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CES 2012: Amazon Opens The Kindle Cloud To Microsoft Files

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Amazon announced at CES a new an application that will let Kindle users synchronize and view Microsoft files held in cloud storage via their devices.

The “Send to Kindle” for PC application which adds a right-click option on any Windows application that adds a Send to Kindle option to the Select . . .

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Five Kindle Fire Unboxing and Review YouTube Videos

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This past week Amazon.com shipped the new Kindle Fire to customers and of course the obligatory unboxing and tour videos have landed on YouTube.

In no particular order here are five for you to check out.

Related Posts Hotmail App Now Available for Kindle Fire SlingPlayer App Now Available . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 24

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Welcome to our 24th Episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! This is our first episode in the new weekly schedule of shows. In this episode we discuss Amazon’s new Kindles, Facebook and your privacy (again), the upcoming NASATweetup for Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity’s launch, upcoming Zune Pass changes, Xbox 360’s new Metro inspired dashboard update, Google’s first foray into the retail arena, IE9 usage increases and IE6 usage decreases, new beta service Strawberryj.am to show you the popular links on Twitter, the Mount Everest Webcam, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango rollout, the Windows Phone 7.5 Update trick, Windows Phone 7.5 apps and wrap up with a WindowsObserver.com Week in Review. . . .

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American Adults Use of E-Readers Nearly Doubles in One Year

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According to a survey by The Harris Poll conducted back in July 2011 one in six (15%) of Americans now choose to use an e-Reader device.  This is nearly double the response from last year which showed less than one in ten, or 8%, used one.

The survey also found that one . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 18

In this edition of the Observed Tech PODCAST we talk about several stories from the past week including: Twitter finalizing their purchase of TweetDeck; Twitter.com updates, National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011 Down Under; Kreb’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety; Microsoft taking the heat for recent Skype outage; Microsoft MVP’s, Customer Service and Apple; Microsoft Safety Scanner threats data; Justin Bieber Windows 7 Theme; Sony and PlayStation Network Woes Continue; Delayed Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7; Ashton Kutcher, UberMedia and a branded Twitter App; New Kindle Special Offers edition; No-No on Police Scanner Apps; YourTube’s 6th Birthday; Now Mark Zuckerberg says not so fast on under 13’s accessing Facebook – for now anyway; How To Talk To Children About Online Safety; US CERT Confirms Mac Defender, MacProtector, MacSecurity Fake Antivirus; HP expanded battery recall; Amazon.com Mac Software Downloads; Awesome On Orbit photos; SSD Life Program; and we wrap with a week in review for WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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Amazon Swings and Misses with Special Offers Kindle

I really thought Amazon was going to swing for the fences on this one but they chose to bunt instead.

Yesterday, Amazon.com announced the availability of a special offers edition Kindle that would cost $25 less than the normal WiFi only Kindle that sells for $139.  The big difference between the two . . .

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