I would suspect so, but that's not an app, that's a carrier requirement per their TOS. I believe it's not actually a change in "native" tethering either - I could be wrong, but from what I've seen I think that the built in android tether feature currently allows for carrier detect/redirect for this reason.

Backup assistant and My Verizon are a *very* far cry from bloatware like VCast. I actually think they are reasonable inclusions for most users, as Backup assistant is how you can migrate data from a non-android-phone as soon as you get it (that's actually a legitimate selling point for many people when they know about…

QR codes could be useful, and on rare occasion they are, for reference information or sharing urls with a friend a little faster. However, since they are used mainly for ads like this that no one really *wants* to proactively look at anyway, nobody cares.

Cyber monday was a non-even the last two years. I think a lot of retailers used the hype to get people to hold off from the black friday rush, only to give weaker discounts on Monday (largely nothing different from normal sales/discounts). They still got sales, but only because it was already to late to go back to the…

Partly depends on the person - for me, all the people from "those days" (which for me was college days when halo 1 came out) now have families, or jobs in other states. So in that respect, yeah, those days are over. I'd love to meet more people to game with, but that's a lot harder when you're past college. :)

When the first game came out the backstory was pretty much non-existent. As they turned it into a franchise they did the rest of the universe building with halo 2 and the books (forerunner history, AI development, Spartan origins, etc.), and once you know more about that, even the first game feels a bit more like a…

If you just want it for the multiplayer, get the map pack instead, because that's all you really get with the game. If you are actually interested in the story, than yeah, you should get it. The game itself is solid, but like all halo games, better with Co-op.

Minor plot (spoiler) correction:

If you don't want the PS3 version of the game, and have a passable computer, Steam regularly has the original AC on sale for just a few dollars (likely to happen again next week with holiday sale). I picked it up last year, though I've played the rest of the series on the 360.

I cringed last night when hulu led a program with "proudly supports the efforts of PETA", but maybe they just mean their crazy forms of entertainment.

The nook supports DRMed epub from other sources, which isn't trivial to convert for most users. I'm not saying it's not doable, it's just that when you are talking about your general audience, the nook is more flexible in that respect.

One reason could be for reading DRMed epub. The nook for example will read older epubs that are password protected (usually with your credit card number). These can be decrypted with tools, but native support saves a step.

"But the Kindle Touch feels more complete than either of those. Like, you can just buy one and say, "Okay, I'm good on books.""

Um, I wasn't claiming that it was. I just thought it was a funny juxtaposition to my own experience, that's all.

You shouldn't lose a sock as long as you check your area and feel around the edge of the drier when you are done (maybe spin the drum once if it has big fins). Clipping/wrapping them will either lead to damage to clothes or the machine when the metal bits come undone, or unclean, wet, maybe even musty socks when they…

"though that's probably not tooo much of a problem for most Android enthusiasts."

This could apply to almost any game, and any "gamer" - halo, final fantasy, madden, they all get a lot of hate, and I really don't know that CoD gets that much more. It get's a lot of "controversy" because of the content, but that's not gamer hate, that's just general sociopolitical crap. I don't see how this is…

It was bought a long time ago (spring '09). People were worried it had already died in the long lull before the ipad app release because the devs had been very quiet.

I've always been mainly disappointed that Kindle never added any features at all from Stanza. The reading options for color, font, layout make stanza the most comfortable reader app I've used on any platform, while the kindle app still the most restrictive of the store apps (still not even a sans-serif font option,…

Also, I misread your statement at first and thought by "Knife Tender" you meant a machine, not a cut of meat on the shelf, sorry. By that you are right, though I've seen it pop up on occasion (probably someone trying to get rid of bad cuts).