Can a Software Update Quench Kindle Firestorm?

Amazone.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) will release a software update for the Kindle Fire in about two weeks, company spokesperson Kinley Pearsall told TechNewsWorld.

"We're rolling out an over-the-air update ... that will improve performance, touch navigation, and give customers the option to choose what items display on the carousel," Pearsall elaborated.

The moves comes in the wake of a spate of complaints from disgruntled consumers perturbed by, among other things, a lack of parental controls and privacy features, an inability to turn off Amazon's noted 1-Click ordering feature, and issues with the hardware controls.

"Kindle Fire is the most successful product we've already launched," Pearsall added.

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Google has added Games facilities to Google +

Google has added a game / games in the Google + primarily Flash-based games, including titles such as Poker Zynga Zynga and the Angry Birds from the Rovio and the Blitz Bejeweled from PopCap. Google informs that this game, updates the status of Game and game performance data will only appear in the Games tab. Game applications / games need to be adjusted to the Game API of Google to be able to fully connect to the Google social network + this.



About 16 games will be available as a start. Add game / games to Google + is considered as an important step for Google to reduce the dominance of Facebook from the social web.

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