Standalone e-book readers—Nooks, Kindles, and their ilk—are plummeting in sales; only a third as many Americans will buy one this year as did in 2011, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. That only confirms that a ...
Google has released what it calls a "fresh look" for Google Play, with a goal of making a purchase quick and easy. The company said that, over a period of several weeks, it will be rolling out a mobile user interface that features larger ...
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A US judge has ordered Apple's chief executive Tim Cook to testify in a case brought by the government accusing the tech giant of conspiring to raise e-book prices. US Federal Judge Denise Cote issued the order after a teleconference ...
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On Thursday, apple filed a patent application,the technology is designed to create a market for second-hand digital products. Last month, Amazon has a patent to create a trading market for second-hand digital content. Apple's patent ...
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Tesco is to step up its assault in the e-commerce space with the launch of two specialist websites for e-books and music later this year. The firm has hired Facebook's head of retail for EMEA, Gavin Sathianathan, to lead Blinkboxbooks, ...
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Sharp-cornered and thinner than a pencil at 8.4 mm, the company said it can achieve speeds of 150 Mbps, fast enough to download a two-hour high-definition movie in less than five minutes. The mobile, which has a 4.7-inch, high definition ...
Samsung Canada, the leading supplier of mobile phones in the Canadian marketplace, today announced the launch of the world's first 8-inch tablet, the GALAXY Note 8.0. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the GALAXY Note ...
VTech announces the InnoTab 2 Baby and InnoTab 2S Wi-Fi Learning App Tablet. Currently on display at the 2013 American International Toy Fair, VTech's InnoTab range offers children a tablet that opens up a world of educational content ...
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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro , a consumer-rights law firm today announced that the firm, along with 33 state Attorneys General and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), have reached a proposed settlement with Macmillan over allegations of ...
US authorities have reached a settlement with Macmillan, the last of five publishers accused of colluding with Apple in an e-book price-fixing conspiracy. The US Justice Department said in a statement that with the five publishers ...
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The company that publishes books under the Macmillan imprint has agreed to allow discounting of its electronic books as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over price-fixing in the fast-growing e-book market. Under ...
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Visitors to what used to be Buy.com will see a few changes on the front page this week -- including a pronunciation guide for its new name. The site is now branded "Rakuten," after Japan's largest e-commerce firm, a massive online ...
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The online retailer has revealed a steep decline in profits for the end of 2012, whilst reporting a increase in revenues across the three-month period. Amazon announced its net income for the final three months of 2012 as $97m ...
High Tech Playground is very excited to announce the release of Playground Reader mobile app. Playground Reader is an innovative, easy-to-use, interactive children's e-books reader and bookstore. With the release of the app, High Tech ...
The 2013 International CES will unveil the latest wireless technologies and trends across the mobile connected universe, including advancements in accessories, the cloud, e-books, embedded technology, smartphones and tablets, through a ...
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