[Technology] Amazon boasts “best ever” Black Friday and Cyber Monday for Kindle family

Amazon boasts “best ever” Black Friday and Cyber Monday for Kindle family
http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-boasts-best-ever-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-for-kindle-family-27258484/
Amazon had some pretty sweet deals going on all weekend long, starting on Black Friday and ending on Cyber Monday. One of the best that we found on Amazon's products was the $130 Kindle Fire deal - down $30 from its original price.

Chevrolet to be first US automaker to integrate Apple's Siri assistant into its ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/chevrolet-u-s-carmaker-feature-siri-article-1.1208773
Chevrolet will become the first US carmaker to integrate Apple's Siri virtual assistant technology into its cars with the launch of its 2013 Chevrolet Spark and Chevrolet Sonic models.

Super-fast 310mph maglev trains planned in Japan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20512131
Super fast 'floating' trains that can go at speeds up to 310mph are being planned by a Japanese rail company. Central Japan Railway Co previewed last week an ultra-speedy 'maglev' train that's been built for test runs.

OpenShift, Red Hat's Platform-as-a-Service, Headed to the Enterprise
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2227822/red-hat-delivers-enterprisegrade-openshift-paas-for-app-development
Red Hat's OpenShift platform-as-a-service started as a hosted solution for developers. It was, ostensibly, Red Hat dipping its toe into the platform-as-a-service waters.

Tajikistan Blocks Facebook over 'Slander'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Facebook-blocked-in-Tajikistan/articleshow/17389497.cms
DUSHANBE, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - The authorities in Tajikistan blocked access to Facebook after criticism of the Central Asian country's leadership began spreading on the popular social networking site, the head of the Tajik communications service ...

IonMonkey, Retina Support Make for a Faster, Sharper Firefox
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/11/faster-firefox-18-hits-the-beta-tubes/
With Firefox 17 out the door, Mozilla is turning its attention to Firefox 18, which is now available in the Firefox beta channel. The focus for this release is speed, with Mozilla set to deliver a new faster JavaScript JIT compiler dubbed IonMonkey.

Facebook reinstates banned elbow photo
http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/11/facebook-takes-down-image-of-woman-in-bathtub
Facebook has apologized for deleting a photo of a woman in a bathtub with one elbow propped up, after originally finding it to be a violation of the social networking site's policies, the Huffington Post reports.