IT'S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, I'M MARK LICEA , AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
NEW RUMORS ARE SURFACING ABOUT A SECOND GENERATION IPAD DUE OUT NEXT YEAR. ACCORDING TO TWO GOLDMAN SACHS ANALYSTS, IT WILL BE OUT IN JUNE OF 2011 AND COME WITH A BUILT-IN CAMERA, A MINI USB PORT AND SPORT A THINNER AND LIGHTER BODY COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MODEL. THEY SAY THE 9.7 INCH SCREEN WILL STAY THE SAME DESPITE RUMORS OF A 8 INCH VERSION COMING OUT.
IF YOU WANT A PHONE THAT RUNS ANDROID OR USES GOOGLE SEARCH AND MOBILE APPS, THE COMPANY HAS A NEW SITE FOR YOU. GOOGLE.COM/PHONE IS A DATABASE OF ALL OF GOOGLE'S ANDROID DEVICES. USERS SORT PRODUCTS BY RELEASE DATE, COUNTRY, MANUFACTUER, CARRIER, AND SEE WHERE TO BUY. YOU CAN GET YOUR FIX OF GOOGLE PHONES BY GOING TO GOOGLE.COM/PHONE
AMAZON ANNOUNCED A BETA VERSION OF KINDLE FOR THE WEB. THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE THE COMPANIES E-READER SOFTWARE, AND READERS CAN LOOK AT SAMPLES AND FIRST CHAPTERS OF A BOOK RIGHT IN THE BROWSER. YOU CAN SHARE BOOK SAMPLES WITH A FRIEND THROUGH E-MAIL, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP READING AFTER THE SAMPLE, KINDLE FOR THE WEB WILL PUSH USERS TO BUY THE FULL LENGTH E-BOOKS FROM AMAZON'S BOOK STORE.
NINTENDO ANNOUNCED THAT THE 3DS WILL HIT JAPAN ON FEBRUARY 26TH, AND NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE WILL GET IT ON MARCH 2011. PRICING FOR THE DS IN JAPAN IS SET AT THE EQUIVALENT OF 300 DOLLARS WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HANDHELD THE COMPANY HAS EVERY RELEASED. EVEN THE PSP GO WAS PRICED AT 249 WHEN IT FIRST LAUNCHED. THERE'S NO OFFICIAL PRICE FOR THE U.S. VERSION BUT WE CAN EXPECT SIMILAR PRICING
THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY I'M MARK LICEA FOR CNET.COM, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
