Amazon's Black Friday event has already kicked off, and today we've got another discount worth checking out. The retailer has knocked a hefty £30 off the price of its Kindle Paperwhite, meaning you can pick up this stellar e-reader ...
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We run through all the big new features on the redesigned entry-level Kindle. Amazon has announced a newly redesigned version of its base-level Kindle – the first update to the most affordable Kindle in two years. And while this ...
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One way to win the predictions game is to make a lot of guesses and remember just the winners. Here at IEEE Spectrum, we play a harder game. We told you what to expect in 2013, and now we are 'fessing up to our misses, as well as bragging ...
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Until I tried one, I never understood the appeal of e-book readers, given that tablets can do much more. The e-reader's ease and comfort became apparent as I raced to finish the second "Hunger Games" book before the movie came out. I blew ...
Tags: E-Readers, Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The Trelleborg Dealer Locator app identifies the Trelleborg tire dealer nearest to a selected location. Trelleborg AB, the global parent company of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc., will release three new apps at Agritechnica 2013 ...
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Summer is upon us—and for most people, that means hitting the beach, going swimming, and catching some sun. For nerds, however, summer means we're more likely to be dragged away from the security of our computer and TV screens. Never ...
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After remaining quiet on the hardware front for years, Amazon.com's China business has finally brought the company's Kindle tablet and Kindle e-reader to the country. On Friday, both the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite went on sale ...
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Rakuten, Japan's largest online retailer, is acquiring a U.S. logistics firm as it continues to build out its infrastructure to compete with foreign rivals like Amazon.com. The company said Thursday it will acquire Webgistix, which ...
The new report from IDTechEx titled "Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2013-2023" finds that the total market for these technologies will grow from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023. ...
Tags: Organic Electronics, CAGR, Electronics
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. The company's grayscale "Digital Paper" device has a 13.3-inch touch capable screen, which it ...
Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets. On April 30, 2012, Microsoft and the ...
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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 ...
Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which will pay royalties to the U.S. software giant. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, ...
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How to build a portable chicken coop, kindle edition, is a perfect fitting for someone who is a tech expert like you. That’s a fact. For chickens to be productive, you have to place them in a spacious habitation. That explains ...
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They may say they'd rather read on paper, but one study found that for adults between the ages of 60 and 77, reading on digital devices such as tablets causes less strain on the brain. The study, conducted by a German university, measured ...
Tags: Tablets, Older Adults, Consumer Electronics