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Amazon CEO bigs up the Kindle experience. We’re impressed.

Friday, Jul 30, 2010Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

We’re becoming more and more tempted by Amazon’s new cut-price Kindle device, and think they may have produced a real contender here.

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computing / gadgets / portable

Slimmer, cheaper Amazon Kindle comes to the UK with built in Wi-Fi/3G

Thursday, Jul 29, 2010Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

Amazon’s latest Kindle eBook reader is heading to the UK and will feature Wi-Fi, a new browser, an improved PDF reader with dictionary look-up plus note-taking and highlighting. The first …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Barnes & Noble released NOOK app for Android bookworms

Thursday, Jul 22, 2010Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 - by Lee J.

In the US, big-boy booksellers and online retailers Barnes & Noble look to be putting the squeeze on Amazon’s Kindle, knocking out their very own Android ereader app.

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple iBooks for iPhone/iPad gets updated to 1.1.1

Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010 - by Lee J.

Apple’s iBooks is a slick app for for downloading and viewing books on your iPhone, with books selected from a virtual bookshelf and browsable with a swipe or a tap. …

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Android / mobiles / portable

Kindle app now available on Android

Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010 - by mike s

Amazon has reached out to Android and given it a little literary cuddle, releasing a free app that gives access to over 600,000 Kindle books on Android phones.

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computing / portable

Acer announces LumiRead eReader: 6″ screen, keyboard and ISBN scanner

Thursday, May 27, 2010 - by Lee J.

Acer has just ripped off its y-fronts and flashed their first e-reader device at the world.

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Amazon readies Kindle app for Android with online buying

Tuesday, May 18, 2010Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - by Pete Railton

Amazon has announced plans to lob a free Kindle app in the direction of Android users, letting themĀ  download and read eBooks without having to shell out for a Kindle …

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portable

ASUS announce DR-900 e-Reader – and it’s a looker

Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Looking like the nicest e-Reader we’ve seen to date, Asus have unveiled their new DR-900 device, resplendent in a natty black finish.

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computing / portable

E-Reader users a very happy bunch with satisfaction levels hitting 93%

Thursday, Feb 4, 2010Thursday, Feb 4, 2010 - by Lee J.

It seems that users of the current batch of eReaders are a very happy lot indeed, with new research by the NPD Group finding that almost all e-reader owners are …

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portable

iRiver Story eBook reader gets reviewed: can’t hold a candle to the Kindle

Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader may well be the soar-away success story in the States, but over here in Blighty we’re well behind the e-pack, with new models taking an eternity …

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Android / portable

Say hello to Spring Design’s Alex: a dual-screen Android-based e-reader

Monday, Oct 19, 2009Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 - by mike s

It’s certainly a bit of an odd looking thing – part Lifeguard surfboard, part dinner tray – but say hello to Alex, the dual-screen e-book reader from Spring Design. Bearing …

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gadgets / portable / stuff

Amazon Kindle gets half-arsed UK release

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Us Brits have been waiting an eternity to grab a slice of the Kindle eBook action, and Amazon have finally announced UK availability for the iconic electronic book reader. Well, …

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