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Amazon Kindle Touch 3G
REVIEW Getting a bit touchy 10,500 reads
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iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show its unstoppable
68 per cent market share in Q1 8,600 reads
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Amazon Kindle Touch UK release date set for 27 April
Touchy feely reading 8,200 reads
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Google to rival iPad
Internet giant to go it alone? 6,800 reads
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Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle
Ditches plans for own eBook reader 21 May 2012 9:04 GMT TweetWaterstones is to stock the Amazon Kindle as part of its major store refurbishment scheme. Alongside new free Wi-Fi zones, in-store coffee shops and dedicated digital areas, the UK retailer will be selling the Kindle family of devices.
In addition,...
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Kindle with front-lit display could be here by July
Nighttime reading 15 May 2012 10:45 GMT TweetAmazon could begin selling a Kindle eReader with a front-lit display as early as July, according to reports.
A prototype of the monochrome device, which runs on E Ink’s display, was spotted in April and according to a source that has...
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iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show it's unstoppable
68 per cent market share in Q1 3 May 2012 15:07 GMT TweetWe know that Apple sold a lot of iPads in the first quarter but according to IDC, an analyst firm in America, it means that Apple grew its worldwide share from 54.7 per cent in 4Q11 to 68 per cent in 1Q12 beating off competitors like Samsung, Asus,...
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Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive
FEATURE UPDATED: Where to keep your content 26 April 2012 10:23 GMT TweetIt’s been a busy time for cloud storage and music services and Apple’s launch onto the scene with Apple iCloud has officially declared it global war. The lines have begun to blur as to what you own, where you own it and just how much you...
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Amazon Kindle Touch 3G review
REVIEW
Getting a bit touchy
24 April 2012 19:22 GMT
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It wasn't all that long ago that we reviewed the new Kindle. As you might imagine, we loved it. This is, after all, the best known and best designed ebook reader on the market. It's simple, cheap, and pretty much single-purpose. What it does, it does...
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UK Kindle Touch starts shipping week early
Amazon pre-orders now going out 20 April 2012 8:58 GMT TweetThose in the UK who pre-ordered the Kindle Touch or Kindle Touch 3G have been getting a nice surprise today, as Amazon has released the devices a week earlier than anticipated. Originally slated to be in stock from 27 April, the new eBook readers are...
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Could the next Kindle feature a front-lit display?
Prototype spotted 9 April 2012 11:39 GMT TweetAmazon’s next-generation Kindle could feature a front-lit display, tackling one of the common complaints that ebook readers can't be read in the dark.
Technology blog TechCrunch claims to have seen a prototype version of the device and,...
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Google to take on Apple with its own iPad rival
Internet giant to go it alone? 30 March 2012 10:02 GMT TweetGoogle is to go head to head against the likes of Apple and Amazon by launching its own range of tablets, sources on the internet claim. The devices will bear Google’s name much in the same way as the Google Nexus One did in the smartphone market....
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Amazon Kindle Touch UK release date set for 27 April
Touchy feely reading 27 March 2012 21:00 GMT TweetAmazon has announced that it is launching the Amazon Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G in the UK, following the debuts of the touchscreen-enabled e-book readers in the US last year.
The new UK models will be identical to the US versions, but...
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Harry Potter hits Kindle at last
Harry Potter and the Digital Editions 27 March 2012 15:21 GMT TweetJK Rowling has finally made available digital editions of all seven books in her best-selling Harry Potter series. Available in both EPUB and MOBI file formats, it is the first time the collection can be bought and downloaded (legally, at least) to...
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How to turn your BlackBerry Playbook into a Kindle Fire
FEATURE Easy step by step guide 24 February 2012 11:14 GMT TweetIf you are waiting for Amazon's Kindle Fire to be released in the UK there is now an alternative - the BlackBerry PlayBook.
But wait, we hear you cry, the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn't have a Kindle app. That's correct, however with a bit of...
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PS Vita dominates Amazon pre-order chart
14 of 20 items Vita-specific 21 February 2012 13:51 GMT TweetSony's new handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, launches in the UK and US tomorrow and, contrary to some naysayers' reports, is a highly sought-after piece of kit. It, and related accessories and games, make up 70 per cent of Amazon.co.uk's PC &...
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Full colour Amazon Kindle Touch eBook reader coming 2012
With 6-inch E Ink display 21 February 2012 9:52 GMT TweetAmazon is to launch a full-colour version of its touchscreen Kindle eBook reader later this year. E Ink, the electronic paper display manufacturer, says it has received orders from the retail giant to supply 6-inch full-colour, touch-enabled reader...
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Amazon adds Viacom to its streaming armoury
MTV, Comedy Central and the gang on board... 8 February 2012 16:01 GMT TweetAmazon's global assault continues with the news that the e-retail giant has signed a deal with Viacom - meaning a wealth of new content is now available for the Seattle-based company to stream.
Stream in the US, that is - remember, we don't...
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Amazon Kindle is UK's most unused Christmas present
Not crotchless panties, surprisingly 20 January 2012 11:25 GMT TweetThe Amazon Kindle may have topped the sales charts in the UK this Christmas, but it now heads up an entirely new, but not as renowned list. As well as being the Brits' most sought after Chrimbo present, it's also the most unused.
A survey conducted...
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