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Here’s the definitive new guide to the vastly improved Kindle 2, by the author of the 2008 Kindle 1 guide that outsold all other first-generation Kindle guides combined. Find out why the Kindle is still king among e-book readers with an astonishing array of new hardware and software features that make it a delightful snap to read anything from bestsellers to classics to your daily papers or a memo from a colleague. And with a treasure trove of more than 500 tips, tricks, resources and links, Windwalker’s Kindle 2 guide will make you wonder if Amazon has evolved the e-reader that does not need a computer (Kindle 1) into the e-reader that *is* a remarkably versatile mobile computer (Kindle 2) with totally free “anywhere” wireless service paid for by Amazon.In addition to scores of hacks and resources to help you make the most of the Kindle 2 reading experience and easily acquire fully-formatted free content for your Kindle, Windwalker also goes far beyond (more…)

I knew something was cooking, when IBM announcement was made SUN’s stock jumped like a rocket, then when deal was off, at least from talk perspective stock did retreat, but please don’t tell me people did not know somehow that something else is cooking, how come stock did not go down to previous levels or lower as it usually does after such situation? Well inside traders knew something that others (such as myself) had no idea, I could only speculate something was out in the air as stock only did drop to over $6. So now another announcement is made and look at this. Stock went back to over $9. Interesting, I hate those inside traders, those people who makes millions or even billions by just having access to the right information that others don’t.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 20, 2009 — Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt.

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