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How Android isn’t really that open

GetJar CEO Iljas Laurs doesn’t mince words when he says Android isn’t as open a platform as Google would like you to think. GetJar CEO Ilja Laurs. GetJar “To me, closed is anything that doesn’t have total freedom,” Laurs told me. “By that definition, Android is already closed.” Laurs has some bold predictions for 2012. He believes Google will start …

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Amazon Kindle Fire promised update before UK launch

The Amazon Kindle Fire should be in tip-top condition by the time it reaches the UK early next year — Amazon will be releasing a software update for the budget tablet in “less than two weeks”, a company spokesman told the New York Times. So what’ll this mean for those buying the device? The update will mean improved performance, better …

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