Jeff Ward-Bailey

There are solid pre-release sales indications that Amazon's Kindle Fire, priced at $199, may entice lots of buyers away from Apple's much more powerful (but more expensive) iPad 2.

What you need to know about the new features, including revamped search, gear and settings changes and inbox updates.

Verizon can now track subscribers' phone location, web browsing history and app usage habits -- then share that data with other companies.