TechCrunch reveals the Amazon Kindle Tablet

TechCrunch reveals the Amazon Kindle Tablet -

TechCrunch's MG Siegler got an exclusive look at Amazon's Kindle Tablet, and by the sounds of things, the iPad may finally have its first credible competitor. The first thing Amazon got right was the price: US$250 for a device with a 7-inch, full-color display. Other manufacturers have priced their tablets similarly to the iPad, and consumer response has been... "lukewarm" is about as charitably as I can describe it.

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Review: Eight iPhone 4 battery cases

Review: Eight iPhone 4 battery cases - Few of us would complain about squeezing a few more hours between iPhone recharges. We looked at several external battery cases for the iPhone 4.

(Via Macworld.)

HP's 12c calculator turns 30 with anniversary edition

HP's 12c calculator turns 30 with anniversary edition - HP's 12c Financial Calculator is celebrating its 30th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, the company has released a special edition version of the calculator.

(Via Macworld.)

Skype intros FreeTalk Connect-Me home phone adapter

Skype intros FreeTalk Connect-Me home phone adapter - Skype customers in the U.S. and Canada can now buy a home phone adapter called the FreeTalk Connect-Me that gives them the option of using their existing landline or just a traditional phone handset as a Skype phone, either using an unlimited plan or Skype credit to call cell phones, landlines, other Skype users and even make international calls. Once the device is initially set up (using a computer), the computer connection is no longer needed and only a broadband modem is needed ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

Apple may ship 20 million iPad 2s in summer alone

Apple may ship 20 million iPad 2s in summer alone - A reference to sources in a discussion of Foxconn profits has raised the prospects of Apple shipping many more iPads by the end of the summer than it did during the spring. Expectations have Apple shipping 20 million of the tablets, as much as 60 percent more than it did in the spring. The tally Digitimes had heard would automatically make the iPad the "major growth driver' for Apple in the second half of 2011 ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

Amazon's Kindle Tablet: An Android fork with disruptive pricing

Amazon's Kindle Tablet: An Android fork with disruptive pricing - The online retail giant's Kindle Tablet reportedly features a souped up, but dated version of Android.

(Via CNET News.com.)

U2 singer Bono praises philanthropy of Apple's Steve Jobs

U2 singer Bono praises philanthropy of Apple's Steve Jobs - Bono, the frontman for the band U2, spoke out this week in praise of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, lauding his numerous contributions to AIDS research.

(Via AppleInsider.)