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Amazon Announces Kindle for PC, Lily Allen Shuns Technology

by Warren Riddle on October 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM


This morning's other big tech headlines....

  • Amazon announced yesterday that it will be releasing a free 'Kindle for PC' app that provides Windows 7 users with access to over 360,000 books, including the majority of the New York Times bestseller list. One of the most attractive features syncs all Kindle devices and apps so you can pick up right where you left off. [From: Amazon]
  • Lily Allen's boyfriend apparently gave the singer the old "It's him or me" ultimatum, but in this case, the "him" was social networking. Allen, a fervent tweeter, not only quit the site, but disavowed technology altogether (except her mobile, of course), claiming to be a "neo-luddite." But, is she really taking a philosophical stand if she's merely doing it to hold on to some dude? Probably not. [From: The Telegraph]
  • France has been engaged in an anti-piracy crusade for over a year, and now the nation's highest court has approved a plan to ban illegal downloaders and file sharers from the Web. Piracy is obviously a problem, but an outright ban? Where's Jean Lafitte when you need him? [From: CNET]
  • Scientists at the French institute Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have been developing an artificial IBM brain known as Blue Brain since 2005. Within two years, they actually hope to build a simulated rat brain and place it in a robot, proving that the robot takeover grows imminent. Maybe beforehand, the scientists can put our brain into Tom Brady's body. [From: Boing Boing]
  • Amazon's new Kindle app wasn't the only surprise feature unveiled at the Windows 7 launch yesterday. Full-length CBS programming will be available through the Windows 7 Media Center, and Netflix will also be updating its streaming video services. [From: Download Squad]
  • Marketing firm uSocial has reportedly offered Twitter $500,000 to host a single ad for a mere 24 hours. For a site that's been notoriously tight-lipped about how it plans to turn its massive popularity into revenue, charging half a million for one day is a good place to start. [From: Textually]
  • Senator John McCain, claiming that government interference would "stifle innovation," has introduced a bill that seeks to block the proposed net neutrality rules. Pretty impressive for a guy who didn't know how to use a computer a year ago. [From: Mashable]


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