Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:40:11 +0100 The iPad may have launched in 2010, but 2011 was a big year for tablets. Almost every major smartphone and PC manufacturer has joined the tablet party Apple started, beginning with the Motorola Xoom way back in February. To combat Apple on new territory, most companies turned to Google and its fledgling tablet OS, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). Results were mixed, with some great and innovative devices coming out, padded by more iPad clones than you can shake a stick at. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
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Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:30:16 +0100 Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price. (Source: AP)
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:10:10 +0100 Like many other booksellers around the world, South Korea’s Kyobo Book Centre (Korean) is entering the ereader market with its new Kyobo eReader, and a 5.7-inch XGA display, battery life measured in weeks, Google’s Android under the hood, and (not surprising for the Korean market) an emphasis on Korean content. However, the Kyobo eReader has one feature that makes it absolutely unique on the planet: it uses a 5. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:20:18 +0100 Internet retail giant Amazon.com on Thursday opened a lending library of digital books available free to owners of its popular Kindle electronic readers. (Source: AFP)
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:10:22 +0200 Thousands of US libraries on Wednesday began lending digital books over the Internet for reading on Amazon's popular Kindle devices. (Source: AFP)