Gadgetory

I'm here to help you manage chronic gno gadget news overload I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update looks like a new Kindle is coming soon amazon sent out a notice that on sep tember 6th it will hold an announcement in santa monica california we're expecting to hear about a new kindle fire with a camera now and volume control buttons and it could have a better display but there are many more upcoming announcements besides Amazon folks we're in iphone anticipation mode and you know what that means every gadget makers rushing to get their news out before the iphone steals away all the media glory so we got samsung in berlin on Wednesday they'll likely show off the galaxy note 2 smartphone also on that day Sony will be in New York showing off its new TVs and tablets nokia and microsoft they're holding an event in New York on September 5th to talk about new windows phones that same evening Motorola will be showing up a new verizon phone probably the droid razr HD nokia world is also going on that day but it was originally scheduled to be in late-september but they pushed in the head of course and Apple may finally talk about the next iPhone on the 12th but the next day Nintendo will have a wii u event in New York where I bet we'll hear more about when the system will go on sale yeah lots to keep you on your toes Kodak is auctioning off its traditional film business it's what made Kodak the brand everyone knows but to recover from chapter 11 bankruptcy codec has to reorganize it will be selling all things related to developing photos like photo paper cameras and even equipment that snaps souvenir photos at theme parks that means on the consumer product side Kodak will just be a name you'll find on inkjet printers if you subscribe to Amazon Prime you just got more instant video options amazon expanded its licensing deal with NBC Universal to offer more shows like parks and recreation heroes and Battlestar Galactica got a few apps for you to keep your eye on first facebook apps have been updated for iOS the app loads information faster and has a few more photo viewing options android users can now create events from the app upload photos faster and add photos to messages there's also a new TV guide app for Apple to buy says that tries to be a guide for both cable subscribers and for people who cut the cord if you search for a show you'll see every instance of that show in TV listings streaming services like Hulu Plus and crackle and if it's available on demand from cable now won't search through Netflix or Amazon video but apparently more services will be added in the coming weeks that's your tech news roundup for today you can find more details about all these stories at the blog sina com / update from our studios in New York I'm for chicory