Amazon is poised to release a tablet that may be the strongest rival for the iPad yet. But if it is to sell in meaningful numbers, Amazon has to get a few things exactly right.READ»
After years bubbling under the success radar, Pixel Qi has revealed a large high-resolution screen that works indoors and outdoors with equal ease. If it succeeds, it could change how and where you use computers.READ»
New data suggests that in Europe, iOS is twice as big a market as Android, and the news comes just as rumors resurface about Amazon's Android tablet hopes. Given Apple's dominance, Amazon will face unique challenges in launching its own tablet--but there are ways it can still turn out a successful device. READ»
A lot of Apple news and rumors have popped up this week, so we've gathered them all together for you in one convenient place--dip in and imagine the future of iDevices.READ»
You're reading this text on a display now---but do you know how this screen actually works? Display technology is in the news a lot right now, as it's driving important sectors of the technology market along, from e-readers to ...READ»
We've been hearing about Pixel Qi's half-E-ink, half-LCD tech for ages, but with new info on its development it looks like it's about to burst onto the mainstream. Seven-inch tablet PCs may earn Pixel Qi some deserved limelight.READ»
While dedicated e-readers are pretty likely to be eclipsed by full-featured tablet PCs, the tech that makes them tick--electronic paper--is likely to remain, thanks to its usefulness. And Sony's just boosted that fact with some new systems that are more flexible than their peers.READ»
Need any evidence that the dedicated e-reader is destined to become a mere niche-appeal device? Here you go: Tech giant Samsung is ditching its clever, and long-heritage e-paper business. READ»
Qualcomm is about to invest some $2 billion in small change in a new plant for Mirasol displays--the half-LCD/half-e-ink screen tech that can play video in sunlight. It's all thanks to a "major client." Are we talking Amazon here?READ»
E-Ink's CEO said that the company will be releasing both color and touchscreen e-ink displays for e-book readers within a year. It's too bad nobody will want one.READ»
The e-reader may only have a short time in the limelight, as tablet PCs get better. This notion is given an extra kick by the devices ever-dropping prices--including the Amazon Kindle.READ»
Amazon's Kindle is sold out "temporarily," according to the e-reader's web page, causing a bit of a fuss on the Intertubes. Is it a sign a new version is en route, or merely reflecting a manufacturing or supply chain glitch? We've had ...READ»
The Cool-er e-reader seemed such a promising little beast when it arrived on the scene last year with iPodish looks, and a lower price than the Kindle. But its makers have just gone out of business, highlighting the frailty of the ...READ»
E-paper isn't just for e-readers like the Kindle, or at least it won't be if a new tech from a firm called Nemoptic comes to fruition. The kind of e-paper display used in the Kindle, from market-leader E-Ink (electrophoretic e-paper), ...READ»
It's a big news week for Amazon: They've announced an update to the big-screen Kindle DX e-reader in a week or so, with an improved e-ink display and lower price. Way lower--down $110 to $379. Is this Amazon's first response to ...READ»
Apple's IPS LCD display tech may be the bees knees of current tablet screens, but there're rivals out there, such as the Kindle's e-ink system. There's also Pixel Qi, which is a daylight-viewable LCD alternative -- and it's just got ...READ»
Acer's just announced its Lumiread e-reader hardware, with a neat feature--ISBN scanning for easy e-book finding. From a company like Acer, which dominates the netbook world, this is big news that might even help the e-reader genre ...READ»
