Apple made a lot of announcements today, from the new Apple TV to the Ping social network for music built into iTunes 10. Because Apple is entering some new market segments (or, in the case of Ping, some new markets, period) Apple is now a direct competitor to a number of other companies already in the social music and streaming content space. Boxee , Rdio and Roku have all issued state...
September has only just begun and already people are talking about Christmas. Planning committees are being assembled to organise the office Christmas Party, high street retailers are bringing out decorations and online gossip has turned to the hottest gifts for the festive season.
One of the hotly tipped gifts for Christmas 2010 is Amazon’s latest e-reader , better known as the Kindle 3...
Online retailer Amazon is reportedly readying a mass expansion of its on-demand streaming service in the US adding an ‘all-you-can-eat’ style movie and TV content for subscribers.
Speculation surrounding the improved service, that would actively challenge Netflix and Hulu in the States, comes following reports that the Kindle creator has been in talks with a number of media companies and pro...
I’ve just received my new graphite Kindle 3 Reader along with Kindle Lighted Leather Cover . Both items were overnighted by Fedex for a nominal $3.99 a piece thanks to Amazon Prime . So now I can finally get started on this hands-on review of Amazon’s latest gadget.
Kindle 3 at a glance:
Amazon Kindle 3
Here are the highlights of Amazon’s new Kindle 3 eBook reader:
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According to the National Trust, the internet is encouraging more people to go outdoors on walks. Since 2009, there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of people who downloaded walking guides from the National Trust web site.
A focus on the health benefits of walking and people taking staycations are the reasons said to be behind the increase in walking.
The National Trust's web si...
According to the ONS figures, over 65-year-olds, the widowed, those on low incomes and those who lack formal qualifications were more likely to have never used the Internet. The figures showed that the rate of Internet use decreased with decrease in income. 45 per cent of adults without formal degrees had used the Internet as opposed of 97 per cent of qualified adults who have. 32 per cent of wido...
Rapportive makes an add-on for your Gmail inbox that instantly adds context to the people you e-mail, as you e-mail them. The Y Combinator startup demoed its social intelligence utility for Gmail at a Mountain View event on Tuesday. Rapportive exists as a Firefox, Safari, Mailplane and Chrome add-on for Gmail. Once installed, the section to the right of each e-mail message — typically occupie...
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