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As you are aware, Amazon finally launched their own answer to Apple's iPad in the form of Kindle Fire which is far less than an iPad competitor in my own humble opinion. For instance, there is no camera, no microphone and no 3G support in the Kindle Fire. You can access the internet only through [ Read More ]

Amazon: "From Kindle, the Fire is born" ... The voiceover quotes French writer François-Marie Arouet Voltaire. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbors, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes property of all. The new Kindle Fire tablet costs $199 and ships November 15. [ Read More ]

We've known this all along but doesn't it feel ever so nice when you get official backing to your claims? Apple has begun rolling out special invites for their October 4 event which, as rumored, will be held in their own Cupertino campus in California at 10am Pacific Time. The tagline for the event? A [ Read More ]

So Apple is indeed launching the iPhone 5 (and also iPhone 4S?) in the first week of October, as had been previously rumored. The only change is that the date is not October 4 but instead October 5. All in a day's work, eh? Apple is also expected to launch iOS 5, iCloud, and redesigned [ Read More ]

Happy birthday Google! Our favorite search engine, Google has turned 13 today. Founded by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google is now the world's most valuable brand, just ahead of arch-rivals Apple. Cheers!

As Apple's new CEO Tim Cook gears up for his first public appearance in that post, to unveil some new things on October 4, we've got our hands on an exclusive video on Apple's Chief Executive Officer, showing what really his employees feel about him. Head past the break for the visual.

Reports are coming in that the rumored October 4 event, in which Apple is expected to announce a host of new devices, including two new iPhones (iPhone 4S and iPhone 5), new look iPod Touch and iPod Nano devices, and also iOS 5 and iCloud will be held in Apple's own campus in Cupertino. Sources [ Read More ]

There were 8 matches played today in the Barclays Premier League (BPL/EPL), with the last match of the day, played between Stoke City and Manchester United, just concluding. It was an exciting, end-to-end match with both sides have their moments. In the end they both cancelled each other out as the match ended in a [ Read More ]

What you are about to see is shocking, to say the least:

And.. another one bites the dust. A little over 2 weeks ago we saw Carol Bratz fired as Yahoo CEO and today it was Leo Apotheker's chance to get the boot from HP.  He has been replaced by former eBay CEO and one time candidate for California governor, Meg Whitman. Whitman's appointment comes  at a crucial and somewhat [ Read More ]

They are coming thick and fast these days. No known issues reported. Download it from the Apple site.

We've had numerous reports suggesting new iPhone / iPhones coming out of Cupertino next month but none as conclusive as this. Former United States Vice President and current member of Apple's Board of Directors, Al Gore, speaking at a conference today at Discovery Invest Leadership Summit, supported the on-going rumors by saying "the new iPhones would [ Read More ]