In the 1982 sci-fi movie "Blade Runner," there are hints that the hero, played by Harrison Ford, is an artificial human — an "android" or "replicant." His job is to go out and kill other, rogue androids.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 2, 2012
9
0
E-books have come a long way since the debut of the Kindle just three years ago. According to Amazon, e-books are now outselling hardcover books in its Web store, and company CEO Jeff Bezos has predicted that sales of digital ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2010
6
0
Amazon.com on Wednesday ramped up its challenge to Apple's iPads by trimming the price of its large-screen Kindle Fire and making the tablets available in Japan and Europe.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 13, 2013
0
0
(AP) -- When Barnes & Noble Inc. began to sell its first electronic reading device, the Nook, a year ago, I found it as welcome as a bookcase landing on my toe. It was a terrible design - slow, confusing and buggy.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 1, 2010
9
0
Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX tablet resembles Google's Nexus 7 in many ways—from its light weight to its sharp display. Both tablets run a version of Google's Android operating system, and they even have the same starting ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 2, 2013
1
0
To protect your $359 investment in Amazon's Kindle 2, I suggest buying a cover. The first Kindle shipped with one; the new version does not.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 12, 2009
0
0
Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows, the company said Sunday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 24, 2013
0
0
I have mixed feelings about the iPad Mini, Apple's new pint-size tablet. I like its featherweight design, solid-feeling case and access to the entire library of appliciations available for the full-sized iPad. From those ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 6, 2012
3
0
Amazon is refreshing its lineup of tablet computers with new devices called Kindle Fire HDX, which are significantly faster and lighter than the previous generation.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 25, 2013
0
0
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is giving a hint about how many people are using the Kindle and related apps.
Business
Nov 19, 2010
0
0
