July 21, 2010
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Amazon has just announced that in the last quarter it sold 143 Kindle e-books for every 100 hardcover books it sold. Actually, that’s just the tip of the e-book iceberg. You see, Amazon also announced that in the last four … Continue reading
July 12, 2010
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When I went to college, there were days I’d carry over 20-pounds of books to school in a backpack. Of course, we had it tough back then, “We used to ‘ave to get up out of shoebox at twelve o’clock … Continue reading
June 23, 2010
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My goodness. When I wrote about the Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle’s price-war as showing the way to the end of dedicated e-readers, I didn’t expect quite so many people to insist I was wrong. Wrong I tell … Continue reading
June 21, 2010
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Barnes & Noble just launched a new Wi-Fi only version of the Nook for $149 and cut the price of the original, with both Wi-Fi and 3G from $259 to $199. Whoops! And, what’s this? I no sooner finish this … Continue reading
June 3, 2010
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Linux rules supercomputers. It’s vitally important to servers. And, Linux is making gains on the desktop. Where Linux is really going to shine in the next twelve months though is in devices: tablets, smartphones, and TVs. For example, more than … Continue reading
March 12, 2010
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You can pre-order an Apple iPad starting today, March 12th, but seriously, do you really want to? I mean, I get why you’d want an iPad. I’d like one too. But, when I consider that there are soon going to … Continue reading