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CES is around the corner and, as usual, the main themes will be “thinner, higher resolution and more powerful.”  But that doesn’t mean that it’s business as usual.  Research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CES), the nice people who stage the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) shows that smartphone sales will see continued growth in 2013 Continue Reading →

Amazon may be considering extended warranty and repair services similar to Apple’s AppleCare, according to two trademark application the company filed earlier this month. The applications also suggest that the company may expand its Kindle brand far beyond the current segment of tablets and ebook readers. On December 13, the company filed a trademark application Continue Reading →

Amazon Studios, the online retailer’s department responsible for sourcing scripts and developing original video content, announced on Thursday the development of six original comedy series pilots. When production is completed, the series will air on Amazon’s Instant Video platform, which delivers video content like TV and movies to users’ set top boxes, phones, tablets, and Continue Reading →

Amazon has reportedly contracted Foxconn to build its long-rumored “Kindle smartphone” according to the Taiwan Economic News. The news corroborates Digitimes’ report late last month that Foxconn will have the smartphones ready for a mid-2013 launch. The site claims Amazon has ordered 5 million smartphones with each unit said to cost between $100 to $200. Continue Reading →

I’ve been an e-book fan for as long as I can remember. Ever since I found myself stuck on a slow-moving mountain train with nothing but my PalmPilot and an e-book, I’ve been hooked on digital reading. Flash-forward some 15 years and e-books are everywhere, thanks in no small part to the Amazon Kindle — Continue Reading →

Amazon just got a little more social. The e-commerce giant launched a new gift feature Wednesday that lets your connect your Facebook account to Amazon in order to keep track of your friends’ birthdays and anniversaries, as well as their shopping wish lists. Amazon is billing the new Friends and Family Gifting feature as a Continue Reading →

Tablets are an important resource for small businesses. Not only do tablets provide today’s small businesses with tools to enhance productivity and efficiency, they also provide an additional way to market their products and services to consumers. Tablets play a critical role in today’s modern world and, within a few years, they are expected to Continue Reading →

Amazon’s just launched Free Time Unlimited for its range of Kindle Fire tablets. It offers unlimited access to age-restricted movies, games and books for kids, for $3 a month. Essentially a subscription service for children, the service lets you tell Amazon your offspring’s gender and age, and then a custom library of books, movies, apps Continue Reading →

So when is it appropriate to purchase this kind of technology for your kids? As far as I'm concerned, it's never too soon. An 18 month to 2 year old will immediately know what to do with your old, hand-me-down iPad. It's a great way to give the little ones in your life their first hands-on tablet experience. Continue Reading →

I railed against e-books about a month ago. My biggest issues were their cost and use of DRM. In the interest of doing my best to see the other side of things, I committed to reading only e-books for the rest of the month. And you know what? I loved it. I used the the Kindle Continue Reading →