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Kindle Fire updates to bigger browser, better e

Amazon’s latest software update for the Kindle Fire tablet (version 6.2.2) is now officially available as a free, over-the-air update. Along with some general performance tweaks, the update gives users improved support for manually setting up e-mail providers in the tablet’s Email app, as well as a new full-screen mode for Amazon’s Silk Web browser. I recommend the update, and …

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Apple’s iOS, BlackBerry tops among business users

Apple’s iOS is the most popular mobile platform among corporate workers, at least according to a survey from mobile security provider Check Point Software. Among the more than 700 IT professionals polled for a Check Point study (PDF) released today, iOS accounted for 30 percent of the collective traffic on their networks. But RIM’s BlackBerry was right behind with 29 …

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