The Birth of the Kindle Fire and the Death of the Public Library; Demystifying Windows Phone 7.5 Mango; and More

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IN THIS ISSUE:

* The Birth of the Kindle Fire and the Death of the Public Library

* Demystifying Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

* AMD Risks Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

* Firefox 7 Released: Faster, Uses Less Memory, but Only
a Taste of Things to Come

* The Insecurities of a System Builder

* Demystifying UEFI, the Long-Overdue BIOS Replacement

* The Four Strangest Bugs and Bungles in the History of
Android

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The Birth of the Kindle Fire and the Death of the Public
Library

Amazon announced the soon-to-be-released Kindle Tablet --
and it might release a flat-rate digital library, too.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?vYGgZlnryMSrT78KtJxK=100

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Demystifying Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Microsoft is looking to catch up to the competition
with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and they're piling on
the features to do it.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?44GgZlnryMSrT78KtJxP=110

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AMD Risks Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

AMD's success this year should have the company riding
high, but executive departures are increasingly worrisome.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?v4GgZlnryMSrT78KtJxE=120

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Firefox 7 Released: Faster, Uses Less Memory, but Only
a Taste of Things to Come

Mozilla has just pushed the big red button and unfurled
Firefox 7, the fourth major release this year. Firefox
7 is the first major build since Firefox 4 that focuses
on improving memory consumption and performance.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?3YGgZlnryMSrT78KtJw5=130

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Firefox 7 Released: Faster, uses Less Memory, but Only
a Taste of Things to Come

Mozilla has just pushed the big red button and unfurled
Firefox 7, the fourth major release this year. Firefox 7
is the first major build since Firefox 4 that focuses on
improving memory consumption and performance.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?6YGgZlnryMSrT78KtJw-=140

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The Insecurities of a System Builder

Over the last week, I scouted out the parts I wanted to
build a completely new, high-end gaming system for the
first time in two years. And the heartache I experienced
as a result has reminded me why I don't do it more often.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?pYGgZlnryMSrT78KtJwz=150

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Demystifying UEFI, the Long-Overdue BIOS Replacement

After more than 30 years, BIOS - the IBM PC's Basic Input
Output System - is taking its final bows and shuffling
into the theater's wings. Taking its place in the limelight
is UEFI.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?7YGgZlnryMSrT78KtJwo=160

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The Four Strangest Bugs and Bungles in the History of
Android

Over the last several years Android has exploded in
popularity. With this massive growth came a few notable
bugs in software and hardware. Here are some of the most
unusual.

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