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Article | 13/05/2013 Sony to launch super-thin, flexible e-reader for universities
Sony will soon launch a flexible e-reader device that is less than 7mm thick and weighs 358 grams, targeted for use in university classrooms.
Article | 6/05/2013 Amazon's new China app store could help pave way for Kindle products
Amazon.com has updated its mobile app store to include support for its Chinese customers, in a sign that the U.S. company could be preparing to sell i...
Article | 30/04/2013 Flexible, networked e-ink displays mimic physical documents
Researchers demonstrated flexible, networked e-ink displays that behave like papers on a desk at a conference in Paris. The displays can be used separ...
Article | 7/03/2013 Bill Gates: Schools are at a 'technology tipping point'
The growing use of handheld devices and social media among students is creating a technology tipping point for schools that could completely break dow...
Article | 6/02/2013 Researchers mimic peacock to bring vivid color to e-readers
Researchers have found a way to make colors more vivid on an e-reader screen, which could lead to the creation of advanced displays and spawn the deve...
Article | 27/12/2012 Pew: US e-book reading up, print book readership declines
More Americans read e-books in the last year, with 23 percent of those ages 16 and over going digital, compared to 16 percent in the previous survey f...
Article | 18/12/2012 Sharp preps 6-inch monocrome notepad with 60-hour battery life
Sharp is readying a 6-inch digital notepad with 60 hours of battery life under continuous use.
Article | 7/11/2012 Amazon cuts Japan Kindle prices pre-launch, well below US prices
Amazon.com, a latecomer to Japan's e-reader market, is slashing its Kindle prices in the country before it has shipped a single device.
Article | 24/10/2012 Kanji Kindle: Amazon's e-reader comes to Japan late, but priced to move
The text on Amazon's newest Kindle reads top-to-bottom and right-to-left.
Article | 16/12/2011 IDC: Tablet sales underwhelm in Q3, but strong holiday season expected
Tablet sales at 18.1 million units during the third quarter were somewhat lower than expected, but stronger-than-expected demand during the rest of th...
Article | 22/11/2011 Qualcomm's Mirasol reflective color display debuts on Korean e-reader
Qualcomm's long-awaited Mirasol reflective color screen technology is on the market, in an e-reader that launched in South Korea on Tuesday.
Article | 18/11/2011 LCD, e-ink challenger Mirasol will be on devices in months
Most tablets and e-readers today use LCD or e-ink technology, but a new challenger that promises sharp color and reduced screen power consumption coul...
Article | 15/11/2011 Kindle Fire: What the critics are saying
Gadget gurus have been testing out Amazon's Kindle Fire media tablet ahead of the device's Tuesday ship date and the consensus is that it's a solid al...
Article | 11/11/2011 Amazon increases Kindle Fire orders again
Amazon has increased its order for Kindle Fire units for a second time, according to sources in the company's supply chain.
Article | 9/11/2011 Japan's Rakuten to acquire e-book retailer Kobo
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Canadian e-book and e-reader company Kobo in a bid to expand in the area...