David Foster was responsible for developing the Fire Tablet, Echo Speaker, Dash, Kindle Voyage and Kindle Paperwhite. He worked at the secretive Amazon R&D facility LAB126 and he has just been hired by Google to be their Vice president of product engineering.Google is expected to announce the new Pixel Phone at a major event later today. This is the first phone that … [Read more...] about Google Hires Major Kindle Executive
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Amazon Announces a brand new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
Amazon has just announced their second generation Fire TV Stick and it is powered by the same hardware that their modern tablets have. The remote continues to rely on Alexa, the voice assistant.The updated Fire TV Stick is a major improvement in almost every way. The CPU has seen a major upgrade from the first generation's dual-core ARM Cortex A9. It is now powered by the … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces a brand new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote
Fifty Shades Darker Sets Record for Most Views In One Day
The new Fifty Shades Darker trailer has just set a new record for most views in a single day. According to Deadline it has garnered 114 million views within the first 24 hours, beating the previous record set by The Force Awakens, which had a staggering 112 million views.The movie is going to debut in February and there is high expectations that the sequel will generate … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades Darker Sets Record for Most Views In One Day
Will Amazon Alexa Make the Fire HD 8 a Success?
Amazon is betting that customers will upgrade their old Fire tablets with the advent of the Fire 8 HD. The hardware specs are fairly lackluster, but it is the first tablet to have Alexa built into it.Amazon Alexa is a personal assistant that is baked into a number of core products such as the Dot, Echo and Fire TV. It will launch apps, update you on news events and even … [Read more...] about Will Amazon Alexa Make the Fire HD 8 a Success?
Here is the Good e-Reader Liveblog of the Apple iPhone 7 Event
Apple is holding a massive media conference at 10 AM PST. The company is expected to announce the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, second generation iWatch and new Beats Headphones with wireless and wired capabilities.It is expected that Apple will forgo the headphone jack and the new AirPods and Beats headphones will plug into the lighting connector. The two new phones will come … [Read more...] about Here is the Good e-Reader Liveblog of the Apple iPhone 7 Event
Microsoft is developing blue light reduction mode for Windows 10
Many tech companies are starting to introduce blue light inhibiting mode in their smartphones, tablets and e-Readers. It looks like Microsoft is going to be introducing a new blue light reduction in an upcoming patch to Windows 10. This new feature will automatically reduce the color temperature in the evenings as the sun sets and increase it in the mornings when the sun … [Read more...] about Microsoft is developing blue light reduction mode for Windows 10
Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ is a new display for your smartwatfch
Corning has just unveiled new scratch resistant and super tough glass based screen for smartwatches. The first commercial product to use this new tech is the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, which was unveiled Wednesday.Gorilla Glass is a cornerstone for the smartphone market and is basically on every flagship model. Gorilla Glass SR+, short for "scratch resistant," represents … [Read more...] about Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ is a new display for your smartwatfch
Amazon Wants Developers to Make Choose Your Own Adventure Games for Alexa
Amazon really wants developers to start making choose your own adventure style games for their Alexa device. There is a new framework available called Alexa Skills Kit that allows authors and developers to create decision trees to program audio mysteries and adventures.Choose your own Adventure started to become very popular in the 1980's and 1990's and they sold 250 … [Read more...] about Amazon Wants Developers to Make Choose Your Own Adventure Games for Alexa
Blackberry Announces the DTEK50 Android Smartphone
Blackberry has just officially announced their second phone running Google Android. This new device is available to pre-order right now for $299 and will be sold on BestBuy, Amazon and Blackberries own website. For residents in Canada all of the major phone carriers will be offering it.The DTEK50 has a a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 scratch-resistant display, a 64-bit octa-core … [Read more...] about Blackberry Announces the DTEK50 Android Smartphone
Amazon Prime Launches in India
Amazon has been operating in India for three years and the company has finally unveiled their Prime loyalty program. It will offer free two day shipping with no limit on order size.Amazon has been investing billions of dollars in India, one of the worlds most populous countries. Their Kindle e-book store has been a staggering success and resulted in their arch-nemesis … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Launches in India
Cyanogen might shift from OS development to Apps
Three years ago the developers of Cyanogen formed their own corporation to focus on their own operating system and license it out to other phone manufactures. They signed a deal with OnePlus to have their OS on all of their smartphones, but that deal fell through. They also got an influx for cash from Microsoft to preload all of their office apps. The phones that employ the … [Read more...] about Cyanogen might shift from OS development to Apps
Amazon Flex Drivers Will Deliver a Secret Release on July 31
Amazon has just sent an email to their Flex Drivers that let them know that there is a special midnight to 2 AM secret release on July 31st. Amazon was cagey and did not tell the drivers what the product was, which is leading to speculation that this is not the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Screenplay.Amazon Flex drivers are contracted drivers who deliver Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon Flex Drivers Will Deliver a Secret Release on July 31
Blackberry will release 3 new Android Phones
Blackberry is going to be releasing three new Android phones in 2016. The Waterloo company intends on issuing one new phone a quarter, for the next three quarters. The phones are code named Neon, Argon, and Mercury.Neon The Neon will be an entry level device and will hit the market in July or August. It will feature a 5.2-inch touchscreen with no physical keyboard. … [Read more...] about Blackberry will release 3 new Android Phones
Apple will let you uninstall native apps, including iBooks
Apple has announced at their Worldwide Developers Conference that they are going to let users uninstall native apps, in a future firmware update. You will finally be able to get rid of the Stocks, Mail, Maps, Notes, Voice Memos, Watch, Music, FaceTime, Weather, iTunes Store, Calendar, Contacts or iBooks. Apple will also be including all of their native apps on the App Store so … [Read more...] about Apple will let you uninstall native apps, including iBooks