The folks at Amazon could be getting a little nervous with the new found realization that Barnes and Noble will release their "Nook" E-reader in November. Currently the company is featuring the Kindle with International Wireless smack ...
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Amazon has announced their soon to be released Amazon Kindle PC software, an offering they've deemed "Kindle For PC" and which will debut this November free of charge for Windows-based PCs.
The program doesn't require that users own ...
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The latest Internet tech pundits' obsession has not been related to the ADD-laced “real time web” proclamations that some are so annoyingly fond of, but of a much older format…
Books.
News has been slowly leaking out regarding Barnes ...
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A leaked WSJ ad, scheduled for Oct. 25th, has gadget bloggers buzzing about Barnes & Noble's new e-reader, the Nook.
Running on Android, the Nook is said to be priced at Kindle's $259 pricepoint. Many people have likened ...
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Barnes & Noble looks set to one up Amazon with the release of the Nook E-Reader now confirmed for this coming Tuesday.
Details of the Nook first leaked last week, but the release date has now been confirmed ...
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Every year, I end up renewing my Amazon Prime membership when I realize that it's cheaper than shipping all of Santa's presents in a timely fashion without it.
Until today, the biggest drawback (besides the $80 price tag) ...
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If you haven't heard of Zhu Zhu pet hamsters yet, you soon will, because the cuddly toys are being pitched as the "it" toy for Christmas 2009.
The Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters are interactive toy pets with a ...
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Regular readers will know that for the last month and a bit, we've been in a never ending battle of wills against servers and load times.
Our first major change was implementing Amazon's S3 service to serve ...
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The "Kindle U.S And International" version will begin shipping on October 19th and will feature download capabilities for more than 100 countries. The release of the International device will also result in a U.S. Wireless version price ...
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Today, Amazon announced expanded access to its popular mobile payments service, making the list of stuff you can buy from your phone with one tap way longer.
I kind of love this service, but it's a bit too ...
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Imagine, for a moment, that Amazon has announced the next release of their Kindle product: the Kindle DX II (pronounced "dee-ex two"), and while it includes a long list of upgrades and improvements, the single most important ...
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Saturday, Amazon took on a small segment of the third-party market with a new line of electronics called "Amazon Basics."
Gadget fans don't need to get all a-twitter yet- the line is mostly cables, blank CDs and blank ...
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As previously reported Susan Boyle sang last night on America's Got Talent. The Scottish singer performed a cover of Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" and "I Dreamed a Dream" (the song that made her famous).
As you can see ...
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You could see where this was going, couldn't you?
Maybe you should consider stocking your next carjacking from the Walmart across town.
[TheNextWeb via Snopes]
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We’ve seen the same thing repeated over an over with the music industry, television industry, news industry, and many more just like them. Crying doom and gloom about how their individual wealth creators are ...
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Giant US etailer Amazon may be finally looking to open an Australian outpost after years (and years) of speculation that they were planning to head across the pacific.
The evidence comes from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), who ...
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Right now when people talk about e-books most everyone thinks of Amazon and its Kindle e-book reader. It is a market than a growing number of companies are wanting to get a foothold in ...
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Forget the old "The dog ate my homework" excuse, Seattle resident Justin Gawronski can now use a unique "My kindle ate my homework" story and it would actually be 100% true. In a lawsuit files in the ...
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I first heard about the Amazon acquisition of Zappos, the web’s favorite online shoe store, through Twitter and the exclamations that went along with it. One’s like “Wow!”, or “Didn’t see that one coming” ...
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The more than ironic decision last week by Amazon to delete George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm from the Kindle (where people had paid for the books) rightfully gained worldwide attention, but what was missed in the ...
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Today Amazon basically told every single Kindle owner that they don’t really own anything that they buy through the company. As far as Amazon is concerned they have complete say on whether or not ...
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Today, Google announced plans to launch an e-book service by the end of the year, in direct competition with Amazon's Kindle.
Speculation over the service is hinging on two key differences. While Kindle titles hover around $9.99 for ...
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