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Amazon Continues Domain Name Collecting with KindleWave.com

Chris Burns, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [2]

Just a couple of days ago, the folks at Amazon took it upon themselves to scoop up the domain name KindleScribe.com - this of course fueling speculation that the upcoming Kindle e-reader would at last be named. This and KindleScribes.com were registered on August 20 2011, and along with their last registration of a domain, KindleAir.com, all point toward a future tablet name OR some defensively purchased names just in case someone wanted to capitalize on the fact that Air, Scribe, and Wave are associated very closely at the moment with tablet computers. Read The Full Story

Amazon registers KindleScribe.com for next e-reader with stylus?

Rue Liu, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [5]

Amazon has just registered a new domain name over the weekend that has spawned new speculation of interesting developments ahead for its Kindle e-reader. The KindleScribe.com domain was registered by Amazon.com Holdings on August 20 along with KindleScribes.com for good measure. Both domains have yet to resolve to a landing page that could provide any hints, but the name does bring some excitement. Read The Full Story

Amazon, Samsung, HTC… who’ll be webOS’ new suitor?

Chris Davies, Aug 19th 2011 Discuss [17]

HP’s decision to amputate its webOS hardware line and attempt to tourniquet the cash gush has left the platform’s future in the air. The TouchPad and Pre lines may be dead in the water, but HP has made it clear that the company is “not walking away from webOS” but instead, according to developer relations VP for the platform Richard Kerris, intends to “explore the best hardware partner for it.” Who, though, might be in the market for a plucky platform yet to find a manufacturer who can match it with appealing hardware? With the mobile segment in its current flux, there are some big names out there who could well be interested.

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Amazon Instant Video gets content boost ahead of slate surprise

Chris Davies, Aug 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon has announced a boost in its digital streaming catalog, now exceeding 100,000 titles including over 9,000 TV shows and movies offered free to Amazon Prime subscribers. The news is particularly pointed given long-standing rumors that Amazon's incoming tablets will leverage the retailer's video library to distinguish the slates among the Android and iPad competition. Read The Full Story

Amazon Student App Lets You Trade Textbooks And More From Your iPhone

Rue Liu, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon launched a new iOS app today that will simplify the back-to-school rush. The app is called Amazon Student and makes it convenient for students to trade-in used textbooks, electronics, video games, DVDs, and more for Amazon.com gift cards. It also makes it easier for students to scan textbooks in a store to see quickly if better deals are available elsewhere. Read The Full Story

Amazon cracks down on e-book publishers using private label rights

Shane McGlaun, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon has started to crack down on the publishing of e-books that use the private label rights or PLR. PLR is a way that a writer can write a digital book for the Kindle service and then sell the rights to other people to republish it as their own. It's like writing a how-to book and then selling publishing rights to others. The problem with this is that the same book ends up in the Kindle store with different titles and names associated with it confusing the customer. Read The Full Story

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Filed To Patent Airbags For Smartphones

Rue Liu, Aug 12th 2011 Discuss [15]

If you're prone to dropping your smartphone, then Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos may have just the solution for you. Airbags! A patent application filing recently surfaced with the inventors listed as Bezos himself along with Amazon VP Greg Hart. The patent app is titled "a system and method for protecting devices from impact damage." Read The Full Story

Class action suit alleges that Apple and multiple publishers conspired to fix prices in eBook industry

Shane McGlaun, Aug 10th 2011 Discuss [5]

Back when the original iPad was getting ready to hit market, you might recall that Amazon had worked out a deal for digital version of books that were also on print that gave the reader of the digital version a discount that was very nice. I think most will agree when you are buying a digital version of a book with a fraction of the expense that it takes to print and bind a real book the price should be cheaper. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle iPad web-app bypasses store-link rules

Chris Davies, Aug 10th 2011 Discuss [4]

Amazon has launched a new Kindle web-app, targeted at Apple’s iPad, and offering a workaround for the new limitations on in-app store links. The HTML5 app – found at read.amazon.com - can store ebooks directly to your iPad for offline reading, as well as offer tight integration to a custom version of the Kindle ebook store.

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Vizio Tablet Gets Price Cut To $299

Rue Liu, Aug 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

The budget-friendly Vizio Tablet has just become even friendlier on your wallet. The 8-inch Android slate was originally released on Vizio's own website and to limited retailers with a price tag of $329. But now it's finally hitting the store shelves of Walmart, Sams's Club, Costco, and Amazon, sporting a new low price of $299. Read The Full Story

Amazon KindleAir.com domain registered, next Kindle inbound?

Shane McGlaun, Aug 9th 2011 Discuss [5]

There has been speculation for months now that a new Kindle eReader or two was inbound. Amazon has registered a new domain name that is called KindleAir.com. The thought is that the new domain registration hints at what the next generation Kindle will be like. The assumption that the URL hints at a product is an easy one since the registration of kindlesocialnetwork.com and kindlesocialnetworking.com come after word of social networking features surfaced. Read The Full Story

SOUL by Ludacris SL300 Headphones Shipping Now

Chris Burns, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

So you're in the mood for some hip-hop endorsed audio in the form of over the ear headphones but you're not into the whole Beats by Dre fad, yes? Perhaps you'd like a slightly more GOLD solution? It's time for Ludacris to come out from the shadows and plop some SOUL headphones on your head. The Over-Ear SL300 headphones by the name of SOUL by Ludacris are shipping now, retailers including the likes of RadioShack, Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Microsoft (the store you'll find directly across the aisle from the Apple store in the Mall of America, of course.) Apple stores will be carrying them as well. Read The Full Story