In the fast-paced world of smartphones, a fierce rivalry has shaped the industry for over a decade. On one side, Apple, the epitome of…
Amazon to launch new Kindle Touch with gleaming ‘Paperwhite’ display
At Amazon’s press event next week (6 September to be sure), the new Kindle with a “Paperwhite” display is expected to launch. The device…
Textbooks now for rent on Kindle
Amazon.com has begun letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. Kindle Textbook Rentals lets students pay based on how long they want to…
Harry Potter’s world comes to e-books
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has taken her lucrative boy wizard into the digital age, revealing that his adventures will now be sold as…
App of the week: Taptu
Sticking with my news reader obsession, this week I take a look at Taptu, a free news, Google Reader and social media aggregation app…
