Amazon.com on Friday sent out enigmatic invitations to a press event, fueling expectations that the online retail titan will release a tablet computer to challenge Apple's iPad.
Engineering
Sep 23, 2011
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With Amazon reportedly poised to launch a tablet computer, technology research firm Forrester is predicting the device could be the first legitimate challenger to Apple's iPad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 29, 2011
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The first electronic book reader designed to tap into Google's vast online library will debut in the United States on Sunday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 11, 2011
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Sony and Sharp upped the rivalry stakes in the heated e-reader and tablet market with the head-to-head launch on Friday of their latest devices in Japan, along with tens of thousands of e-book titles.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 10, 2010
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(AP) -- It sounded like a better, lighter way to pack for a trip to Germany: a Kindle with a Lonely Planet travel guide in lieu of an 844-page brick of a book.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 24, 2010
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(AP) -- Borders Group Inc. has launched its e-bookstore as it tries to catch up to competitors who have a head-start in a small but growing market that's seen as the future of the book industry.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 7, 2010
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(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it is introducing a new version of its higher-end Kindle at a lower price as competition among electronic-book readers intensifies.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 1, 2010
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Amazon.com on Friday released an application that lets people read digitized Kindle books on rival iPad tablet computers poised to debut in the United States.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 3, 2010
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Japanese electronics giant Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 4, 2010
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I never need to worry about whether I can read a book. As long as a book's a book, that is -- printed on paper, in English. I know I can pick it up and read it no matter how long it sits on my shelf after I bought it. But ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 17, 2010
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