http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/amazon.launches.ver.23.update.for.kindle.2.dx/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon on Wednesday launched its promised update for the Kindle 2 and DX. Version 2.3 brings with it native PDF support for the smaller Kindle and extends battery life from four days to about a week with the 3G connection turned on. Previously, users had to e-mail PDF files for a conversion.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/amazon.launches.ver.23.update.for.kindle.2.dx/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/amazon.upgrades.kindle.2.feature.set/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-2sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon today gave its regular-size Kindle a lift through a firmware upgrade. It now has the same native PDF support as the larger Kindle DX and no longer needs a conversion through e-mail. Active battery life is also a large 85 percent longer and should last for about a full week with 3G turned on versus four days with the previous firmware.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/amazon.upgrades.kindle.2.feature.set/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bbblackfri.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Best Buy has posted its Black Friday specials online, confirming many of the prices and deals that were seen in a leaked flyer as well as some new doorbuster deals. The new deals include a Palm Pre handset priced at $80, matching a recent sale price at Amazon, as well as a 15.6-inch HP G60 notebook powered by a 2.2GHz Intel Celeron processor priced at $197. Unlike the other deals, the HP notebook ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/best.buy.black.friday.deals.now.official/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/publishers.online.mag.store.due.in.weeks/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/plasticlogice-reader-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A coalition of magazine publishers is getting close to producing a digital storefront of its own that would produce a centralized portal for their titles, a leak hinted late Tuesday. Anonymous sources for the New York Observer claim Condé Nast, Hearst and Time are within weeks of a deal for a store that would offer both digital versions of their publications as well as physical copies. Time exec... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/publishers.online.mag.store.due.in.weeks/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.nook.orders.only.shipping.january.4/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/barnesandnoblenook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble today signaled that new orders for the Nook reader now won't ship at all in 2009. Those placed today will ship no sooner than January 4th, or more than three weeks after the delay to December 11th. The bookseller hopes to console those missing the Christmas target by giving them a certificate that promises a Nook reader when it ships.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.nook.orders.only.shipping.january.4/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/amazon.ps3.bundle.include.free.ea.sports.game/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ps3slim-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As part of its Black Friday deals, Amazon is offering the slim 120GB PlayStation 3 console with a choice of one of three Electronic Arts 2010 sports games for free. This includes FIFA Soccer 10, Madden NFL 10 or NHL 10. The discount represents at least about $50 in savings, depending on which game buyers choose.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/amazon.ps3.bundle.include.free.ea.sports.game/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/palm.pixi.now.at.25.pre.at.80/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/palmpixi-ad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The recently launched Palm Pixi handset is now selling for just $25 at Amazon, or about $75 less than it did at launch, though it still requires a two-year contract with Sprint. It's not known why the price cut has been made just days after the phone's release.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/palm.pixi.now.at.25.pre.at.80/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/arcos.9.tablet.is.delayed.until.early.in.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/archos9in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Despite an official promise of launching its 9-inch mobile tablet PC at the end of October, Archos has not delivered and is now saying the device will not see store shelves until early in 2010. The device will ship early in December, but retailers such as Amazon and Walmart will not get the device until the new year. Its specs are expected to carry over, including the inclusion of Windows 7 Starte... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/arcos.9.tablet.is.delayed.until.early.in.2010/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/qualcomm.mirasol.e.book.reader.coming/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/qualcommmirasolreader.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Qualcomm today showed off a new implementation of its mirasol technology that could lead to a major advancement in e-book readers. The semiconductor designer has developed an early mockup of an e-book reader that has a 5.7-inch, 1024x768 color e-paper display. While not fully functional, it represents a design that should not only be capable of supporting richer colors than any other reader but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/qualcomm.mirasol.e.book.reader.coming/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/barnes..noble.to.accept.gift.cards.for.ebooks/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bngiftcard.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble will soon accept its gift cards as payment for purchases made in its eBook store, the book retailer announced on Monday. Not only will both physical and online gift cards be accepted online, but also through Barnes & Noble's own nook e-book reader and other wireless devices compatible with the B&N eReader software.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/barnes..noble.to.accept.gift.cards.for.ebooks/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:35:00 GMT