Beta 8 of Firefox 4 includes some 1,400 bug fixes, improvements to add-ons, better syncing, faster graphics, and more. This page includes a link to download your own copy.

It seems the new Kindle doesn’t like the less expensive leather case sold on Amazon. It objects by turning itself off, rebooting, or freezing. Amazon is offering some refunds.

Yes, this is Ebenezer Scrooge, and all the rest, done up in Klingon costume and language. Tickets to the play might be the perfect gift for all those Star Trek fans on your list. Currently, it’s playing in Chicago.

That GPS chip on your cellphone can help you find a restaurant or enable a stalker to find you. And that photo can display more than just your friends from the office. While the features can be useful, sometimes you need to be able to disable them.

Beginning January 17, it appears Apple will be launching a daily iPad-only newspaper. The news will come from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp group. Pricing has not been announced.

Do you buy a dedicated e-reader or a tablet computer that can be used for reading? Do you go the bargain route, or pay the big bucks? This article includes a 4-minute video showing the devices to help you decide.

Yep, it’s more well-intentioned, bad poetry, courtesy of our editor-in-chief.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Good.iWare has updated their GoodReader app for the iPhone and iPad to include a new PDF display engine and AirPrint support for wireless printing.

SPB Software’s has earned a “Best UX” award from the Korean tech newspaper “IT Today” for it’s combination of UI Engine and Mobile Shell. A private beta for SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 for Android has been opened.

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is expected to pass an order on “net neutrality”. Both those who support control, and those who don’t, are upset with the rules being considered.