December 2011

Amazon’s Last Minute Deals — 19 Magazines for $5 Each

By Jack Smith | December 23, 2011

You can get 1-year worth of magazine subscriptions for $5 each. This special offer is valid through December 26.

The 19 magazines covered by this special offer include the following:

Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
New York Magazine
Good HouseKeeping
Country Living
Woman’s Day
Car and Driver
Marie Claire
SmartMoney
Elle
Esquire
Redbook
Seventeen
Harper’s BAZAAR
Road & Track
Parenting Early Years
Town & Country
Details
Ski

See Amazon’s Last Minute Deals — 19 Magazines for $5 Each for more details.

Posted in Events.

Tagged Amazon, car and driver, Deals, Elle, esquire, Field & Stream, good housekeeping, Magazine, magazine subscriptions, marie claire, Popular Mechanics, popular science, Promos, reader s digest, smartmoney.

Hasbro sues ASUS over Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android Tablet

By Jack Smith | December 22, 2011

Apple does not even need to concern itself over stopping, yet another, Android tablet from taking another bite out of the tablet market share, which is still largely dominated by the Apple iPad.

Hasbro, one of the largest toy company in the United States of America, is suing the Taiwan-based computer maker ASUS. It claims that ASUS latest Android tablet, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, alledgedly violates Hasbro’s trademarks on the popular Transformers entertainment franchise.

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Posted in Android, Tablets.

Tagged ASUS, ASUS Eee, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Hasbro, iPad, NVIDIA Tegra, Transformer.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G (Verizon Wireless) Android Phone Is Now Available from AmazonWireless

By Jack Smith | December 21, 2011

The world’s first smartphone to run Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is now available from AmazonWireless for as low as $189.99 with a 2-year Verizon Wireless contract.

This phone doesn’t have a Super AMOLED+ display. However, it comes with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. You get 720p HD resolution, which of the most smartphones that are available now, don’t have yet.

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Posted in Android, Mobile Phones.

Tagged AmazonWireless, Android, Galaxy Nexus, Google, Ice Cream Sandwich, Nexus, Samsung i7500, Super AMOLED, Verizon Wireless.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Updates Scheduled For Samsung Galaxy in Q1 2012

By Jack Smith | December 21, 2011

Samsung has just confirmed its commitment to provide Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for its GALAXY devices.

The Android 4.0 upgradable GALAXY devices includes:

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Posted in Android, Mobile Phones, Tablets.

Tagged Android, GALAXY Note, GALAXY S II, Ice Cream Sandwich, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Amazon Accepting Pre-orders for ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 Again — Gives $10 Gift Card for Cancelled Orders

By Jack Smith | December 19, 2011

Last month, Amazon.com inadvertently canceled pre-orders for the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 tablet. Moreover, it also closed down its pre-order pages for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet and the mobile docking accessory.

To make up for any inconvenience, Amazon.com is sending out apologies and a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card via email to all those who had their pre-orders canceled.