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 Kindle Fire: What the Critics are Saying A roundup of the early reviews reveals an attractive lean and lightweight tablet on a mission to sell e-books, magazines, videos, and apps. Share:   |  Apple Battery Woes: An FAQ for iPhone and iPod Nano Users Here's some help for users of popular handheld devices who want to cut to the heart of battery problems, software issues, and overheating concerns. Share: | Android MP3 Piracy Rampant Amid Google's Muddled Response Google and the RIAA are in a snit over Android apps that allow you to download copyright protected music for free via Android devices. Share: | Intel Peaks on PC Performance With New Six-core Chip Intel announces what it calls its fastest chip to date for PCs, the six-core Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor, based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. Share: | AMD's 16-core Opteron Chips Arrive After Wait After a brief delay and more than a year of chatter, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the availability of its first 16-core Opteron server chips, which packs the largest number of cores available on x86 chips today. Share: | E-Reader Wars: $99 Kobo Challenges Barnes & Noble, Amazon Just in time for holiday shopping, rival e-readers jockey over social features, extras, ads (or not), and prices. Share: | Amazon Ships Kindle Fire, Touch Early Advance orders make the Fire a bestseller before its release, which comes a day early -- while the black-and-white Touch debuts nearly a week ahead of schedule. Share: | Get an Early Taste of Linux Mint 12 A brand-new release candidate offers multiple options for those wary of GNOME 3. Share: | Asus Eee Pad Transformer Hits $250 on Black Friday at Best Buy Leaked ads reveal bargain prices for the Transformer TF101 and accessories, as tablet prices continue to drop. 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Survey Says Yes IT certifications can mean a pay boost, but some certs appear to be more valuable than others. Share: | Facebook 'Idiot's Guide' Inadvertently Makes Case for E-Books Writing a how-to book in a static medium like paper about something as dynamic as Facebook is challenging at best and at worst...well...idiocy. Share: | Lab Tested: Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Intel's latest Extreme Edition CPU is a worthy successor to the throne, but this $1000 processor is strictly for the enthusiast set. Share: | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Add-ins to Power Up Outlook Outlook may be the most popular email client on the planet, but that doesn't mean it has every feature you need. It could use help in a lot of ways, including cutting through email overload, killing spam, integrating with social networking services, and more. Here's the good news: Downloadable add-ins can help you do all that and more. 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