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• Kindle Fire Update Fixes Performance, Adds Privacy
  Amazon has released its promised Kindle Fire software update, which is geared to fix many of the problems the tablet has suffered since it launched. The update won't add a proper hardware volume control, of course, but it's advertised to address some of the performance problems we called out in our generally negative review.
  12.21.11

• Review: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Makes Data Collection Mesmerizing
  12.20.11

• Android Handset Makers Release Vague Ice Cream Sandwich Roadmaps
  Google's Android team has no difficulty shipping software. In fact, consumers have received some 10 significant OS updates over the past three years, most recently Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, or ICS. But, as we're quickly learning from manufacturer roadmaps, ICS will roll out very slowly to compatible devices.
  12.20.11

• Have Yourself an Angsty Little Christmas: 10 Geeky Holiday Tunes to Raise Your Spirits
  10 great and geeky holiday tunes to help you alleviate your holiday angst.
  12.20.11

• Cheap 7MP Camera Plugs Into iPad
  12.20.11

• Wired App Guide for Android and iOS
  From Angry Birds to Zipcar, mobile apps are redefining how we experience the world, whether we¿re at work or play. But with hundreds of thousands of apps available, choosing the right software is becoming increasingly complicated. That¿s where we come in. Our experts braved the app stores to search, download, test, crash, complain, compare, and ...
  12.20.11

• Cam Crate: A Tiny, Everything-Proof Case for DSLRs
  12.20.11

• IPad App Teaches You to Use Your SLR Camera
  12.20.11

• The Shape of Things to Come
  Sphero is a new toy that meshes the personality and maneuverability of a remote-controlled car with the simple form factor of an ordinary ball.
  12.19.11

• BT Sues Google for Patent Infringements in Android, Maps, Google+ and More
  UK telecoms giant BT has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that Android and various web services infringe on six of its major patents. BT is seeking damages, which could end up costing Google millions or even billions of dollars.
  12.19.11

• Duct Tape is Even For iPads
  12.19.11

• Gifts for the Streaming Music Geek
  12.19.11

• GameChanger: Enhancing Digital Boardgaming
  12.19.11

• 8 Steps to a Geekier Chanukah (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
  12.18.11

• 6th Day of Geekmas 2011
  12.17.11

• Google Launches Android Classes to Bolster App Development
  It's not the size of your smartphone that matters -- it's the number of apps you've got, and how well they work. Google knows this much is true. On Thursday evening, the company launched Android Training classes, an effort to boost its app developer base in both breadth and quality.
  12.16.11

• Microsoft Makes Keyboard for iPad
  12.16.11

• Facebook Rolls Out Timeline for Android First, Not iOS
  Facebook is releasing Timeline to Android-based smartphones first, forcing iPhone and iPad users to wait.
  12.15.11

• Stolen iPhone? Your iMessages May Still Be Going To The Wrong Place
  Some unlucky iPhone owners are beginning to discover that, despite their best efforts to remove all information from their stolen phones, thieves and unsuspecting buyers are still able to send and receive iMessages as the original owner ¿ even after the device is registered under a new account.
  12.15.11

• ePawn Arena: Bringing Back the "Board" in Digital Board Games
  12.15.11

• Finally, Android Has a Soul
  It's obvious Ice Cream Sandwich is the star here, so Samsung's hardware basically gets out the way and lets the new OS shine.
  12.15.11

• Blocky Bookman Bike Lights Look Like Lego
  12.15.11

• Buying Guide: Musical Hardware for iPad Songsmiths
  Making music on the iPad is still mostly about the apps, the tablet becomes even more useful if you can plug other stuff into it.
  12.14.11

• Rotary Dial Phone Hacked to Control Siri
  12.14.11

• TV Anytime Records Streaming Video for Mobile Devices
  12.14.11

• ONE Bag Adapts to Almost Anything
  12.14.11

• 10 Geekiest Gifts in Reddit's Secret Santa Gift Exchange
  Nearly 40,000 anonymous gift-givers participate in the online Secret Santa program, which might be the world's largest. Here's a look at some of the amazing presents received by lucky individuals.
  12.14.11