Now that Android’s market share is steadily climbing the charts, Amazon has decided to announce a Kindle app for the Google platform. It launches this summer and allows users to browse the Kindle store, switch between five different fonts and last page read synchronization across all Kindle supported platforms. Oh, and you can buy …
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T-Mobile Announces New Prepaid Monthly Plans
Just a quick PSA for those of you who partake in prepaid carrier plans. T-Mobile will roll out the following plans on Wednesday (6/19).
• $15 Per Month Unlimited Text: Includes unlimited text, picture and video messaging, and nationwide voice calls for $.10 per minute.
• $50 Per Month Unlimited Talk and Text: Features unlimited …
It’s a Scenic Painting! It’s a Cell Phone Jammer! It’s Both!
Oh man, this Painting Cell Phone Jammer is perfect for so many things. Hate cell phones? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. Love beautiful artwork? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. Teenage children bankrupting you via their cell phone bill? Painting Cell Phone Jammer. You get the idea.
I love beautiful boat-inspired artwork and pranks, so …
Poll: Quitting Facebook Because of New Privacy Terms?
We can’t go anywhere without hearing gripes about Facebook’s new terms of use. How do you feel about all of this Facebook backlash? Are you searching for delete instructions as I type, or “Liking” everything in sight? We’re curious.
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Goodbye, iPad [Update]
Update: My original post was lacking depth so I’ve updated with a few more thoughts sprinkled throughout.
Today marks the second time that I’ve returned an iPad. I honestly thought I was going to keep this one, but I woke up this morning and realized that a device I spent over $800 on has been sitting on my couch untouched for …
Will We See 24 Million Next Generation iPhones This Year?
DigiTimes is reporting that Foxconn will apparently ship 24 million iPhone 4G units this year alone—4.5 million shortly after Apple officially announces the phone on June 7th and another 19.5 million throughout the rest of the year.
Of course, none of this is official since as far as Apple’s concerned, the new iPhone doesn’t …
Robot Performs Marriage Ceremony in Japan
This will really put a stop to those uncomfortable wedding officiant tangents.
Japanese couple Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue recently tied the knot with the help of the I-Fairy bot, a ceremonial drone created by Japanese company Kokoro, where the bride works.
Inspired? The bot, one of only three in use, will set you back …
Top Ten Monday Tech Deals
Another Monday, another set of handpicked deals. Here are the ten best ones, in no particular order. Walmart has some pretty aggressive pricing on netbooks and nettops, while Target’s got an excellent coupon code for 15% off anything ordered from its website. Happy shopping, folks.
ASUS Eee PC 1005HA 10.1-inch netbook: $198 today
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ClamCase Netbookifies Your iPad With a Bluetooth Keyboard
We all saw this coming eventually, right? The ClamCase for iPad is a protective enclosure that’s decked out with a Bluetooth keyboard, effectively turning your slab of portable touch computing into a more functional mini notebook. It’s made of “high quality ABS plastic” and provides a “smooth yet grippy rubberized exterior …
Would You Dump Your Mobile Voice Plan If You Could?
The New York Times cited a statistic yesterday stating that 2009 was the first year that mobile data from texting, e-mailing, and internet usage “surpassed the amount of voice data in cellphone calls.”
If you own a smartphone, how much time do you spend talking versus doing everything else? My wife and I are on a shared iPhone …
Watch Me Try To Destroy Four Cameras
I wrote a little diddy for the magazine on four ‘rugged’ cameras from Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax and Casio. I also shot a video for the dot com and the iPad, as well. You can read the story here, but the video is a bit more fun to watch.
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Google Shutting Down Nexus One Store
The adoption rate for Android has skyrocketed in the last few months with more and more carriers offering Google’s mobile OS devices. The NPD Group released a report earlier this week showing Android’s market share had risen significantly in the first quarter even surpassing Apple’s iPhone.
(More on Techland: 18 Best Android …