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Sony will begin selling updated versions of its Reader Pocket and Reader Touch devices today, but it is still months away from releasing its new Daily Reader with WiFi access. In practical terms, that means that Sony (NYSE: SNE) will not be directly competing with the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: …
Apple late this afternoon announced plans to live stream its Wednesday music event, where many expect the company to introduce upgrades for the iPod and Apple TV. The stream will only be viewable to Apple customers. In a press bulletin, Apple said it would be streaming its event using “Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which …
The invite to Wednesday’s Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) event shows a guitar, which usually suggests music, but that hasn’t stopped the buzz about video. The current Apple TV is too expensive at $269 and too limited in the kinds of content it delivers. With that in mind, expectations include a cheaper, more competitive set-top with expanded …
AOL (NYSE: AOL) is buying Rally Up, a startup behind a mobile social networking app for the iPhone and iPad that lets users share their locations. The app pitches itself as a social network for “people that actually should know your location”—like family members and close friends. Users can direct message each other and “check-in” …
Samsung has been trying to keep the lid on its upcoming 7-inch tablet called ‘Galaxy Tab’ ahead of the device’s official release later this week. But a video clip seems to have captured most of the details of the device. The video from a Korean TV channel shows the Galaxy Tab as a device that …
You’ve heard of this Love Plus thing, right? This Nintendo DS-based “dating simulator” is apparently a big deal in Japan, giving Otaku the opportunity to chat up (and kiss) girls the only way they know how: on a hand-held game console, with a stylus. To promote the latest version of the game (Love Plus +), …
E-books may be taking off for Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, but there’s one category of printed matter where digital hasn’t made a dent: textbooks. It’s not for lack of trying. Most textbooks are massive tomes that weigh several pounds, are printed on hundreds of pages of glossy paper, can cost upwards of $100, and …
