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We have known that the Kindle Fire would launch with a better app selection than the Nook Tablet. What we didn’t know was that all of the Nook’s advantages on the software front would be matched by Amazon’s tablet. The last piece of that puzzle comes with today’s confirmation that the Fire will support Hulu […]

It’s true that we’re spending more and more time on the web. That means we’re using our browsers a good portion of the time we’re on a computer. You’d think that would have made folks a little more interested in Chromebooks, but the supply chain says otherwise. It seems people just aren’t willing to cough […]

Google has checked off yet another item on the list of things to do to make Chrome OS more usable by adding support for NTFS file systems in the latest stable update. That’s excellent news if you use your Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, or Google’s own Cr-48 in tandem with a Windows system. If […]

PC gamers have shown no shortage of frustration with developers in recent years over messy releases, “console-ized” ports, or no release at all on their platform of choice. Expect that to continue, says Bethesda’s Pete Hines, representing one of the top-tier PC game developers. “Good games are good games” regardless of platform, explained Hines, Bethesda’s […]

For the most part, headphones and earbuds both look and work the same way. Plug them in, receive audio, enjoy. Audiophiles will argue back and forth about the subtle nuances that each audio driver is delivering, but for the most part the average consumer just buys whatever looks nice. So, for a new contender to […]

World of Warcraft lost 800,000 subscribers in the last quarter, according to numbers revealed by Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime during an Activision Blizzard quarterly conference call on Tuesday. As of September 30th, the ending of ActiBlizz’s previous quarter, WoW held 10.3 million paying players. The previous quarterly result had been 11.1 million, which itself was down from […]

Are you interested in the Kindle Fire, but want to play with one before taking the plunge? It looks like you’re in luck, as Amazon has confirmed that the new tablet will be available at over 16,000 US retailers. While e-ink Kindles are already sold in these outlets, this is the first confirmation that the […]

With Google TV struggling to get much of a foothold with consumers, at least one company is hoping that sex will help the Internet TV boxes to sell. An L.A. based adult entertainment company has launched the first Google TV app devoted to porn. Though Google TV’s bundled Chrome browser has always been able to access adult […]

Amazon has some pretty strict rules in place when it comes to the price of ebooks put up for sale through Kindle Direct Publishing. The main rule we hear about is Amazon not allowing an author to sell the same book anywhere else cheaper than it appears on Amazon. If it finds the book cheaper […]

The pace of the tablet market has slowed down in the closing months of 2011 as new hardware is on the horizon and this year’s models grow (relatively) long in the tooth. With Amazon’s highly anticipated Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s new Nook Tablet arriving imminently, and a slew of refreshed tablet models due […]