The iPhone 4S may offer plenty of new features and improvements but a few key upgrades are missing. Apple If you were among those who bet your office mates that Apple wouldn’t come out with an iPhone 5 today, congratulations, give yourself a high five, you win. But if you were on the losing side …
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There’s still a segment of the population that likes to actually touch a product–and play around with it–before they buy it, and unlike Apple or Barnes & Noble, Amazon doesn’t have any brick and mortar stores. However, as it did with the Kindle 3, Best Buy will carry and sell the new Kindles, so you’ll be able to try before …
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Over the weekend, Amazon broke a bit of bad news to prospective buyers of the upcoming Kindle Touch 3G, which starts at $149: you won’t be able to the surf the Web using the “experimental” browser over 3G (outside of Wikipedia). Web surfing is a Wi-Fi-only affair on the device. Amazon, as it sometimes does, delivered the news on its …
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Media watchers gather in New York for Amazon’s event. Sarah Tew/CNET Editor’s note: We used Cover It Live to cover Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveiling of new Kindle devices today in New York. If you missed the live blog, you can still replay it in the embedded component at the bottom of this post. Replaying the event will give you …
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We know how passionate Android users can be because we hear from them regularly in our comments section. But what’s a little surprising is that a recent survey suggests that rank-and-file Android users may not be so loyal to their platform, with nearly one in three contemplating a switch to the iPhone and an additional 10 percent in the “undecided” …
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The picture says it all on this one. Yes, on September 28, Amazon is set to announce a Kindle or its long-awaited Android tablet–or both. We didn’t get any hint as to what the product or products might be, but the invite did come from a PR person who in the past has sent out invites to Kindle events. That …
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Right on top of word that Amazon will be unveiling a new Kindle or a new Android tablet on September 28, The Digital Reader blog says it got its hands on a PowerPoint slide that indicates that Barnes & Noble will be releasing two new tablets this year. Rumors have been percolating for a while that the Nook Color would …
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Amazon has promised that the Kindle will get e-book library lending by year’s end and word is the service is getting closer to launching, with beta testing reportedly under way in the Seattle area. Nathan over at the eBook Reader Blog writes: Amazon and OverDrive have quietly started rolling out Kindle ebook lending from public libraries, albeit in Beta. Even …
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You might not think of the Kindle as a marketing vehicle for a new TV show, but ABC is promoting its new TV series “Revenge” with an e-reader twist: you can download the pilot script for free on your Kindle and a code at the end will allow you to watch the pilot online before the show hits the airwaves. …
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Welcome another iPad 2 Bluetooth keyboard/folio case to the world. This one arrives courtesy of Belkin and its appropriately called the Keyboard Folio ($99.99). Unlike some models that feature rubber keys, this one has larger TruType keys for what Belkin says is “a comfortable, computer-style typing experience and complements the functionality of the iPad 2 with separate, adjustable modes for …
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