For the third week in a row, Amazon have shifted more than one million kindle products each week. The numbers include their lastest e-reader Kindle, now in it’s fourth iteration, along with the Kindle Touch, Wifi and 3G models and the Kindle Fire, with the latter topping the sales charts for the past 11 weeks.

So what makes the Kindle so popular? Well, the numbers take into account the various products which appeal to a wide range of audiences. E-readers are also increasingly replacing traditional books. You can even buy Kindle covers that feature a flip case design, making the Amazon Kindle feel more like a real book, for those of us amongst us who prefer holding their Kindle like a book, rather than a tablet. You can even purchase a Kindle cover that not only gives the Kindle a feel of a real book but, also features a clip on light as the Kindle while it features brilliant E-ink technology it doesn’t have a backlight.

Along with the latest E-Ink technology which delivers crisp, clear text which reads like a book, you don’t need to access a PC to download books, which means you don’t have to have a PC or a Mac, there is no system compatibility requirement unlike other products. You do however need access to a wireless router but, this gives you access to over one million free books, as well as best sellers and latest releases. Newspapers and magazines have also jumped aboard the Kindle wagon, with newspapers such as The Guardian and The Times being available on the Kindle.

Have you contributed to the Amazon Kindle numbers? Are you hoping for one under your tree this Christmas, or have you bought a Kindle for a loved one?

From time to time, O2 have flash sales which typically last for one weekend only. This weekend it’s the Samsung Galaxy S 2′s turn to be in the spotlight. The handset is normally only free on their £37 a month contracts however, with the flash sale you could technically get the handset for free on a £21 a a month contract. The contract requires you to take out a data bolt on, which you have to pay for the first month. The lowest data bolt on is £3 for 100MB, with the advertised bolt on being the 500MB bolt on, costing £6.

The tariff on it’s own however, is only £21 a month and gives you 300 minutes and unlimited texts. The contract length for this offer is 24 months, making the minimum contract total £507 if the bolt on is removed, which is only marginally more than the sim free price of the handset. The deal applies to both the white Galaxy S2 and the black model.

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In the UK, Currys (and the whole Dixons Group among other retailers) have reduced the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook down to just £249 for the 16GB model, slashing a whopping £150 off the normal retail price. The same is true for the 32GB and 64GB model which are now available for £329 and £409 respectively. The offer however, ends December 31st.

For today only though, you can effectively get Research In Motion’s tablet for only £149 after cash back. Quidco are offering users £100 cash back on the all BlackBerry PlayBook models. So while you may have to pay £249 up front for the 16GB model, you will get £100 back if you order at Currys through Quidco.

For those who haven’t used Quidco before, it’s a site that lets you get cash back for many of your every day purchases, online and offline and does actually work. At the time of writing, the offer expires in 12 hours time.

Adobe have unveiled a Photoshop application that gives you “core Photoshop features”. Photoshop Touch is available on the Android Market for tablets exclusively. Your Android Tablet however, will need to be running Android 3.1 or above, which cuts some tablets out such as HTC’s 7 inch Flyer which comes with Android 2.3.

Camera Fill filter is an exclusive feature for Photoshop Touch, which lets you use the tablet’s camera to fill in a selected area of a picture.

You will also be able to create layered files which are viewable on the desktop version of Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop Touch is available for £6.99 on the Android Market. Along with Photoshop Touch, Adobe also announced Adobe Ideas, Adobe Proto, Adobe Debut, Adobe Collage and Adobe Kuler for Android tablets.

For those who were tempted by the Sony Ericsson LiveView Bluetooth device but, were put off by the price, now may be the time to buy one.

Directly through Sony Ericsson, the LiveView remote device is available for only £25 instead of the usual £45.99. This is a limited time offer and will expire November 30th. There is however, still a rather expensive delivery charge of £6.89. That still makes the Sony Ericsson Liveview only £31.89 though which is considerably cheaper than other retailers, such as Play.com who are currently selling the bluetooth device for £34.99, down from £39.99 last week.

Sony Ericsson LiveView is compatible with all of the Xperia devices, including last year’s Xperia X10, right up to the Xperia Arc S as well as the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman which also runs Android. The device is also supported by other Android powered devices from other manufacturers.

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Now that we have all seen the Xperia Arc which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics show (CES) 2011, we finally have its official specifications. After going through it we were pleased with what we saw although a bit disappointed that it will be released running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and not Android 2.4 Honeycomb which we were hoping for. As to when it will be upgraded to Android 2.4 is anyone’s guess since Sony Ericsson usually takes a long time to release an official upgrade to the Xperia line.

Here are its detailed specifications

• Phone Type : Smart phone
• Color : Blue, Grey
• Network : (GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900), (UMTS 900, 1200), EDGE, HSDPA 7.2, HSUPA 5.76
• Size : 4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 (125 x 63 x 8.7 mm), 4.13 oz (117 grams)
• Display : TFT 480×854 pixels, 4.20 inches, 16 million colors, capacitive, multi-touch,scratch-resistant
• Battery : 1500mAh, talk time 6.91 hours, standby time 430 hours
• Software : Android 2.3
• Processor : Qualcomm MSM8255 1000MHz
• Camera : 8.1 MP, LED flash, auto focus, image stabilizer, video stabilizer, face detection
• Video Capture : 1280×720 720p HD
• Memory : 512 MB built in, microSD/microSDHC expansion up to 32 GB
• Connectivity : Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi, micro USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone ,HDMI, DLNA

iPhone 5 Live Stream Event:

With just few days left, Apple has sent tons and tons of invites to all the media people across the globe, which mainly includes considerable people from all walks of life, but journalists and media people are given top priority as they will be the catalyst to the branding of their iPhone 5 and 4s. Apple has put end to all the speculations and finally made an announcement earlier that they will be holding a press event at their Cupertino California campus about the release of most awaited iPhone 5, this will be beefed up with announcement of white 64 GB iPhone 4S, but in all honesty, this might just tint the hype of iPhone 5.

I personally believe they should have had released iPhone 4s some time ago and not just now and should have had made the event iPhone 5 exclusive. Any way, more power to Apple as we all wait eagerly to see what Apple has cooked in their lab, the media event will be executed on 4th October conference and iPhone 5 Conference Live Streaming will be available to those who want to see the first image shots or videos of phone. The event; which will be presided by none other than Tim Cook, who is current CEO of revolutionary company Apple, will describe the product in detail and list all features and specifications in detail.