Harry Potter will apparate as an e-text exclusively on new Sony e-readers. It's a clever move that could give Sony some room to maneuver against Amazon and Apple.

Sony just revamped its entire line of e-readers, slimming them down, snazzing them up, and adding better touchscreen powers. They're expensive, but are now the e-readers the Kindle should be. So, is Sony brave or dumb?

Google News saw a major redesign today, not just in its look but in its core philosophy. Google's really taking the maxim that "all news is local" to heart.

The look and feel of electronics always coalesces into "standards": the beige PC, the pyramid-backed tube TV, the two-button mouse. At CES this year, we're seeing a new decade of visual language emerge--and it's all about touch.

Sure, the iPhone has made touch-operation a gimmick often copied in the last couple of years. But for 2010, we're starting to see OEMs take touch seriously into their design philosophy with more refined enclosures and smarter software integration. (Sorry, stylus-lovers. Your era is waning.)

All of the sudden, we have three majorly cool e-book readers to choose from this holiday season: the Amazon Kindle 2, the B&N Nook, and Sony's Reader. Read More »

Square--that plastic gizmo that plugs into your iPhone and reads magnetic stripes--may, or may not, revolutionize the credit-card system. Inventor Jack Dorsey has, however, removed one big barrier to success: He wants to give it away.

Sony's just pulled the wrappers off its latest electronic book, the Reader Daily Edition. Unlike its earlier siblings, the DE comes with 3G-technology, so it'll pick books up over the air. It's designed, frankly to nip the Kindle in the bud.