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Nike FuelBand’s wearable lesson not so clear

Sarah Tew/CNET When the news hit this month that Nike is winding down its FuelBand efforts, there were bold claims that the nascent wearable tech market, it would seem, was suddenly in big trouble. The more nuanced consensus is that current activity trackers are at worst a fad, turning glorified pedometers into flashy app platforms that don’t really change our …

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N2Aos brings KitKat to Kindle Fires

N2Aos Earlier this year, N2A Cards offered Nook tablet owners the option of deploying Android 4.4 KitKat, effectively leveraging Barnes & Noble’s sweet hardware for a more traditional tablet experience. Now Kindle owners can get in on that action. N2Aos, the company’s Kindle-oriented offshoot, now offers KitKat for Kindle Fires. Previously, the best that Amazon tablet owners could hope for …

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