New Solar-Powered Case Brings More Battery Life to Already Long-Lasting Kindle

We know: The next time you’ll need to charge your Kindle is when your firstborn graduates college. Still, SolarFocus is bringing even more battery life to the e-reader.
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Can Playing More Games Make Your Life “SuperBetter”? Jane McGonigal Thinks So.

Few people on their death bed would probably say they wished they had played more videogames, but game evangelist Jane McGonigal insists games can help people live a much richer life.
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From Cradle to, Well, You Know: The Creepy Factor of Facebook’s Timeline

Even though the social networking site wants to host “The Story of Your Life,” maybe who we were is not, in the end, who we really are.
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Analyst: Flash Could Be Hogging PlayBook Battery Life

Despite Research in Motion’s best efforts to silence them, questions about the battery life of its forthcoming PlayBook tablet have followed the company into the new year. In a sequel to his original research note suggesting the PlayBook’s battery life is “relatively poor” compared to rivals’, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu reiterates that claim, saying he would be “very surprised if PlayBook matches anywhere near the battery life of the iPad.”

RIM: PlayBook Battery Life Will Be “Comparable,” Not Crappy

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook does not suffer from poor battery life. Or, rather, if it does now it won’t when it finally ships.

What’s In Store for Technology in 2011

Walt looks at the products and competitive positions of key contenders as they enter a new year.
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BlackBerry PlayBook: Car Battery Not Included [UPDATED]

If Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook is to succeed at market the way the company hopes, there are a few engineering hurdles to overcome. The most significant, according to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, is the pre-release device’s relatively poor battery life. Sources tell him the tablet currently lasts just a few hours per charge.

New iPhone Is Better Model–Or Just Get OS 3.0

Apple’s new iPhone 3G S and OS 3.0 offer plenty of new features. But the software may be enough of a boost to keep many users from buying the new model, Walt Mossberg writes.
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The Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better, Than Its Sibling

While the larger Kindle DX performs its promised tasks adequately, its size and weight make it awkward and tiring to hold for long periods of reading.
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Time Inc. and Getty Images Go Back to the Future With Life.com

Here’s a refreshingly retro take for a Web site launching in 2009: One that only features photos. Lots and lots of really interesting photos. Meet the new Life.com, a joint venture between Time Warner’s Time Inc. and Getty Images that launches today. Not too many bells and whistles, just seven million arresting images.
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