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Reviews

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review

Cory Gunther, Sep 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Amazon’s Kindle Fire has been the star of the show as late, but we can’t forget they have a huge hand in the eReader world. Amazon isn’t ready to leave their bread and butter behind and with that we have the all new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, the first Kindle with a front lit or built-in light for perfect reading anywhere. No longer will night readers have to keep a nearby lamp on and disturb others, or clip on a retro-style light. Does the new Paperwhite deliver on its promise for perfect reading anywhere? Read on to find out.

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Google shutting down more services

Craig Lloyd, Sep 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google announced on Friday that it will be doing some "spring cleaning" of some of its services. The list includes AdSense for Feeds, Classic Plus, Spreadsheet Gadgets, Places for Android, and +1 Reports in Webmaster Tools. The company also plans to merge its Picasa photo service with Google Drive, which means you'll have 5GB for both Picasa photos and Drive items. Read The Full Story

Modbook Pro OS X Mountain Lion tablet launches with SSD

Chris Burns, Sep 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time to get your MacBook Pro action on with a modified tablet design from Modbook Pro, announced today once again in a 13.3-inch iteration for release on October 3rd. The folks at Modbook have a strange situation on their hands, one where they're somehow or another able to side-step the lock-out that exists around Apple's OS X and create tablet computers that are, essentially, MacBook Pro units without the keyboard and a touchscreen up front. Today's announcement also adds an SSD to the mix for you hardcore solid-state lovers. Read The Full Story

Facebook Messenger updated for iPhone 5

Chris Burns, Sep 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Facebook environment on iOS for iPhone has been bumped upward once again with the Messenger app grabbing an update with a whole new user interface. If you're the type of person who loves to message back and forth with friend via Facebook and have never tried the stand-alone app for iOS, now's a better time than ever before! You'll be getting favorites integration, better performance than with any version that's come before, and the whole thing just looks a bit better - as it always does each time it's updated. Read The Full Story

NASA coming up with ideas for future Mars missions

Eric Abent, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Curiosity is currently at the center of the public's attention when it comes to space exploration, but NASA scientists have started shooting around ideas for future missions to Mars. Ultimately, scientists would like to retrieve rocks from the surface of Mars and bring them back to Earth for more in-depth examination, though they aren't planning to have humans on the red planet until the 2030s. One of NASA's mission ideas, however, could have humans involved in Mars missions long before the 2030s roll around. Read The Full Story

Nook GlowLight gets a price cut as Paperwhite launch approaches

Eric Abent, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Amazon's impressive new Kindle Paperwhite is set to launch in just a couple of days, but Barnes and Noble has decided that its going to put up a fight. Both Target and Walmart are showing that the price of the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight has been cut just ahead of the Paperwhite's launch. The new price of the Nook GlowLight? $119, the same price that Amazon has given the basic Paperwhite model. Read The Full Story

iPad Mini mockup shows up in HD video

Craig Lloyd, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've been hearing about the iPad Mini for a while now, and it seems that Apple is looking to take on the booming 7-inch tablet market with their own smaller model of the iPad. The rumors are flying around like wild geese, and the most recent one is this HD video showing off a mockup of what looks like a pretty legit and nearly complete Pad Mini. Read The Full Story

Columns

That iPhone 5 appeal (or, confessions of a swayed Galaxy S III owner)

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

I’m an Android user. I love my Samsung Galaxy S III. So why am I punching my details into the iPhone 5 reservation site every day? For the past week or so I’ve been using a borrowed iPhone 5, tracking how it holds up – and where it falls short – to the Android experience I’ve grown accustomed to. During that time I’ve been frustrated by Maps, impressed by the camera, and generally had my expectations of iOS shaken up some. It’s always good to mix up the status-quo every so often, too, and along the way remember that there’s more than one way to skin a metaphorical cellular cat.

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan duo on eco-gas engine and more

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Car manufacturers aren't betting the farm on all-electric and hybrid cars; gas engines are still going to be around for a while, and Renault-Nissan and Mercedes-owner Daimler plan to squeeze the very best out of them. A freshly inked collaboration between the firms will see them double up on a new, turbocharged powerplant that - despite using gas not hydrogen fuel-cells or batteries - will deliver "a significant improvement in fuel economy as well as low emissions." Read The Full Story

Columns

Why the Wii U’s Launch Lineup Is Impressive

Don Reisinger, Sep 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo’s Wii U will be launching with an ample number of video games to whet your appetite.

According to the venerable game company, a whopping 23 games will be available for the Wii U when it launches on November 18. New Super Mario Bros. U will of course be the leading title, but several third-party developers have also chipped in with games of their own.

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First New Super Mario Bros 2 DLC detailed

Eric Abent, Sep 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nintendo is preparing the enter the realm of DLC, and one of the first games that will be getting additional content is New Super Marios Bros. 2. Nintendo detailed the first three DLC packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 during the latest Nintendo Direct webstream, and even though they seem to be priced very reasonably, you're not going to find much value if you aren't a fan of the game's Coin Rush mode. Read The Full Story