October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

In 2003, the United States, Canada, and the European Union decided to raise public awareness of cybersecurity threats. They designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness month and launched a month-long campaign for raising awareness. Continue Reading

Get 20GB of online storage for 70 cents

Amazon Cloud Drive is a hard drive in the cloud (on the web). Store your music, videos, photos, and documents on Amazon’s secure servers. All you need is a web browser to upload, download, and access your files from any computer.

Amazon – Android App Store

Amazon is preparing to open an Android app store, and is currently accepting applications from developers for Android-based smartphones, according to a Amazon blog post.

The applications will be sold on the Amazon Appstore for Android, which the company expects to launch later in 2011. At launch, the Appstore will be available for customers in the U.S., and it will be compatible with Android 1.6 and higher. Users will be able to shop for applications from their PCs, which isn’t possible with the existing version of Android Market, or from their smartphones, and pay with their existing Amazon account. The store will carry free and paid applications.

Adapted via Yahoo News

Introducing Amazon’s Kindle DX

Amazon.com, introduced Amazon Kindle DX, the new purpose-built reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery and massive selection of content with a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, built-in PDF reader, auto-rotate capability, and storage for up to 3,500 books. More than 275,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store. Kindle DX is available for pre-order starting today for $489 at and will ship this summer.

Amazon Payments Announces Integrations with Leading Shopping Cart and E-commerce Solution Providers

Amazon Payments, a subsidiary of Amazon announced that leading shopping cart and e-commerce solution providers now offer Amazon Payments as part of their offerings. Shopping cart and e-commerce solution providers provide a host of services such as content management, merchandising management, shopping cart, order management and payments that help websites sell online.

Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available For Free From Apple’s App Store

Amazon introduced “Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch,” a new application available for free from Apple’s App Store that lets customers enjoy over 240,000 books, including 104 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, on the iPhone and iPod touch using Apple’s Multi-Touch user interface. Amazon’s new Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes a customer’s bookmark across their original Kindle, Kindle 2, iPhone and iPod touch, so customers always have their reading with them and never lose their place. Kindle customers can read a few pages on their iPhone or iPod touch and pick up right where they left off on their Kindle or Kindle 2.

Introducing Amazon Kindle 2

Amazon introduced Amazon Kindle 2, the new reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery of content in a new slim design with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage, sharper images, and a new read-to-me feature. Kindle 2 is purpose-built for reading with a high-resolution 6-inch electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, which lets users read for hours without the eyestrain caused by reading on a backlit display. More than 230,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store. Kindle 2 is available for pre-order starting today for $359 and will ship February 24.