Instapaper is an indispensable app that saves lengthy online articles and re-formats the text for easy reading. The Kindle, meanwhile, is one of the best e-readers around. Can we get these two together? Turns out we can—and indeed, you can set Instapaper to wirelessly...
Keeping your Facebook comments to yourself isn’t as easy as you may have heard, particularly when you’re commenting on someone else’s Facebook post. So, is there any way to keep your comments to yourself? Read on for answers. Also this week: Amazon unleashes a trio of...
So, which of the three new Kindles—the full-color Fire, the touchscreen Kindle Touch, or the non-touch Kindle with the bargain-basement $79 price tag—do you find most enticing? Personally, I’m voting for the $79 Kindle, which marks the smallest, lightest, and...
Amazon just unveiled three new versions of its Kindle e-reader, and there’s something for everyone. Want a color Kindle that plays movies? Check out the $199 Kindle Fire. How about a touchscreen Kindle that’s readable in direct sunlight? Try the Kindle...
Within a few weeks, you’ll have to visit a new site, called Qwikster, to rend DVDs from Netflix. So, why is the video rental giant spinning off its DVD business? Good question. Also this week: Facebook wants you to share like you’ve never shared before,...
Starting today, you can check out digital Kindle books from your local library branch (well, one that’s hip to digital downloads, anyway) and read them on your Kindle device, your desktop, or any smartphone or tablet that supports Amazon’s free Kindle app....
Controversy erupts (again) over Facebook syncing contacts from your phone into your account; more Mac OS X “Lion” tips; six questions to ask before deciding between the iPhone or Android; a top-of-the-line Roomba takes over my apartment; and Amazon’s...
Don’t have a Kindle? No problem. As of today, you can dive into a Kindle e-book directly over the web—or on your iPad, no application needed. Amazon announced its Kindle “Cloud Reader” months ago but only launched it early Wednesday, and it’s a...
