Amazon’s new Paperwhite Kindle is in very short supply in the US, with units purchased from the website now not shipping until late December. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) The Paperwhite Kindle includes a feature that E Ink e-reader fans have been anticipating for a while now: a built-in front light that will allow readers …
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Apple’s court-ordered statement exonerating Samsung in the UK has been deemed non-compliant by the court, which has ordered Apple to do it again. Where to find Apple’s statement on the Apple UK home page. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) When the UK court of appeal ruled that Samsung had not infringed on Apple’s patents, it ordered that Apple run a …
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(Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) Did you like the Humble ebook bundle? StoryBundle did it first, and has returned with a horror ebook bundle with six titles for as little as US$1. The Humble ebook bundle closed out this morning, qualifying as a roaring success. It sold 84,153 bundles, bringing in a total of US$1,201,961.57 — not as much as …
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Chinese e-reader manufacturer Onyx has an E Ink smartphone under development for the Android platform. The E Ink smartphone in full sunlight (right) next to a super AMOLED screen at maximum brightness (left). (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) Onyx is experienced at working with E Ink display technology, we’d say; the company manufactured the rebranded BeBook Cluband Neo, both of …
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(Credit: Humble Bundle) A new Humble Bundle is offering eight sci-fi and fantasy ebooks by authors such as Nail Gaiman, Cory Doctorow and Kelly Link. This is the first time that Humble Bundle is offering a collection of ebooks in a sale, which will run for just two weeks from today. As usual, you pay what you want, and nominate …
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A new E Ink reader has been announced for Europe, boasting to be the smallest and lightest e-reader ever — and priced at just €9.90. (Credit: txtr) Called the Beagle, from German company Txtr, it may be making a few big claims, but it certainly looks handsome, with four different coloured backs and specs that seem, on the surface at …
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(Credit: Sina Weibo) In China, the Photoshop wars are on to see who can make the most ludicrous fun of the iPhone 5. Using the tag #iPhone5 Hello long#, users of Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo are having a good laugh at the iPhone 5. In particular, the phone’s new longer form factor and the absence of much else that’s …
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US television host Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets with an iPhone 4S — and told people that it’s an iPhone 5. It’s a fascinating experiment. Sure, there were probably some people who saw the ruse straight away and didn’t make the video’s final cut (at least, we hope so), but it’s interesting — and hilarious — to see just …
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Buying an e-reader? Great! Here are some shopping tips and features to keep an eye out for. (The Reader image by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, public domain; CBSi) E Ink versus LCD One of the first things to think about is what you’re comfortable reading. Some people are happy with a back-lit LCD screen, such as what you’ll find in a tablet, …
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One of the questions we’re most commonly asked about e-readers is where in Australia one can obtain ebooks. (Credit: Amazon) We have great news! The internet is global, so there are websites worldwide from which you can purchase and download books. One important thing to note is that not all e-readers support all file formats. There are a number of …
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