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Entries from November 23rd, 2010

Hands on with Marvell’s new tablet prototype

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Slashgear got some face time recently with Marvell’s newest prototype. You’re looking at 10″ Android tablet running on a multi-core 1.5GHz Armada 628 CPU. Like their previous prototypes, this one is a reference design that Marvell will customize to suit an OEM partner. Video is after the break.

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Baker & Taylor release Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader iPhone app

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Baker & Taylor Publishing Group, a division of Baker & Taylor Inc., is thrilled to announce that its Portable Press imprint has produced an iPhone application for its popular and long-running trivia series, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader. The app – both fun and information-laden – is available for purchase for $1.99 [...]

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K2 refurbs to be on sale Black Friday – $89

November 23rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · sales

Do you remember how I said Amazon weren’t planning to put the Kindle on sale? It looks like I was wrong. I got this from the official Kindle twitter account: Black Friday Deal: Limited number of previous gen Kindle (same E Ink as current Nook) for just $89! Deal starts 11/26 at 9 am PST. [...]

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Use virtual bookplates to help recover a lost Kindle

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · tips and tricks

by Chris Walters It’s not a bad idea to put your contact info on your Kindle, in the event that you misplace it and a Good Samaritan happens along. There’s a built-in spot for this information under Settings, but a stranger might not know to look there, and if your Kindle is password-protected then the [...]

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Next Puzzle Game now available on the Kindle

November 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · kindle app

The next great addition to the Kindle Store is a new matching game from Mobigoo. It’s selling for $2.99. The objective of the game is to clear all the pieces off the game board. Game pieces disappear when they are matched with, and touch, other game pieces with the same symbol. Your job is to [...]

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Pocketbook to use a Mirasol screen – I told you so

November 23rd, 2010 · 14 Comments · hardware news

Do you remember how I told you they were working on this back in August? They’re finally ready to confirm it. Pocketbook put out a press release today. They’re going to have their newest e-reader on display at CES 2011, and yes it will have a Mirasol screen. I’m a little surprised that they announced [...]

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Asus EEE Note A800 detailed

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Do you recall the EEE Tablet that Asus unveiled at Computex? No wait, it was the EEE Pad, wasn’t it? Ah heck with it. Asus are pretty bad about naming a device and sticking with it. They’re also pretty bad about giving clear information on their gadgets. What I do know is that the 8″ [...]

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