Amazon’s new Kindle competes with iPad on price, focus

Amazon’s new Kindle comes in a smaller, darker package and they’re positioning it to compete with Apple’s iPad (which can also read Kindle books) on price ($139 for Wi-Fi $189 for 3G) and a laser-like focus on reading.

All-New, High-Contrast E-Ink Screen – 50% better contrast than any other e-reader Read in Bright Sunlight – No glare New and Improved Fonts – New crisper, darker fonts New Sleek Design – 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6″ size reading area 17% Lighter – Only ..read more

Cincinnati Bell First to Snag BlackBerry Pearl 3G

Cincinnati Bell is the first U.S. carrier to offer the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100. The 9100 adds 3G to the GSM Pearl line for the first time, and also includes Wi-Fi and GPS. It has a 3 megapixel camera, …(follow link to read)

Eye-Fi Intros Smartphone Photo Tools

Eye-Fi recently made a smartphone-optimized version of its web site available to Android, BlackBerry and iOS devices that allows Eye-Fi users to sign into their account and interact with their content. The new web site allows Eye-Fi users to …(follow link to read)

Apple releases iOS 3.2.1 for iPad

Not to be completely over-shadowed by it’s older if smaller iPhone brother, iPad also received an update from Apple today — to iOS 3.2.

We’re updating as we type but if you notice and Wi-Fi reception fixes or anything else of note, let us know in the comments!

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Pew: 60 Pct of Americans Use Wireless Internet

A novel survey of American’s mobile technology use from thePew Internet & American Life Project finds that 59 percent of American adults go online wirelessly, with about half (47 percent) going online using Wi-Fi or mobile broadband cards with a notebook or laptop computer, and 40 percent using the Internet from mobile handsets. Some 47 percent (Read More)

Fring Update Brings Video Chat Between iPhone and Android

Today Fring announced an update for its iPhone app that adds unrestricted video calling between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS (with iOS4) and any Android or Symbian S60 phone. The two-way video calling will work over Wi-Fi or …(follow link to read)

Air Display for iPad- app review

This week I am taking a look at Air Display by Avatron Software. You may have heard of Avatron as they make the great Air Sharing apps for iPhone and iPad. This app works like an external display for your Mac desktop or laptop (good news PC owners, it will work on a PC soon!).

To get started, you need to download the desktop app from Avatron’s website. The desktop app works like a display driver for an external monitor. Once ..read more

Updated: Hulu Plus for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone announced

Update: The Hulu Plus application [iTunes Link - Free] is now available within the App Store. We viewed some of the free content on a iPhone 4 over AT&T’s 3G network and it streamed flawlessly.

Today that rumor of Hulu introducing a premium paid service has come true as they have officially announced Hulu Plus. It will run you a cool $9.99/month and that will give you streaming access – via Wi-Fi or 3G – to entire seasons of shows that ..read more

Sprint HTC Evo 4G Updated With Slight Improvements

Sprint is pushing an over-the-air update for its flagship HTC Evo 4G phone. Users can update the Evo 4G to software version 1.46.651.1 either over Wi-Fi or a combination of Sprint’s 3G network and Wi-Fi. The update brings improvements …(follow link to read)

Rogers Live 2010 FIFA World Cup now in Canadian App Store (Rogers subscribers only)

Rogers has released a free iPad app called Rogers Live 2010 FIFA World Cup, allowing users on their network to watch:

All 64 games available in English (including consecutive “Round of 16” broadcasts) and 56 games broadcast in French.

Works over Rogers 3G (7.2 HSDPA) or Wi-Fi, and incredibly:

Data consumed by the application over 3G will NOT be deducted from your data bucket.

You need to be in Canada, and a Rogers subscriber (you need to be on the Rogers 3G network ..read more

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