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Amazon Gives You “AutoRip”

Amazon Gives You “AutoRip”

Brilliant. Amazing. That’s all I can say to this announcement I saw on Amazon’s homepage today: Too bad I can’t convert that cool mix tape. I guess my “car ride” CD mix will have to do.Continue Reading

Amazon Prime for $7.99

Amazon Prime for $7.99

Amazon is betting that you’re willing to upgrade to Prime, it’s now offering the Prime service for $7.99 per month. I’m a Prime member, which I love. You get access to movies, free or discounted shipping, and . . . well, that’s about it. If I had a Kindle device (I don’t/won’t because I haveContinue Reading

Test Drive on Amazon Appstore for Android

Test Drive on Amazon Appstore for Android

I know I'm late in this game, mostly because I never access the Amazon Appstore for Android from my browser. However, since I was writing my earlier post and viewing Amazon.com at the same time, I decided to flip over and see what the free app today was. It sucked. But, I did discover a cool feature onContinue Reading

Amazon Kindle and the Android Attorney

I LOVE the Amazon Kindle app. I know, it's shocking given my lustful praise for all things Google. The Kindle app is head-and-shoulders above Google Books, although Google Books is catching up. I love being able to relax and read something of interest (currently it's Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick). Here are a fewContinue Reading

Kindle & Viewsonic – The Battle Begins

Amazon recently announced, and is now selling, it's newest addition to the Kindle brand of e-book readers. The Kindle Fire is getting high praises for its design, price, and features. Well, Viewsonic announced that it will enter the sub-$200 market of Android-based tablets with its newest addition, the ViewPad 7e. The ViewPad 7e runs Gingerbread,Continue Reading

Android Market, Online

Android Market, Online

Last week, Google introduced the online Android Market. Using the Market in your browser, you can search, view, and download Android applications straight to your Android-enabled device. This is a great way to deliver content. I often resented Apple’s genius iTunes application for allowing selection and installation of applications to the mobile device. However, unlikeContinue Reading