Those of you who pre-ordered your 7-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet will be happy to know it is now shipping. It has also shed its pre-order tag and is now available for instant purchase and delivery (well, as instant as Amazon can make it). Amazon has made a lot of improvements to their Kindle Fire line and set the bar for tablet makers to come. With a sub $200 price tag, it’s hard to argue against a tablet that offers:

At last, the Samsung Galaxy S III and all of its locked bootloader glory, has hit Verizon shelves. Like most other U.S. carriers, the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III will come in a 16 or 32GB, Pebble Blue or Marble White version, and cost $199.99 or $249.99, respectively. It also features your usual U.S. specs, inluding:

Flipboard was supposed to debut for Android on the Samsung Galaxy S III, then some hackers got a hold of the .apk and made it available to all. Instead of fighting the power, Flipboard has decided to jump on board and officially offer a beta version to all Android users.