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It’s hard to believe: our world-spanning network, our Internet, which is the cornerstone of free speech and free society — which, on a good day, is capable of causing populist revolutions – is still crippled by banal geolocation restrictions. We are, of course, talking about Amazon’s two latest offerings, both of which are only available in the United States. Last week it was the excellent Android Appstore for Android, and today it’s the Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Android.

Along with Cloud Player, Amazon also launched Cloud Drive, which is basically just like any other cloud storage digital locker. It’s not particularly feature rich, and there’s no real reason to use it over something like SugarSync or SkyDrive — it does work outside the US, however.

Its primary purpose, as far as we’re concerned, is that it stores your your Cloud Player music in a subdirectory. You get 5GB of Cloud Drive storage for free, and then it’s $1 per gigabyte per year if you need more space.

The Amazon Cloud Player itself will not, to put it bluntly, blow your mind. It works, but it’s very much an early, and possibly rushed, release. Let’s dive in to the Web and Android players for a closer look.

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Amazon Cloud Player review: functional, not mind blowing, and still US-only originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/29/amazon-cloud-player-hands-on-review-functional-not-mind-blowin/

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Carol Bartz confirmed she’s been fired from her position as CEO of Yahoo over the phone (how cold). The short announcement was sent to Yahoo employees via email from her iPad: More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/0T2JtIcuitI/carol-bartz-ive-been-fired-as-ceo-of-yahoo

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It’s hard to believe: our world-spanning network, our Internet, which is the cornerstone of free speech and free society — which, on a good day, is capable of causing populist revolutions – is still crippled by banal geolocation restrictions. We are, of course, talking about Amazon’s two latest offerings, both of which are only available in the United States. Last week it was the excellent Android Appstore for Android, and today it’s the Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Android.

Along with Cloud Player, Amazon also launched Cloud Drive, which is basically just like any other cloud storage digital locker. It’s not particularly feature rich, and there’s no real reason to use it over something like SugarSync or SkyDrive — it does work outside the US, however.

Its primary purpose, as far as we’re concerned, is that it stores your your Cloud Player music in a subdirectory. You get 5GB of Cloud Drive storage for free, and then it’s $1 per gigabyte per year if you need more space.

The Amazon Cloud Player itself will not, to put it bluntly, blow your mind. It works, but it’s very much an early, and possibly rushed, release. Let’s dive in to the Web and Android players for a closer look.

Continue reading Amazon Cloud Player review: functional, not mind blowing, and still US-only

Amazon Cloud Player review: functional, not mind blowing, and still US-only originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/29/amazon-cloud-player-hands-on-review-functional-not-mind-blowin/

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Sony Alpha NEX-5N on sale, NEX-7 available for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We hate waiting for things. Whether that be cable guys or package deliveries, it’s tedious and annoying. But Amazon and 7-Eleven are now teaming up to address this problem (for packages at least) in the form of a parcel locker. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Vw3-oJXSdY8/amazon-and-7+eleven-want-you-to-pick-up-your-packages-whenever-you-feel-like

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The HP TouchPad’s demise and semi-resurrection seems to have lent new strength to rumors that Amazon is working on its own tablet. Some rumors hold that Amazon will offer one tablet; others contend it will offer two. The speculation is that Amazon will sell the hardware at a loss and make up for that through selling content, which it has in abundance.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73203.html

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Now here’s a product I hope I never need!  The RDTX Pro Radiation Detector from Scosche is an iPhone/iPod touch accessory that measures ambient radiation.  The RDTX Pro has a solid-state design to accurately measure gamma radiation without calibration.  It can be used alone as radiation alarm;  it is powered by a 96-hour battery in [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/09/03/scosche-radiation-detector-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

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White Galaxy S II lands at Vodafone, ignores post-Labor Day etiquette originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/white-galaxy-s-ii-lands-at-vodafone-ignores-post-labor-day-etiq/

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The Amazon tablet is real. TechCrunch played with it. We made a mockup. The Internet had a field day. The only thing left for Amazon to do now is prepare, and prepare they have. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/in3UNf24Gc0/amazon-is-testing-a-tablet+focused-web-site-redesign

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Astute Android Central readers will recall the phone you see above as the Samsung SCH-i405, which we first brought you a full picture of way back in July, looking very much like an LTE version of Sprint’s Epic 4G. And now it’s back in a clearer render form, pretty much looking how we last left it, only now going by its "Stratosphere" name.

No real change in specs, so far as we unofficially know. You’re likely still looking at a 4-inch(ish) slider with what our original tipster believed may be a Super AMOLED Plus screen (or maybe it’s just the shine of a qHD resolution), with about 2GB of storage, a 5MP camera on the back and 1.3MP shooter on the rear. Plus it’s got 4G LTE data. Huzzah.

Then there’s there’s the Pantech Breakout, seen here at right. That’s another one we broke the news on a week or so ago. It’s got a 4-inch display at the usual 480×800 res, with a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 390 MB of internal storage and an 8GB microSD card. It’s got a 5MP shooter on the back and a VGA camera up front. It’s also a 4G LTE device, serving as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 devices. It’s rocking a custom skin atop Android 2.3.

Still no official word on when either of these could be launched.

Source: Pocketnow 1, 2

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