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Major Print Publishers Gang Up to Pre-Empt Apple, Already Make Mistakes

Well, it's been recently speculated, and now it's true: Five big names in ink-and-paper magazine and newspaper publishing have ganged up in a joint venture. It's aim, despite grandiose PR? Outsmart Apple, and side-step Amazon. The ...READ»

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Watch Out Apple, Amazon: Qualcomm's E-Reader Will Play Color Video

E-readers may or may not emerge as the must-have gadget of 2010, but nearly all the devices out now have a problem--their screens only do gray scale, and move too slowly for video. But Qualcomm's got an answer for that. Mirasol, a ...READ»

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iPhone Beating E-Readers at Their Own Game?

With the iPhone still the hottest smartphone, there's much speculation about how its future will pan out. For some the money's on gaming, but new research from Flurry is surprisingly different: eBook apps are overtaking games in the ...READ»

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Spring's Dual-Screen, Color, Web-Browsing E-Reader Poses a Serious Threat to the Kindle

Gizmodo's leak of Barnes and Noble's twin-screen e-reader with a color display was a pleasant surprise last week, but not for Spring Design. The company just revealed its own e-reader, obviously in response--and it's very ...READ»

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Barnes & Noble's E-Reader Leaks, Surprises, Changes the Game

The Barnes and Noble e-reader that we got excited about last week with color e-ink rumors. Guess what: There's no color e-ink! It's got something almost better, though. Two of the, in fact...READ»

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iRiver "Story" E-Reader Has Looks to Kill the Kindle

For a while, rumors suggested that iRiver would enter the e-reader battle, and now an image and specs have surfaced for its Story device that looks like iRiver's not just joining the battle--it's leaping in to the fray, guns blazing. ...READ»

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Amazon's Kindle Gets Tempting $60 Price Cut

Amazon's Kindle 2 just got a pleasant $60 price cut, so it's now just $299. Admittedly that's still expensive, but it'll likely boost sales of the e-reader a little in the flat economy. There's a little more to it than that, ...READ»

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Watch This High-Res OLED Screen Flex, Think of the Bendy Gadgets to Follow

It's thin, it's bendy, and it can display high-res video... this new prototype OLED screen is totally a taste of the future. You know, the flexible digital magazine and roll-up computer screen future that magazines like Popular ...READ»

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E-Ink's Sale Clears Path for Color Kindle in 2010

The sale of E-Ink, the company that makes the display for the Kindle, will fast-track the development of color e-readers. Here's why.READ»

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Bokeen's Cybook Opus E-Reader Beats Kindle to a Pocket-Friendly Size

E-reader manufacturer Bookeen recently revealed details on its newest hand-held device. Unlike Amazon, which recently super-sized the Kindle 2 into the larger DX, Bokeen's innovation goes in the other direction: the Cybook Opus ...READ»

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