Fly Or Die: The Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight
It’s a bit hard to officially review the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight as it’s almost exactly the same as the previous version but with one important improvement: it glows.
Arguably, the Nook and the Kindle are equal contenders in the race to the e-reader throne and although I do prefer the Kindle Fire over the [...]
$3.52 buys you a transparent back case for iPad 2
From 9to5Toys.com:
Amazon has a nice little iPad 2 back plastic case for $3.52 plus free shipping. Normally we don’t follow this type of product but it receives 4 stars from 540+ of Amazon users, is compatible with Smartcover and ships for free. Reviewers say it works with the new iPad but that isn’t clarified by the manufacturer.
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Cue on agency model: ‘I don’t think you understand. We can’t treat newspapers or magazines any differently than we treat FarmVille.”
By now you probably know that the U.S. Department of Justice launched an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and two publishers this month following an investigation into Apple’s eBook pricing agency model. Three publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster, decided to reach a settlement with the Department of Justice to return to Amazon’s set-your-own price wholesale [...]
Apple eBook price-fixing lawsuits hit Canada following DOJ suit
Following an investigation into alleged eBook price-fixing, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and publishers Macmillan and Penguin earlier this month, who refused to settle. Other publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster, settled and reached an agreement to return Amazon to its previous wholesale model and dismantle Apple’s agency model. The settlement [...]
Apple wants to go to trial in eBook price-fixing, no settlement planned
An Apple lawyer told Reuters today that the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company wants to go to trial over allegedly working with five other publishers to raise the prices of eBooks. A few analysts already said that Apple has a good chance of winning in court, which is most likely why Apple will not choose to settle and will instead fight it out. An Apple [...]
Roku Launches In Canada With Over 100 Streaming Channels
Roku just landed in the great white north. The tiny little streaming box launched in the UK a few weeks back and now it’s hitting Canada along with over 100 channels of streaming goodness. The Roku 2 XD and Roku 2 XS should hit retailers in the coming days for $89 and $109 CAD, respectively [...]
Txtr Fights Amazon/Apple With iPhone/Android eBooks For The Rest Of Us
While Apple, Amazon and competition authorities globally tussle over book pricing, a fleet-of foot startup is quietly building an alternative platform others would do well to check out.
txtr is one of the largest independent eBook platforms in Europe. The Berlin based startup began back in 2008, deciding, as one did back then, to bring out [...]
Report: Apple’s 7.85-inch Mini iPads to cost $250 to $300, 6M units are being planned for Q3 launch
Kokatu translates a Chinese report on the often-rumored iPad mini tablet:
Chinese net portal, NetEase, has a story on a rumored new mini Apple tablet. NetEase claimed that the device will be released around the third quarter of this year to “counter attack” the upcoming Windows tablets. The report further claims that the devices will cost [...]
Apple rejects e-book price rigging allegations
Apple has responded to the allegations put forth by the lawsuit filed U.S. Department of Justice earlier this week. Apple says the allegations are “simply not true” and they never colluded with e-book publishers.
Instead, Apple iterates their statement they gave to Wall Street Journal saying their launch of iBookstore led to the breaking of [...]
The B&N Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight: Pre-Order Today For $139, Hits Stores In May
Barnes & Noble just announced its latest ereader: The Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. It doesn’t look any different from the previous model until you turn it on. That’s when the magic happens. Powered by a front-lit screen dubbed GlowLight, the new Nook emits a pleasant glow that’s sort of different from traditional backlighting. It’s [...]