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Granted the PDF converter seems to have some trouble with graphics PDF's, but for books the converter works very well.

The Kindle DRM wasn't hacked to REMOVE the DRM from Kindle purchases, but added to other books so that they too could be read on the Kindle.

Hack let you convert encrypted Mobipocket files that were intended for another reader so that that work on Kindle.

Plenty of free e-books in Mobipocket format show up fine on Kindle.

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With OnLive launching for mobile devices, we bring you everything you need to know about cloud-gaming on your mobile device. OnLive has revealed it's player app for mobile and tablet devices, which effectively brings AAA console and PC games to devices such as the iPhone and iPad. We've collated all he details you need to know at launch in a handy FAQ: What new devices can I use OnLive with ... ...link to new window

Opera Answers Amazon's Cloud-powered Silk Browser

The creator of the Opera Web browser points out that Amazon is not the first to use server-side preprocessing of Web pages to speed up browsing. ...link to new window

HP will make WebOS open source

Apparently not finding a buyer for WebOS, Hewlett-Packard has announced it will contribute the software to the open source community but was scant on details. View the full article HERE . ...link to new window

Report: Apple developing 'mini' iPad

Is the tech giant developing a 7.85 inch iPad to compete with Amazon's tablet? ...link to new window

Urban Airship Says Its Push Notifications Work On Kindle Fire (Which It Found Out By Accident)

Here's a funny story: Urban Airship , a backend service provider for mobile developers, recently discovered that its push notifications offering works on Amazon's new Kindle Fire...by accident. Although the company makes an Android push client called Helium, it had no clue that those notifications would also work on Amazon's Kindle Fire out of the box. The company only found out after some ... ...link to new window

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