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Kindle Fire updated

Folks who own the newer versions of Amazon Kindle Fire products will be happy to know that some software updates have started pushing out OTA. The 2nd Generation Kindle Fire and the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch & 8.9-inch devices are all getting the updates. Here’s a quote with more of the details,

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For each device, the update provides enhancements for viewing textbooks, with the 2nd generation Fire and the Fire HD 7" getting "X-Ray for Textbooks". This feature allows users to access the most important terms and concepts, with glossary definitions and links to relevant pages within books.
The update also provides enhancements for print replica textbooks across each device. Thumbnails of each page are now available at the bottom of the screen, and you can make notes and highlights in your books, as well as jump from one chapter to another.
Other improvements include "Time To Read", which calculates how much longer you have left until completing a book based on your reading speed, and each device can now read books with audio and video clips, too.
The update will be downloaded to devices automatically, but if you want to force the update to happen more quickly, you can initiate it from your Kindle and get it straight away.

These are great new features that Amazon added to their product line-up. It’s great to see the company continuing to support their device by making it do new and useful things.

Posted by: Gareth

Time for some Friday fun

Posted by: James

Alcatel One Touch EVO 7 is now available on Three

The Alcatel One Touch EVO 7 tablets (3G and Wi-Fi variants) are now available online at www.three.co.uk and in all Three stores.

The affordable Alcatel One Touch EVO 7 runs using Google Android to make the most of 600,000 apps and games from Google Play. Both variants of this tablet come with Wi-Fi, making it easy to browse the web and chat to friends online whether using wireless internet at home or in a coffee shop.

With a 7-inch screen, a thickness of 11mm and weighing in at only 430g, the Alcatel One Touch EVO 7 is perfectly sized to hold in one hand. Packing a super clear 7-inch TFT touchscreen display, the tablet is also ideal for watching movies, video chats and viewing friends’ latest social media pics. Plus, the device also features a fast 1GHz processor meaning people can play quick-paced games, such as the latest version of Temple Run.

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Posted by: James

Samsung Galaxy S4 goes up for pre-order

Here in the UK the Samsung Galaxy S4 is now available to pre-order from a few of our carriers. Both Three and EE dropped us an email today to confirm the details and Phones 4U are also offering it too.

As things stand at the moment, if you want 4G you will be restricted to EE (as long as you have LTE coverage) but saying that I can get some pretty awesome 3G speeds from Three anyway.

Head on over to the respective websites to place your orders. I suspect this one may well be popular!

Posted by: James

iOS 6.1.3 update misery

Just a few days ago Apple released an update for its iOS devices taking them to 6.1.3 and many users have been notified of the available update on their devices.

This recent update was intended to fix a security hole that came to light in the previous version of the OS and that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the iPhone app and the photos stored upon the device.

Since applying the update to their phones, many users are complaining that the battery life has been dramatically reduced and Apply has, apparently, been inundated with complaints to that effect. There have also been countless tweets also in criticism of this issue.

Furthermore it has since come to light that there is a new bug within iOS 6.1.3 which, although different to the one in previous versions, still allows someone to bypass the passcode and access the iPhone app.

For anyone wishing to Jailbreak their device the most recent update puts a stop to that also.

So, overall, the advice is not to update!!

Posted by: Matt

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Collector’s Editions announced

Hopefully most of you reading this post will have also read my previous post about Assassin’s Creed Black Flag a couple of weeks ago? If not well shame on you, but I will forgive you because this post is even more awesome than the last!

Firstly Ubisoft have finally announced the editions of their much awaited game for the UK, Ireland and North America (Americaland) and here they are in all of their glory:

LG Optimus G arrives

After something of a delay the LG Optimus G has landed today and is now in stock with the guys over at eXpansys for just £469.99 SIM Free (inc delivery).

EXpansys have the EU version but comes with a UK adapter and valid EU-wide warranty.

PS Plus April update/with an exclusive offer thrown in

You will have hopefully seen my post last week about the March update for the PlayStation network on the whole? Well this is the latest PlayStation plus update for April, and I am almost certain that you guys will love what’s going to be available next month!

There is one amazing thing that I would like to add into this post as it is completely relevant, if you purchase or have purchased a PS plus subscription of 12 months between 20^th March and 10^th April then you will receive an exclusive 3 extra months absolutely free of charge! So that is a 90 day subscription usually £11.99 for free! This all on top of what is already a brilliant service offering gamers free games every month on both PS3 and PS Vita, I’ve recently bought my year subscription and am already hammering my way through Mass effect 3 which is free in March, just fantastic!

Possible Key Lime Pie update for Samsung devices

According to unconfirmed insider sources, a slew of Samsung devices will be getting the upgrade to Google’s Android 5.0/Key Lime Pie, and several won’t. Google’s next Android 5.0 is expected to launch at Google I/O in May, and Samsung is supposedly already working on a list of devices they plan to upgrade. We will share the list below, but a rumour and could easily be subject to change without notice.

Android 5.0 is expected to come to:

• GT-I9300 – Samsung Galaxy S III
• GT-I9305 – Samsung Galaxy S III LTE
• GT-I9500 – Samsung Galaxy S 4
• GT-I9505 – Samsung Galaxy S 4 LTE
• GT-N5100 – Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
• GT-N5105 – Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE
• GT-N5110 – Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi
• GT-N7100 – Samsung Galaxy Note II
• GT-N7105 – Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE
• GT-N8000 – Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
• GT-N8005 – Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE
• GT-N8010 – Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Wi-Fi

The following devices will likely not get updated past Android 4.2.2

• GT-I9080 – Samsung Galaxy Grand
• GT-I9082 – Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS
• GT-I8160 – Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
• GT-I8190 – Samsung Galaxy S III mini
• GT-I8350 – Samsung Galaxy Beam
• GT-I8730 – Samsung Galaxy Express
• GT-I9070 – Samsung Galaxy S Advance
• GT-I9100 – Samsung Galaxy S II
• GT-I9105 – Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
• GT-I9260 – Samsung Galaxy Premier
• GT-N7000 – Samsung Galaxy Note
• GT-S6310 – Samsung Galaxy Young
• GT-S6312 – Samsung Galaxy Young DUOS
• GT-S6810 – Samsung Galaxy Fame
• GT-S7710 – Samsung Galaxy X Cover 2

Posted by: Gareth