Entries Tagged ‘kindle’

When the Tail Wags the Dog

The Register is reporting that the Firefox team is considering blocking Java in response to the BEAST attack, which allows the attacker to intercept data from an otherwise secured connection. The move would be contentious given the impact it could have on anyone using Java in their Firefox browser, including users of Facebook’s video chat […]

Kindle Fire vs RIM PlayBook

John Gruber, at DaringFireball.net, in a post about a comparison between the Kindle Fire and RIM’s PlayBook, quoted Ryan Block regarding the Kindle Fire’s resemblance to the PlayBook: From there, Amazon’s team determined they could build a tablet without the help and experience of Lab 126, so they turned to Quanta, which helped them “shortcut” […]

iPad Competition That May Stand a Chance

Techcrunch got their hands on a test version of the new Kindle and based on their report, it seems to give a glimpse of how a worthy competitor to the iPad might be fashioned. Taken as a whole, it’s like most any other Android tablet. The form factor is an improvement and we’ll have to […]