In case you didn’t already know, Amazon really wants you to know about the features on its Kindle Fire. After touting earlier this week highlighed applications, we have one more reason to consider the 7-inch device. According to a follow-up to Wednesday’s press announcement, Amazon also plans to offer support for Hulu Plus and its …
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11 November
Opinion: Android is killing itself with updates
I love Android. I love it to bits. It’s lighthearted, ludicrously flexible, and boasts the best tech mascot since Tux the Linux penguin first waddled into our hearts. Google’s quirky OS makes the tech world a brighter place, and can provide the perfect antidote to the stern rigidity of Apple. But Android has a serious problem in the way it …
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11 November
Report: 39% of Twitter photos come from an iOS device
Skylines According to a report at The Next Web, Apple’s iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, account for at least 39 percent of the photo traffic on Twitter. Photo search engine Skylines has constructed a breakdown of the various platforms and clients that post photos to Twitter, showing that despite iOS 5’s relatively young lifespan it is already the seventh-largest …
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11 November
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus review: The best 7
As more tablets are released, manufacturers need to continually come up with good reasons for consumers to buy their latest device. Whether they do this through price, features, or a unique design, with a $200 tablet like the Kindle Fire out there, tablets will need a hook to keep consumers interested. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus‘ hook is Peel, …
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11 November
Amazon buys Siri voice rival Yap
Amazon is planning to take on Siri with a rival voice service. The bookseller and maker of the Kindle ebook reader has bought voice assistant Yap, potentially helping the Kindle Fire Android tablet challenge the iPhone 4S and iPad. Siri is the personal assistant in Apple’s new iPhone 4S, answering questions you pose by speaking into the phone. Yap, on …
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11 November
Big screen, small package: Brookstone’s Pocket Projector for iPhone 4
Though it’s not the only portable projector on the market, Brookstone’s Pocket Projector for iPhone 4 seems to be one of the more elegant options for portable large-format viewing. The slide-on docking case includes the projector unit, which makes setting up a presentation or video-viewing session quite easy when you’re on the go. The 15-lumen LED lamp will give you …
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11 November
iOS 5.0.1 is here, promises to cure 4S battery woes
Mere weeks after iOS 5 touched down, the next version is here, ready to cure any battery issues you might be having with your brand new iPhone 4S. Or at least, that’s the claim. It’s ready for download now, though if you haven’t already upgraded you’ll have as long and drawn-out a wait as some did with iOS 5, considering …
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11 November
VMware fits work phone into personal phone
If you’re sick of having to carry around two smartphones, one for work and one for your personal life, there are options coming that will save you grief and the need to carry multiple devices everywhere. One such product is the VMware Horizon Mobile solution. Basically, this platform enables a user to run a “phone-in-a-phone,” meaning both work and personal …
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11 November
Siri speaks… in the flesh
Ask Siri what it is and it’ll say a humble personal assistant. Ask Jon Briggs, the man who lent his voice to the service, and he’ll say it’s a “game changer,” reports The Telegraph. Briggs, a former technology journalist who fell into voice work, has spoken for the first time about hearing his voice on the iPhone 4S. He recorded …
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11 November
How to optimize FaceTime on your iOS device
FaceTime is potentially one of Apple’s game-changing products. It provides users with an easily accessible way to video chat with anyone on an iOS device or a Mac. Here are some great tips to get the most out of this great technology. FaceTime is a proprietary, open-source video communications device developed by Apple and released in June 2010. It is, …
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