The Nook Color from Barnes & Noble will be getting an update to make it a real Android tablet. Update version 1.2 will turn the e-reader into an Android 2.2 device with access to an App Store.

Asahi Glass claims its new soda-lime glass for touchscreens can shave 15 percent off the weight. A lighter screen is expected to mean a lighter-weight device.

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 is now available for pre-order in Europe. The new notebook is said to be just 21.5mm (0.85 inches) thick with a quick charging battery, 160GB SSD drive, and more.

It’s a favorite of TV writers, tracking someone by their cell phone’s GPS or back-tracking their IP address. But. Geo-tagging is frequently turned on by default for many cameras and smartphones, and your location can be tracked.

In “The Sarah Connor Chronicles”, the 21st of April 2011 was given as the date whey Skynet began its war against humanity. Yesterday, Amazon’s EC2 and Elastic Block Storage cloud platforms went down. Not all sites are back on line yet.

The CX640MX can be ordered with one of three Core i (Sandy Bridge) processors. But, based on the location of all the ports, their design team must all be right-handed.

According to some, the success of the iPad has less to do with the device than with the “aura” Apple has wrapped it in. Other devices are struggling to gain a foothold in the market.

Pepper.pk announced the launch of their native e-mail client for RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook. Called Early Bird, it’s written for the BlackBerry QNX operating system and unlike browser based email, runs locally on the PlayBook.

WritePad 5.0 now lets you synchronize WritePad documents with Evernote and upload documents to Google Docs as PDF or text. WritePad is available for iPads and iPhones through the Apple App Store.

For those lucky enough to be in London, and customers of Virgin Media, a trial of 1.5Gbps service is underway. No word on when this might become a regular offering.