Telegraph.co.uk

The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected Reader PC Magazine We all wondered when digital media would irrevocably change the act of reading. The answer is right now. When Jeff Bezos launched the latest edition of its Kindle eBook reader yesterday, he did so with a solemn commitment to maintain the device's … Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price WarPC World Kindle Losing Profit Battle Means It May Win War: Tech by Rich JaroslovskyBloomberg Are ebook readers for book-lovers?The Guardian ZDNet (blog) -Computerworld (blog) -Wall Street Journal all 1,531 news articles »

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Boston Globe

Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo PC World Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday. … Hacker shows how he can intercept cell phone calls with $1500 deviceVentureBeat Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept CallsWired News Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon DemoDark Reading PC World -Forbes (blog) -The Associated Press all 239 news articles »

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TrustedReviews

Barnes & Noble Doubles Down on the Nook PC World The bookseller is nurturing its e-reader with designated Nook lounges with accessories and demos. Amazon.com's Kindle may have the highest profile of any e-reader, but Barnes & Noble seems to be pretty darn serious about its Nook. … The Price Is Right: Amazon's Kindle 3msnbc.com Barnes & Noble Planning Big Push to Increase Nook SalesNew York Times Could Kindle EBook Gifting Become a Reality This Year?PC Magazine Morning City -ITProPortal -The Money Times all 116 news articles »

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The Hindu

Google not sure if China behind service disruption AFP WASHINGTON — Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Schmidt said that although the Chinese … Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating NormallyWall Street Journal Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News Google overestimated China blockageTelegraph.co.uk Hindustan Times -Wired News -Economic Times all 737 news articles »

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New Zealand Herald

Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet PC World Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy … Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica Steve Ballmer on the iPad: The transcriptFortune Register -MarketWatch -CNET all 622 news articles »

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TG Daily

Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not Really PC Magazine Much has been made in the last 24 hours about Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer's vague references to a Microsoft tablet competitor to the iPad. But the truth is that there isn't a story here. Here's a secret: in the world of online media, … Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, MicrosoftPC World Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica Microsoft should starve on radical penguin dietRegister InfoWorld -MarketWatch -X-bit Labs all 617 news articles »

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Telegraph.co.uk

£100 Kindle Gateway to an eBook Revolution TrustedReviews Has the slashed price of Amazon's new reader signalled the beginning of the end for the printed page? On Thursday Amazon took us – and I suspect all eBook reader manufacturers – by surprise with the announcement of a slightly modified new Kindle. … Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap KindleWall Street Journal The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected ReaderPC Magazine Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price WarPC World Bloomberg -The Guardian -Washington Post all 1,535 news articles »

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Reuters

RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad" Ars Technica Corroborating a rumor from The Wall Street Journal earlier this summer, a new Bloomberg report cited "two people familiar with the company's plans" to build an iPad-like touchscreen device and … RIM answers Apple iPad with…The BlackPad*Register What is the RIM Blackpad?Christian Science Monitor BlackBerry Springs Leaks, App World 2.0 Goes BetaInformationWeek PC Magazine -Apple Insider -TG Daily all 343 news articles »

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New York Daily News

Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, Microsoft PC World Microsoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in "not a heck of a long time," CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday. … Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine Microsoft Wants Badly to Be Competitive in Tablets.X-bit Labs InformationWeek -InfoWorld -Register all 605 news articles »

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TrustedReviews

Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPad Ars Technica "The operating system is called Windows," claimed Steve Ballmer when asked about Microsoft's plans for the tablet/slate/pad form factor at the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday. … Making the Case for a Microsoft PhonePC World Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine Four reasons Steve Ballmer may be obsessed with killing the iPadInfoWorld I4U -Afterdawn.com -Register all 587 news articles »

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