Tagged: E-reader & News
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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... -
Apple captures 90pc of media tablet market, says IDC News
18.01.2011 Apple’s ground-breaking iPad represented nearly 90pc of the media tablets shipped worldwide in the third quarter of last year, IDC revealed. The worldwide tablet market grew...Tags: IDC, iOS 4.3, Android 2.3, Android 2.2, PlayBook, BlackBerry, Motorola, Tablet Computers, E-reader, Sony, iPad, Apple -
Sharp to bring Galapagos tablet to Europe News
21.12.2010 Sharp is looking to bring its e-reading media tablet, the Galapagos, to Europe, to rival the iPad and the Sony Reader. -
Top gadget reviews of 2010 News
24.12.2010 We take a look back at all the gadget movers and shakers that Siliconrepublic got to rate throughout the year. -
Adobe provides protection solution for Google e-books News
07.12.2010 Adobe Systems has announced that the Adobe Content Server 4 (ACS4) software has been licensed by Google as an e-book content protection solution. -
Amazon ready to rival Google's e-bookstore News
07.12.2010 Amazon is set to announce new additions to its Kindle for web that will see the company go head to head with Google’s e-bookstore launch yesterday, according to reports. -
Paedophile's guide author under investigation News
12.11.2010 The author of the controversial e-book ‘The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-Lover's Code of Conduct’ is reportedly under investigation and protection of the... -
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. -
Amazon offers newspapers and magazines 70pc royalties News
09.11.2010 Amazon.com has revealed that magazines and newspaper publishers will soon be able to earn a larger share of revenue from each title they sell in the Kindle Store. For each... -
Kindle grants China access to social not-working websites News
02.11.2010 Kindle e-Book readers are being snapped up in China's grey market amid claims that has the ability to bypass the Great Firewall of China.Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Social Networking, E-book Readers, China, Firewalls, Tablet, E-reader, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Kindle -
Tablet computers to kill off e-readers News
03.09.2010 Sales of multifunctional tablet devices like the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab will grow rapidly from 3.65 million in 2010 to 50 million in 2014, analysts say, reaching 50pc...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Sales, Wireless Communications -
Amazon Q1 profits soar 68pc, but shares fall News
23.04.2010 Online retailer Amazon has reported a better-than-expected 68pc rise in net profit to US$299m for its first quarter, against the US$177m earned during the same quarter in 2009.Categories: Business, Financial Results