News from ZDNet | | | Amazon Kindle Fire poised to be No. 2 in tablets, says ChangeWave Amazon's Kindle Fire is disrupting the tablet market, according to a ChangeWave survey. The ROI case is simple: Parents want a tablet that's inexpensive and can play app for the kids. Read more | | HP: Hard drive shortages hitting Google, Facebook DIY servers Google and Facebook may already be squeezed by hard drive shortages, says HP's CEO. Read more | | No Flash for Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' just yet Is no-Flash in 'Ice Cream Sandwich' a deal-breaker? Read more | | UK Galaxy Nexus users hit with crippling volume control bug A large number of UK users of the Galaxy Nexus are reporting a rather odd, yet very specific bug, which renders the entire device unusable. Read more | | Is the Mac Pro dead? Apple's iconic tower system, the Mac Pro, is the slowest selling Mac. With the advent of ultrafast thunderbolt I/O on everything from the MacBook Air to quad core iMacs, do users need the Mac Pro... Read more | | Microsoft's 2012 conference dance card filling up, minus Mix? It's increasingly looking as though Microsoft won't be holding its annual Mix designer/developer conference in 2012. What Microsoft confabs are still on the docket? Read more | | Apple second place in UK's largest online retailers; Amazon retains top spot Just behind Amazon.com, holding the top spot as the UK's number one retailer, we find Apple's online store, which leapfrogged six-places in the past quarter. Read more | | RIM drops Blackberry PlayBook to $199 for "limited time" Confirming previous rumors, RIM is dropping the price of the PlayBook to $199. Read more | | Samsung, Acer Chromebooks dropping to $299 this week A price change for Chromebooks could be a huge game changer overall for these Google-powered netbooks from Samsung and Acer. Read more | | HyperSolar uses power of sun to 'manufacture' natural gas Technology seeks to leverage existing systems and infrastructure to provide a carbon-neutral energy alternative to coal. Read more | | Facebook's oversharing flap: Much ado for tech news junkies only? Are the concerns about Facebook oversharing issues with news apps valid for the masses? Maybe not. Read more |
Featured multimedia | | | Jason Hiner's 10 best Android smartphones New Android smartphones flood into the market every week, which provides lots of choices but makes it difficult to sort out the best of the best. Heading into the 2011 holiday season, here's Jason Hiner's take on the 10 best Android smartphones. View on site |  | | Future tech exhibit plugs museum interactivity (photos) Interactive designers, researchers, and developers look to the future of museum interactivity at a kickoff event this week for new gallery of prototypes at The Tech Museum in San Jose, Calif. View on site |  | | The best apps for staying in touch Technology has come a long way since the days of early communication tools. Scott Lowe offers this roundup of the apps he counts on to manage essential communications with friends, colleagues, and customers. View on site |  | | 10 hot tech gifts for moms and families CNET's Molly Wood and Lindsey Turrentine pick their top choices for family-friendly tech, and explain why each of these gadgets will work for the whole household. We presented this list at CNET's Gotham event in New York City with our friends from Cool Mom Tech, whose corresponding list is here. View on site |  |
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