The New York Times published an article last Sunday regarding Barnes & Nobles taking on Amazon. It stated that they are “putting the final touches on their (Barnes & Noble’s) fifth e-reading device, a product that executives aid would be released sometime this spring”. Unfortunately, the popular newspaper wasn’t able to get any comment from [...]
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As long as the Cupertino-based company isn’t releasing an official statement as to what they will be coming up next, the rumor mill won’t stop churning. This time however, its spawning twins. Yes, you read that right. Speculations now center on Apple releasing two versions of next-generation iPads next year as reported by DigiTimes. These [...]
Continue reading →A report from Taiwan’s DigiTimes claims that purchases from 7-inch panels has surpassed orders for 9.7-inch LCD panels. This indicates that smaller tablets like the Kindle Fire and the Nook tablet has increased their production. Shipments for the smaller LCD panels reportedly grew by 17 percent in November. So does this mean that Apple is [...]
Continue reading →Well, at least that’s what one analyst says. Richard Gardner, a Citi analyst, sent a research note stating that “several sources” indicates that Apple will be launching iPad 3 as much as a month earlier than the release of iPad 2 last year. “[T]here do not appear to be any significant technical hurdles remaining,” Gardner [...]
Continue reading →What’s good about technology these days is that it makes life easier for us. Instead of long ques and other difficulties that we normally experience while shopping, technology now enables us to do things while we sit in the confines of our wonderful abode. We need not pay more for toll and parking fees and [...]
Continue reading →Before, a lot of people thought ebooks will never really be a hit and ebook readers aren’t a necessity. All of that changed with the introduction of Amazon’s Kindle. For the first time ever, Amazon shoppers on Christmas day bought more books for their Kindles then they did the traditional paperbacks and hard-bounds. Usually, on [...]
Continue reading →That is, if you ordered your device before November 30 but won’t receive it before December 24. The voucher can be used for shopping at Barnes & Noble’s retail Web site. There won’t be a lot people receiving these gift certs though as the company says only “a very small percentage” of Nook buyers will [...]
Continue reading →Although Barnes & Noble is still keeping mum as to how many devices they are manufacturing, it seems very obvious to point out that it’s not just a measly number. In a statement posted on the company’s Web site Sunday night, the book retailer says there will be a delay for the retail arrival of [...]
Continue reading →Since Barnes & Noble’s Nook are making huge waves in the market even before its release, Amazon’s Kindle has to keep up if they want to stay on top. Announced today, Kindle now has an improved battery life when the wireless connection is turned on. Compared to its previous 4-hour battery life, the Kindle can [...]
Continue reading →Is this finally the device to challenge the Kindle’s reign in the eBook reader market? It sure looks like it, as Barnes and Noble, distributor of the Nook eReader, announced that it is experiencing production delays because of the huge demand for the device – and they haven’t even started shipping the devices yet. Compared [...]
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