Tagged: Barnes & Noble
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Barnes & Noble shares rise following reports of Microsoft’s US$1bn Nook acquisition News
09.05.2013 Pre-market trading saw shares in Barnes & Noble rise 23pc following a report claiming that Microsoft is planning to buy up Nook Media’s digital assets.Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Media -
The week in gadgets: Barnes & Noble does a U-turn, Google searches for Glass testers News
25.02.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as Barnes & Noble makes a U-turn on the Nook, Samsung confirms a Galaxy S IV due date, Google searches for explorers and we discover two handy...Categories: Week in Gadgets -
Apple’s tablet market share in decline, Microsoft not yet making a mark – IDC News
31.01.2013 The fourth quarter of 2012 was a record one for tablets, with 52.5m units shipped worldwide, but Apple’s market share is dropping while Microsoft is struggling to become a...Tags: Market Research, IDC, Tablet, Tablet Computers, Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, iPad -
Microsoft invests US$300m into Barnes & Noble e-book subsidiary News
30.04.2012 Microsoft has partnered with book retailer Barnes & Noble, investing US$300m to create a new subsidiary focusing squarely at the e-reading market. The deal will also see a Nook... -
Barnes & Noble unveils touchscreen Nook reader News
24.05.2011 US bookseller Barnes & Noble has taken the wrappers off its latest e-reader, the Kobo eReader Touch Edition, which now has an extra clear e-ink display rather than an LCD display.Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media -
UPC parent chairman plans to buy Barnes & Noble for US$1bn News
20.05.2011 Liberty Media billionaire chairman John Malone, who also chairs one of the largest broadband providers outside the US, Liberty Global, is making a US$1bn bid for a 70pc stake in... -
Microsoft throws book at Barnes & Noble over the Nook News
22.03.2011 Software giant Microsoft is suing US book store chain Barnes & Noble over allegedly infringing a number of patents filed by Microsoft and using user interface elements from... -
Google is planning a new bookstore in the cloud News
01.12.2010 Google is planning to shake up the way digital books are sold and is in the final stages of launching a new e-book retailing venture, Google Editions. The cloud bookstore is... -
Now you can judge an e-book by its colour News
11.11.2010 E-readers could be set for a technological overhaul as the company mostly responsible for their display technology has announced new colour technology. -
The Tech Week Ahead News
28.06.2010 Financial results and technology events taking place the week of 28 June-2 July.Categories: Financial Results, Start-ups, R&D, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Research, Science -
Apple’s iPad will cannibalise current e-reader market News
08.03.2010 There is strong evidence of pre-launch demand for the Apple iPad greater than that for the iPhone. According to a survey, Amazon and its Kindle e-reader are poised to take a big...Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
The Tech Week Ahead News
22.02.2010 Financial results and technology events taking place the week of 22-26 February.Categories: Business