Archive for November, 2009 - Page 2

Amazon Reports Record Kindle Sales for November [Official Kindle Sales Numbers Not Available Yet]

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

Amazon has issued a brief press release today in which it claims that its eBook reader, the famous Kindle, has broken record sales in November. According to Amazon, the Kindle is the “hottest gift this holiday season across all Amazon [...]

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Asus Eee PC 1201HA Best Buy Cyber Monday Deal [Eee PC 1201HA Yours From Best Buy for $330]

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

The ASUS Eee PC 1201HA was discreetly put on sale in the United States this weekend, appearing on the website of big box electronics store Best Buy. It’s on sale at a special price of $330 with free shipping for [...]

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Netronix Android eBook Coming Soon [Netronix Developing Android-based eBook Reader]

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

If you had doubts that Android was taking over the world, this should help to convince you otherwise as Google’s OS (which was only released one year ago) is now spreading to the ebook reader market, as Netronix is planning [...]

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Microsoft, BBC disagree over BBC iPlayer on Xbox Live [Microsoft & BBC disagree on paid subscriptions regarding iPlayer]

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

Are you hotly anticipating the release of the BBC iPlayer on the Xbox 360? Well, your now going to be waiting ‘indefinitely’ as the BBC and Microsoft have reached an impasse over the iPlayer. The disagreement stems from Microsoft wanting to restrict the service [...]

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Sony PSPs coming to the Royal Navy [British Royal Navy getting PSPs for 'training']

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

The Royal Navy will purchase and distribute around 230 Sony PSPs to sailors around the fleet. They will be given to marine warfare engineering techs, and will be loaded with ‘training’ content, like videos about radar, sonar, VHF radio and other communication [...]

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HTC Hero Getting Android 2.1 [Leaked Screenshots Show Android 2.1 Running On HTC Hero]

By on Monday, 30. November 2009

Users of the HTC Hero will soon be happily getting Android 2.1. This comes after leaked screenshots of a HTC Hero running Android 2.1 started circulating around the internet. The HTC Hero was released earlier this year featuring Android 1.5, and HTC [...]

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Archos 5 & Archos 7 Tablets Get New Developer Firmware [Archos Releases Special Developer Edition Firmware for Its Internet Media Tablets]

By on Sunday, 29. November 2009

Archos is already famous for its Archos 5 and Archos 7 Internet media tablets but that’s not a secret anymore. Either device can be exactly the Internet companion you expect it to be. But will those Archos tablets stand a [...]

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Call of Duty Passes Over $3 Billion in Sales [Modern Warfare 2 Nets $550 Million in First Five Days]

By on Sunday, 29. November 2009

I don’t know about you but I am certainly amazed with what Activision managed to do with that Call of Duty franchise. The last game of the series, one which we’ve already seen here at TFTS earlier this month, Modern [...]

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Pay for Your Share with Piece of Cake Concept Device [Goind Dutch with Credit Cards Easier Than Ever]

By on Sunday, 29. November 2009

A few days ago I showed you a totally inspiring credit card concept, the Live Checking Card, which should, at least in theory, take care of all your credit card related needs. While the Live Checking Card might not be [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Available for $229.99 in Canada [$50 Gift Card Included; 3-YR Contract from Bell Still Applies]

By on Sunday, 29. November 2009

Well look what the cat dragged in! A cheaper BlackBerry Bold 9700 seems to be available in Canada. The deal is coming from none other than Best Buy Canada and the giant electronics retailer is even throwing in a $50 [...]

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