Amazon Plans to Lower Ebook Prices, But Does It Need To?
From Mashable:In the wake of the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and book publishers over ebook pricing, Amazon is in a renewed position of strengClick here to read moreTagged: #apple...
View ArticleAmazon Officially Supports In-App Purchases for Appstore
From DevX:Last week, word leaked out that Amazon was testing in-app purchases with a select group of developers. Now, the company has made the feature official and has announced that Walt Disney Co.,...
View ArticlePocket (Formerly Read It Later)
From getpocket.com:When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket.Click here to read moreTagged: #android #browser #ipad #iphone #kindle
View ArticleThe DoJ's e-Book Attack Solves Nothing
From ReadWriteWeb:The Department of Justice's (DoJ's) lawsuit against Apple and the major publishers over pricing may be a big win for Amazon, but is it really much of a win for Kindle owners?...
View ArticleCanadians prefer BlackBerry, Kobo -- Americans favor Android, Kindle
From Betanews:This week, marketing research firm Ipsos published the latest edition of the Ipsos Reid's Mobil-ology focusing on Canada's mobile device market. Click here to read moreTagged: #news...
View ArticleMore on DRM and ebooks By Charlie Stross
From antipope.org:Last week's blog entry on Amazon's ebook strategy went around the net like a dose of rotavirus. And, as we can now see from Tor's ground-breaking announcement I was only just ahead of...
View ArticleGoogle Drive: perfect for a 'Nexus Tablet' that takes on Kindle Fire
From Betanews:Google on Tuesday finally rolled out the long-rumored Google Drive cloud storage platform to compete with the likes of Dropbox, Skydrive, Box, iCloud, and all the rest. But let's put...
View ArticleAmazon Earnings Drop, But Revenue Beats Estimates
From Mashable:Internet retailer Amazon beat analysts’ estimates for its first quarter on Thursday, prompting a 15% surge in its stock price in after-houClick here to read moreTagged: #android #iphone...
View ArticleKindle Fire Takes 54% of Android Tablet Market [STUDY]
From Mashable:Amazon’s Kindle Fire has taken 54.4% of the Android tablet market, leaving the number two in the category — Samsung Galaxy TabClick here to read moreTagged: #android #apple #ipad #iphone...
View ArticleAmazon fixed one of the most broken things about Kindle Fire, now it needs to...
From Betanews:For a platform that was built to handle text documents, Amazon Kindle's support for non Kindle-formatted files has been nothing short of atrocious. Click here to read moreTagged: #news...
View ArticleIt's Official: Google Has Lost Control of the Android Tablet Market
From ReadWriteWeb:This story was originally published in Silicon Alley Insider. More bad news for Google and Android. Amazon's Kindle Fire now has 54.4% of the Android tablet market in the U.S.,...
View ArticleHow Mark Cuban Does Business [VIDEO]
From Mashable:Mark Cuban, the “Shark” in Shark Tank, had a giggly time with us while he told us about one of his investments coming out in WalClick here to read moreTagged: #books #email #facebook...
View ArticleThe Paperless Office Inches Closer with Amazon Send to Kindle for Mac
From ReadWriteWeb:Amazon is helping to bring the mythical "paperless office" a bit closer, if only by a tiny fraction. The new Send to Kindle for Mac app lets Mac fans join PC users to bypass the...
View ArticleGoogle has lost control of Android
From Betanews:There was great news on the Android front this week. Samsung reported blow-out earnings, with smartphones -- the majority running Android -- accounting for nearly three-quarters of...
View ArticleeBook Review - Guide to: Learning Iteration and Generators in Python
From The Mouse Vs. The Python:Last month around the time of PyCon USA 2012, Matt Harrison sent me a copy of his newest book, Guide to: Learning Iteration and Generators in Python. I've been wanting to...
View ArticleKindle Fire, Nook Tablet are better by design
From Betanews:The best-designed Android tablets you can buy today aren't the sleekest or the sexiest. They're not the most powerful. And they don't boast the largest or brightest displays. What they do...
View ArticleMemeKit Transforms Your Facebook Photos Into Memes
From Mashable:You and your Facebook friends can now join the ranks of Scumbag Steve, Philosoraptor, Angry Ass Wolf, College Freshman, Annoying Facebook GirlClick here to read moreTagged: #books...
View ArticleKindle Fire Update Brings Parental Controls, Sharing Features
From Mashable:If you’re a Kindle Fire owner, you can now get the latest free update to version 6.3.1. It features parental controls, some neat sharing fClick here to read moreTagged: #books #ipad...
View ArticleLiquidMetal iPhone Could Look Like This [PICS]
From Mashable:What will the next iPhone look like? Recent iPhone rumors have suggested it might be made of futuristic material known as LiquidMetal. That got us wonClick here to read moreTagged: #books...
View ArticleNew iPad extinguishes Kindle Fire
From Betanews:Yesterday, colleague Ed Oswald gave four very good reasons why Target is dumping Amazon ereaders and tablets. For Kindle Fire, perhaps there is another: It's not selling. Today, IDC...
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