These days, mobile broadband is more than capable of streaming live TV to your phone. But while there are some really good web-based services like TVCatchup.com, there may be times when you want access to a channel that’s only available through your home TV signal (cable, satellite or Freeview). Or it may be that you’d like to access UK television …
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