Tagged: E-reader
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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: paper touchscreens, Kobo’s Kindle killer, and the rules of Google Glass News
22.04.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as Fujitsu demonstrates technology that can turn paper into a touchscreen display, Google retains control of its Glass devices, Kobo turns up the... -
Number of kids reading e-books rises 21pc since 2010 - report News
15.01.2013 The number of children reading e-books has nearly doubled since 2010 and kids who read e-books are reading more, especially boys, a new report suggests. -
The rise of e-reading: are books going to become an endangered species (infographic) News
21.09.2012 Amazon UK’s latest figures in August revealed that for every 100 books sold on Amazon.co.uk in 2012, 114 e-books have been sold. The advent of e-readers has only helped bolster... -
Tesco acquires e-book platform provider Mobcast News
04.09.2012 Tesco customers should soon have more choice in how they buy and enjoy e-books, thanks to the retail giant’s acquisition of digital bookseller Mobcast for US$7.2m. -
Sony introduces Evernote to new Reader News
28.08.2012 Sony’s new Reader PRS-T2 comes with a number of enhancements to take the e-reading experience as close to paper as possible, as well as a brand new feature: Evernote, the... -
Ebook sales overtake books on Amazon UK News
07.08.2012 Amazon UK’s latest figures show that sales of ebooks for its Kindle devices are now higher than sales of the physical product. -
Fifty Shades of Grey books outsell Harry Potter on Amazon.co.uk News
01.08.2012 The popular Fifty Shades of Grey triology has overtaken the seven Harry Potter books to become the best-selling book series on Amazon.co.uk. -
Turfing, ROBO shopping and text over talk – the new trends among UK consumers News
19.07.2012 According to Ofcom’s ‘Communications Market Report 2012’, a number of new trends driven by technology are emerging among UK consumers, such as a preference to text rather than...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Research, Phones, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CommunicationsTags: SMS, Mobile Web, Internet, TV, E-reader, Communications, Research, OfCom, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Mobile Phones -
The week in gadgets News
09.07.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as reports say Amazon’s updated Kindle Fire is looming nearer, rumours of a Samsung tablet running on Windows RT and ARM technology start doing the...Tags: Nokia, Linux, Smartphones, Tablet, Tablet Computers, Windows RT, ARM, Amazon, Kindle Fire, E-reader, Samsung, Microsoft -
Amazon.com's sales in Q4 rise 35pc to US$17.4bn News
01.02.2012 E-commerce giant Amazon.com saw sales of its Kindle e-reader nearly triple during the holidays, bringing in a 35pc increase in sales to US$17.4bn during the fourth quarter, the... -
Amazon on ‘Fire’ thanks to demand for Kindle – building millions News
26.10.2011 Amazon is increasing capacity and is building millions more Kindle e-readers than planned, CEO Jeff Bezos said as the company announced a 44pc increase in third-quarter sales,... -
First Google-powered e-book reader hits shelves News
11.07.2011 The world’s first e-book reader device to be powered by Google’s eBooks platform goes on sale in the US later this week. Called the iRiver Story HD, the device allows users to...Categories: Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps -
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 -
Chip industry's very good year as sales hit US$283bn News
21.04.2011 The year 2010 was one of the best years in semiconductor industry history with sales of chips up 24pc, according to IDC. Sales of hardware like e-readers, tablets and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, ComputersTags: Data centres, Servers, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, E-reader, Samsung, Apple, Intel, Semiconductors -
Amazon to release cut price, ad-funded Kindle News
15.04.2011 Olay, Visa and Buick are among the brands sponsoring a series of screensavers for a new, less expensive version of Amazon’s Kindle, which is set to ship on 3 May. -
Hyperion releases Royal Wedding e-book News
15.04.2011 Just in time for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April comes A Modern Fairy Tale: William, Kate, and Three Generations of Royal Love, an e-book about... -
Devices with embedded broadband doubled in 2010 News
03.02.2011 The worldwide number of shipped consumer electronics devices with cellular connectivity grew to 22m in 2010, compared to 11m in the previous year.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple rejects Sony Reader News
01.02.2011 Steve Haber, president of Sony’s digital reading division, has revealed that Apple from now on is only accepting application developers who agree to go through its in-house app...