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High Volt-age

Dec 2, 2011
Catching fire is not a desired quality in a car. Not like undercoating.

Nook Tablet launches

Nov 7, 2011
As expected, Barnes & Noble (motto: The Chain Book Store That Still Exists For Now) has debuted the next generation of its Nook reader. And as...

Use your Kindle for kindling

Oct 21, 2011
Amazon just announced it will accept your old Kindle as a trade in for anything on their site (a Fire mayhaps?). So now all you e-Ink-ers who are...

Kindle Fire gets a jab

Oct 3, 2011
On Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment, Seth Meyers mentioned the Kindle Fire, the $199 tablet computer Amazon introduced last week. "It's...

Wait, what's up with Silk?

Sep 29, 2011
The big news of the Kindle Fire announcement was the price point. $199 ridiculous dollars for something that doesn't offer nearly the power and...

Amazon just changed retail

Sep 28, 2011
Here's what Amazon is doing. Here's the top line. It's taking all of its entertainment content and making it available through one device. The Fire...

Help! Help! My Kindle is on Fire!

Sep 27, 2011
According to a report on TechCrunch, the new Kindle being announced tomorrow is going to be called the Kindle Fire. Now the big question is which...

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Did you pay your firefighting fee?

Oct 6, 2010
This final note today, one that is sadly not ripped from the pages of The Onion. For want of a $75 fee, the Cranick family of Obion County, Tenn....