The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

The ebook market is starting to heat up in the wake of the success of Amazon's Kindle. That and our weekly iPhone update await in this week's tech watch.

• Twitter power users may want to check out Buzzable, which lets users build groups around different RSS feeds.

• Music fans who are tired of Pandora may want to try a competing music recommendation service called Mufin.com.

• Wikipedia enthusiasts will be happy to hear that PediaPress prints out entire Wikipedia articles as books.

• Here's a review of the new LG mobile device, the Versa.

• Looking for a deal on tech? Here are a few.

• On the heels of its high-profile mea culpa regarding its terms of service, Facebook is about to unveil redesigned profile pages.

• Here's the weekly iPhone update: Gizmodo names its top apps of the week. Users can now import Facebook photos into their iPhone contact list. AIM for the iPhone has seen some improvements. Also, why do the Japanese hate the iPhone?

• Why did someone build a laptop computer out of cardboard?

• The Kindle is laying waste to everything in its path. Is Amazon set to release a version with a larger screen later this year? Also, here's another competing device.

• Is there yet another version of the BlackBerry that's poised to compete with the iPhone?

Samsung has unveiled a sleek new laptop.

• Social-networking website generator Ning.com has just launched a new, dynamic chat feature for its users' sites. Too bad they recently nixed all adult-themed sites.

• Alaska Airlines has started testing wifi services for its flights.

• Digg is getting ready to roll out a new toolbar to help users keep track of their favorite links.

• Gamers should be excited to see mLani's new mouse-and-joystick combo designed for first-person shooting games like "Doom."

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