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Kindle 2 gets native PDFs, 85% longer battery life

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-2sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon today gave its regular-size Kindle a lift through a firmware upgrade. It now has the same native PDF support as the larger Kindle DX and no longer needs a conversion through e-mail. Active battery life is also a large 85 percent longer and should last for about a full week with 3G turned on versus four days with the previous firmware....

DSi LL sales over 3X higher than PSP Go's

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nintendodsill-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nintendo today said it had sold 103,524 of its new DSi LL handheld in Japan in the two full days since its Sunday release. The number comes despite a relatively high $221 price and is nearly 3.7 times higher than the roughly $250 PSP Go, which only managed about 28,000 units in a similar span....

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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Best Buy Black Friday brings $80 Palm Pre, $197 notebook

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ...

Sony recorders capture 1,072 hours, play MP3s

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sonyuxin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony on Monday introduced a new range of digital voice recorders with MP3 music playback capability. The ICD-UX200 and ICD-UX300F have a built-in, flip-out USB connector for easy transfer of files and can double as thumb drives for transferring other types of files. In the LP mode, the 4GB ICD-UX300F can record 1,072 hours worth of audio....

Mimo intros lowest priced touchscreen monitor

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imoin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mimo introduced what it touts as the industry's lowest priced auxiliary monitor on Monday, the 7-inch iMo Pivot Touch. It has a display with 800x480 resolution, 350cd/m2 brightness and a 400:1 contrast ratio. It can act as a secondary display for desktop computers, or as a standalone device, displaying digital photos and videos....

Intouch shows IT7150 wireless Internet photo frame

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/intouchframein.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intouch has released what it calls the first Internet-capable digital photo frame, the 7-inch IT7150. Apart from its ability to playback photos and videos, the frame can connect to Internet radio stations, weather information and social networking sites thanks to its Wi-Fi connection. It also carries an 800x480 resolution and a touchscreen that brings a virtual QWERTY keyboard....

TomTom discounts two budget GPS units for Black Friday

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/tomtom125in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />TomTom on Monday said two of its navigation devices will be offered at deep discounts at Walmart as part of Black Friday sales. This includes the ONE 125 SE and XL 325 SE. The former has a 3.5-inch touchscreen while the latter uses a wider 4.3-inch touchscreen. Otherwise, many share the same features, including preloaded US maps, the ability to speak out street names and a folding Go EasyPort moun...

LG outs first netbook in the US, adds AT&T 3G

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/lgx120in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The LG X120 netbook introduced early this year will soon be available in US, exclusively at RadioShack, the computer maker announced on Monday. LG's first netbook for the country sports a 10.1-inch LED backlit display with a 1024x576 resolution, Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. The 160GB hard drive is preloaded with Windows XP, not Windows 7 Starter, and users can quickly access the w...

Roku players get channel store with Pandora, others

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/rokuchannelstore.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Roku late Sunday gave its Internet media players a boost in the form of the Channel Store. Now considered an open platform, the avenue lets content producers of any scale implement their own video services. The service also brings major content providers such as Facebook's photo service, Flickr, Mediafly, Pandora, Revision3 and TWiT; relative newcomers like blip.tv, FrameChannel, Motionbox and M...

Ooma Telo Handset, international plan now available

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/oomain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Internet phone company Ooma on Friday began shipping its Telo handset and has introduced a new International Calling Bundle for Premier subscribers for savings on international calls. This follows the release of the Ooma Telo home base nearly two months ago. Each Ooma Telo base can support up to four handsets, with each handset having access to Ooma Telo's full range of features and services....