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 Kindle Fire: What the Critics are Saying A roundup of the early reviews reveals an attractive lean and lightweight tablet on a mission to sell e-books, magazines, videos, and apps. Share:   |  Apple Battery Woes: An FAQ for iPhone and iPod Nano Users Here's some help for users of popular handheld devices who want to cut to the heart of battery problems, software issues, and overheating concerns. Share: | Android MP3 Piracy Rampant Amid Google's Muddled Response Google and the RIAA are in a snit over Android apps that allow you to download copyright protected music for free via Android devices. Share: | Intel Peaks on PC Performance With New Six-core Chip Intel announces what it calls its fastest chip to date for PCs, the six-core Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor, based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. Share: | AMD's 16-core Opteron Chips Arrive After Wait After a brief delay and more than a year of chatter, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the availability of its first 16-core Opteron server chips, which packs the largest number of cores available on x86 chips today. Share: | E-Reader Wars: $99 Kobo Challenges Barnes & Noble, Amazon Just in time for holiday shopping, rival e-readers jockey over social features, extras, ads (or not), and prices. Share: | Amazon Ships Kindle Fire, Touch Early Advance orders make the Fire a bestseller before its release, which comes a day early -- while the black-and-white Touch debuts nearly a week ahead of schedule. Share: | Get an Early Taste of Linux Mint 12 A brand-new release candidate offers multiple options for those wary of GNOME 3. Share: | Asus Eee Pad Transformer Hits $250 on Black Friday at Best Buy Leaked ads reveal bargain prices for the Transformer TF101 and accessories, as tablet prices continue to drop. Share: | Microsoft: Look for Halo 4 on Xbox 360, Not 'Xbox Next' Halo series developer informally confirms Halo 4 will be an Xbox 360 game, suggesting Microsoft's Xbox followup could be much further out. Share: | Microsoft to Preview Windows 8 Embedded in First Quarter 2012 The embedded computing products are expected to ship in the quarters following the Windows 8 desktop version launch. Share: | Google Adds 24x7 Phone Support for All Apps Business Customers Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone support. Share: | Hard Drive Shortages Will Result in More Expensive PCs, Says Gartner Enterprise users and consumers who have held off buying new PCs recently may regret their delay as a hard-drive shortage is expected to boost prices. Share: | IBM to Build E-commerce Research Labs for Chinese Retailer IBM has reached a deal with Chinese electronics retailer Suning Appliance to build research centers in China and the U.S. meant to develop e-commerce products. Share: | Developers Eager for Kindle Fire The low-cost Amazon.com tablet is attracting plenty of early interest from developers who expect it to jump-start the Android market, based on a survey conducted early this month. Share: | French Energy Firm Sent Trojans to Spy on Greenpeace An exec at French energy giant EDF is jailed and the company is fined after being found guilty of spying on environmental campaigners Greenpeace using Trojan malware. Share: | iTunes Match Still MIA as Google Readies Music Shop An Android music shopping service is expected to soon join Amazon's music in the cloud, while Apple users are left waiting for iTunes Match to launch. Share: | Will IT Certs Get You Jobs and Raises? Survey Says Yes IT certifications can mean a pay boost, but some certs appear to be more valuable than others. Share: | Facebook 'Idiot's Guide' Inadvertently Makes Case for E-Books Writing a how-to book in a static medium like paper about something as dynamic as Facebook is challenging at best and at worst...well...idiocy. Share: | Lab Tested: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Intel's latest Extreme Edition CPU is a worthy successor to the throne, but this $1000 processor is strictly for the enthusiast set. Share: | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Add-ins to Power Up Outlook Outlook may be the most popular email client on the planet, but that doesn't mean it has every feature you need. It could use help in a lot of ways, including cutting through email overload, killing spam, integrating with social networking services, and more. Here's the good news: Downloadable add-ins can help you do all that and more. 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