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April 04, 2012

Kindle Fire on Ice Cream Sandwich Review

Getting bored in the wee hours of the morning usually results to doing something crazy that you’ll eventually regret the next day. The last time I experienced this resulted to having my wife’s rooted Kindle Fire virtually bricked. Luckily a friend saved the day and flashed the Kindle Fire back to life.

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March 01, 2012

This week in YugaDeals: Amazon Kindle Fire

We’re testing something new/different over at YugaDeals and see if it pans out. And since I have been making personal orders directly from the US for a couple of years now, I thought we’d try it out and do it on an experimental basis on YugaDeals for the Amazon Kindle Fire.

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December 30, 2011

So, What’s our 2011 Gadget of the Year?

I did three TV guestings/interviews today (all about Top Tech Trends of 2011) and while I’m waiting for the 4th one this afternoon, I thought I’d ask our readers here about the best gadgets that came out in 2011.

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November 27, 2011

7-inch Identity Tab takes Android to the classroom

Saw this 7-inch Android tablet a couple of weeks ago during a meeting and asked the distributor if I could borrow it and check it out. I am told that a few schools (forgot which ones) have adopted this tablet as a learning tool in the classroom.

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September 29, 2011

Amazon’s Kindle Fire vs. Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color

And we thought Amazon’s Kindle Fire was something revolutionary for a tablet until we found out Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color actually started it all. Let’s look at how much different, or alike, the Kindle Fire is to the Nook Color.

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September 28, 2011

Amazon unveils Kindle Touch, Touch 3G & Kindle Fire

Amazon announces a full touchscreen Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G, both shedding off the physical keyboard. That, plus the Kindle Fire, which is basically a cheap, dual-core, multi-touch tablet.

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April 12, 2011

Amazon sells Kindle at $114, but with Ads

Amazon is now offering their Kindle e-reader at a subsidized price of just $114, down from the regular $139 (about an 18% discount). The catch? Amazon is putting ads on the device.

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July 29, 2010

New Kindle WiFi, 3G — down to $139

Amazon has just announced  the latest model of their 6-inch Kindle eBook Reader. It has now been divided into two — a WiFi-only and the WiFi+3G models.

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July 14, 2010

Kindle DX in Graphite and now at just $379

Amazon has refreshed its e-Reader with a graphite-colored Kindle DX. Still the same Kindle but with 50% better contrast and slightly cheaper than before.

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July 09, 2010

RedFox to offer WizLib eBook Reader

During our forum on eReaders with the CyberPress one of the speakers, who is from RedFox, presented their very own version of an eBook Reader (eReader) which they said will be released locally.

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January 13, 2010

Kindle DX now available for the Philippines

After making the Kindle 2 available for Philippine customers last October, Amazon is now ready to add the bigger 9.7″ Kindle DX to that list.

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November 22, 2009

MyUSMailBox: Shipping to the Philippines

MyUSMailBox: Shipping to the Philippines

If you’re looking to do some online shopping in stores like Amazon, Zappos, and Best Buy but do not know how to get those items to your address in the Philippines, then check out MyUSMailBox.

  • What does My US Mail Box offer?

    • My US Mail Box offers you an United States postal address. This is where you ship the items you bought. When MyUSMailBox receives them there, they will forward the shipment to the Philippines and deliver it to your home.

  • How much will I be paying for the shipment?

    • Shipment fees will depend on the size and weight of the items.

    Can you give me an idea how much it will cost?

    The Amazon Kindle costs about $50 additional and the Microsoft Zune HD costs under Php900 for the shipping. This is based on experience with previous shipments.

  • How about Customs tax?

    • Customs will have their own computation for import taxes. This will be relayed to you by MyUSMailBox when shipments arrive. However, for items with value of under $500, this can be waived.

  • How long does it take to arrive to my address?

    • Around 10 to 12 days from the time the items arrive in your US postal address.

  • How does My US Mail Box make money from this?

    • Thru membership — MyUSmailBox offers this service thru annual or semi-annual membership fees. Fees cost about Php600 a month for you to use their US Postal Address.

    Promo Code: Sign up for a free membership trial with MyUSMailBox. Just email sales@myusmailbox.com and mention YugaTech in your email to avail of 3 months free membership.

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    October 23, 2009

    Nook eReader: Barne’s & Noble Kindle-Killer

    The Kindle has a brand new rival — Barne’s and Noble introduced the Nook e-Reader to compete with Amazon. At $259, it’s priced competitively too.

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    October 07, 2009

    Amazon to ship Kindle to the Philippines

    Amazon has just announced it will make the Kindle available world wide with an international shipping to over 100 countries, including the Philippines.

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    August 26, 2009

    Sony unveils new wireless e-Book Readers

    This is not the first time Sony introduced an eBook reader in the market but because of the Amazon Kindle’s relative success in the US, the Japanese company is putting back its weight in.

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    May 15, 2009

    Amazon Kindle Publishing for Blogs

    Amazon has now opened its Kindle platform to bloggers, allowing them to submit/publish their blog to the network for subscription. Now you can make money from Amazon once people subscribe to your blog via the Kindle.

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    February 10, 2009

    Amazon Kindle 2

    The 2nd generation Kindle from Amazon is now official and is available for pre-order for $359. Oprah surely did help boost sales of the e-book reader. Continue Reading

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    May 06, 2008

    Most Interesting Hard Drive Contest

    Scribd is running a nifty contest where winners get to take home a new Apple Macbook Air, an Amazon Kindle or an iPod Nano. All you need to do is sign up here and upload as many original and interesting documents into your Scribd account.

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    November 20, 2007

    Kindle: Amazon’s new eBook Reader

    Online retail giant Amazon recently announced a new electronic handheld device called Kindle. Is it time to put down all the paperbacks and hardcovers for an e-Reader?

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