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LEAK: The New Nook 1.2 Firmware You’ll See Later Today
Boomnews reports that the new Nook firmware 1.2 update should hit later today. Tweaks include: • Enhanced in-store seamless connectivity to enjoy free Wi-Fi, with More In Store content promotions exclusively for Nook owners • Improved opening of eBooks and ePeriodicals • Improved response to Reading Now and Settings buttons • Current reading page and bookmarks on all [...]
iPad vs. Kindle
TUAW has a review comparing the iPad to the Kindle. Here are some of the highlights: First off, if you were thinking of buying a Kindle DX, I’d say forget it. The iPad is a knockout punch to that device. At just ten dollars cheaper than the low end iPad, there just is no contest. [...]
Apple iPad tablet makes debut
After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has its say on Wednesday. The new app that lets you use the iPad as a e-book is called iBooks. Steve Jobs: “”Amazon’s done a great job of pioneering this functionality with the Kindle. We’re going to stand on their shoulders and go a [...]
Kindle vs. the Nook: Technical Knockout
If there was ever a more direct attack on a product or a one-sided review, I am not sure I recall seeing it. This is just simply an outright slam of Barnes & Noble’s (BKS) Nook electronic book reader. Pogue clearly prefers Amazon’s (AMZN) Kindle, without question. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and [...]
Sony adds newspaper subscriptions to ebook reader
Sony believes it can beat the Amazon Kindle to become the dominant ebook reader US users of Sony’s Reader range of ebook readers will soon be able to download the latest news from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post to their device, Sony has confirmed. The Japanese electronics giant has signed an [...]
