The biggest news out of the Amazon press conference today seems to be that they've learned from the HP TouchPad fire sale - If you can beat the iPad on price point, you can give Apple a run for their money regardless of any other factors. However, unlike the TouchPad, the newly introduced Kindle Fire tablet doesn't seem to be lacking in hardware and since it is based on … [Read more...]
First Facts: Amazon Unveils 7-inch Kindle Fire Tablet for $199
Bloomberg provides a sneak peek at the Amazon event that will start in a few minutes. The Kindle Fire will have a 7-inch display and sell for $199, compared with $499 for Apple’s cheapest iPad, Amazon executives said. The device, a souped-up version of the Kindle electronic-book reader, will run on Google Inc.’s Android software, the Seattle-based company said. Other details … [Read more...]
Firefox 7 Is Now Available For Download
Continuing their crazy rapid release schedule, Mozilla has released Firefox 7 and Thunderbird 7. This is on schedule for their plan to ship a new major version every six weeks. As you might recall, Firefox 6 and Thunderbird 6 were just released mid-August. November 8th and December 20th are when we can expect versions 8 and 9, respectively. There might be some relief in sight … [Read more...]
YouTube Stars Find Prime Time in September
YouTube, at 6.5 years old, is indisputably a central part of today's society. Whether it's through hosting political debates and making our government more accessible, branding today's youth the 'YouTube Generation', or just allowing our culture to spread around the world as we laugh and cry at the same videos. YouTube is also bankrolling a number of stars. People that create … [Read more...]
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Appeared on ABC’s Nightline
Netflix's CEO, Reed Hastings, appeared on the ABC News program Nightline last night.Unfortunately, he still believes the problem was miscommunication.Former Netflix Co-founder, Marc Randolph, wrote on his personal blog yesterday that he thinks Netflix has far from screwed up.Not only am I completely in support of what Netflix is doing, but I think it is one of the smartest, … [Read more...]