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Jobs: iPad ebook price parity with Kindle is coming [Video]

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Everyone's favorite bearded-tech-uncle Walt Mossberg caught up with Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the warm afterglow of the iPad launch earlier this week, and pestered him about ebook pricing and battery life in comparison to the Amazon Kindle.  Asked why Apple were pricing ebooks through their new iBooks app were $14.99, compared to the Kindle's $9.99, Jobs said that "that would change", pointing to publishers unhappy with Amazon. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Google Chrome OS tablet rumors reignite

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

In these tablet-charged times, it doesn't take much to start a touchscreen rumor running.  Google's Senior Product Manager of Search, Anders Sandholm, found that out yesterday, when questioned about Google Chrome OS and the possibility of a touchscreen device running the web-centric platform.  Sandholm reportedly fumbled about for a tactically answer, settling on "I can't... I mean... right now we are targeting netbooks, that's what we're focused on, but I expect it to work well... we expect it to target everything up to desktop computers." Read The Full Story

Samsung S5620 Monte touchscreen featurephone breaks cover

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's been a long time (in cellular terms) since Samsung rolled out the S5600 Preston, and so it comes as little surprise to see there's a replacement fast incoming.  The Samsung S5620 Monte is yet to get the official nod from its makers, but the 3-inch touchscreen handset has already been caught in the wild. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi unveils massive 149-inch OLED display

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

I like the idea behind OLED TVs with better colors, thinner profiles, and less power needed to run the things. I am not a big fan of the massive price premium that is placed on most OLED sets right now. We have for the most part only seen smaller screen OLED displays on the market, but that is changing. Read The Full Story

Mobiado unveils boxy 712ZAF mobile phone

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

We have seen lots of handsets over the years that are aimed at the rich. This type of handset usually lacks the features that we common folk expect on phones like comfort and functionality. Handsets for the uber-rich are typically more concerned with bling and fancy metals than usability. Read The Full Story

Diego-san is creepiest robot ever

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Robots creep me out. I blame it on my dad letting me watch Saturn 3 when I was a kid. I had nightmares about Hector for weeks after that. Researchers from the Machines Perception Laboratory have unveiled a baby robot that is called Diego-san that looks like the love child of a female terminator and Hector. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Tegra 2 to go big time

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

The original NVIDIA Tegra SOC made it into several devices over its lifespan including popular gadgets like the Zune HD. NVIDIA has a follow-up to the Tegra that is set to hit soon that brings new capability and more performance to the SOC platform called Tegra 2 that was seen at CES. Read The Full Story

Microsoft says Windows Mobile 7 to land soon

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

I am not sure how you can count something as confirmed when the company only says soon, but reports are coming in that Windows Mobile 7 has been confirmed for a launch at MWC 2010 in early February reports Unwired View. It also appears that the minimum specs needed for the new OS that were leaked around the web may not be accurate. Read The Full Story

Amazon has sold “millions” of Kindles

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Love or hate Apple, the one thing you can say about the company is if it has a hit product on its hands Apple is going to shout it from the rooftops as Jobs screams neener-neener-neeener on the inside while thinking about Steve Ballmer. Other companies don’t do that like Amazon with its tight lipped, never say how many Kindle's we sell attitude. Read The Full Story

Videotel launches 4022 industrial DVD player

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

I can't say that I have ever really thought about the type of DVD player that is used to play video in a business setting where the same old clip loops repeatedly. I guess I assumed that it was a plain old DVD player. Apparently it takes a much more robust device with looping like the Videotel 4022 that has been unveiled today. Read The Full Story

Play rock, paper, scissors with augmented reality t-shirt

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Since the dawning of the modern world, man has settled arguments with the age-old standard -- rock, paper, scissors. We all know the game and more than one pal at the bar has been stuck paying for beer after losing a match. The wearable magazine t-post.se has unveiled an augmented reality shirt that will play rock, paper, scissors with you. Read The Full Story

Cheap Neonode zBook platform breaks cover

, Jan 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

The eBook reader market is booming right now coming off the holiday season where an eReader was one of the most wanted tech gifts to be had. New devices like the Nook and some of the Sony readers were sold out leaving Amazon and its Kindle reader to enjoy huge sales. Read The Full Story
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