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- Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99
- Amazon has slashed the price of the Palm Pre to $79.99 with a two-year contract from Sprint. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Palm Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Location-Sharing Solution Provider Gains Productivity, Agility With Hosted Services
- Glympse provides a Web-based location-sharing solution for use with GPS-enabled phones. The company constantly evaluates available hosting services to ensure that it is taking advantage of all that technology has to offer. Glympse turned to the Windows Azure platform because it offered integrated development tools and less of a management...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Glympse, Microsoft Windows, GPS, Development Tools, Middleware, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-11-01
- News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...
- Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Can we let the Kindle/1984 thing go already?
- $150,000. That's how much Amazon has agreed to pay the kid whose Kindle ate his homework. Sure, he's donating the money to charity after paying his legal fees, but really? $150,000? We get it already: Amazon still owns the books we all thought we were buying. ...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Public Relations, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Litigation, Digital Media, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Security, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Nikon Coolpix digital camera, QuickBooks Pro 2009, Altec Lansing Orbit portable speaker
- A Nikon Coolpix digital camera, QuickBooks Pro 2009, and an Altec Lansing Orbit portable speaker for MP3 players. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, September 29, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Nikon Coolpix S710 14.5 Megapixel Digital Camera for $199.99 at Amazon. The...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., Speaker, Intuit QuickBooks, Amazon.com Inc., Digital Camera, Camera, S710, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Makers offer little help for lost or stolen devices
- Remember the story about the guy who tracked down his stolen iPhone with MobileMe? All very well as long as he tracked the thieves down on his own, but this Times article says that most manufacturers aren't at all excited about helping customers who've lost devices. ...
- Tags: Device, Amazon.com Inc., Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-06
- David Byrne: 'Inevitably someone will hack the Kindle'
- You know David Byrne, right? Founder of the acclaimed (and Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame-worthy) Talking Heads, solo musician, artist and author? Apparently he's a sometime-technologist, too. Byrne decided to plunk down the "almost $500!" for...
- Tags: Record Company, Amazon.com Inc., David Byrne, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude
- The Free Software Foundation has a new campaign - Defective by Design - and an online petition over Amazon's Orwellian take-back of "1984" from Kindle customers. Sign it here: We believe in a way of life based on the free exchange...
- Tags: Free Software Foundation, Amazon.com Inc., Petitions, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, Monitors & Displays, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Palm Pre now available at Amazon.com; $199.99
- Consumers can now obtain a Palm Pre smartphone from Amazon.com, complementing the handset's availability at Sprint and Best Buy stores. The popular device has just been posted for $199.99, no rebate necessary. (A non-contract version is available for $499.99, a $50 savings compared...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Palm Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon
- Don't like DRM and Amazon's ability to access your Kindle? The solution is easy: Don't buy a bloody Kindle! The blogosphere and regular news outlets are buzzing again with a rekindled pun definitely intended story of the young man who lost summer work when Amazon deleted his...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Justin Gawronski, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Security, Research & Development, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perception
- In the race to bigger, more powerful mobile devices, Apple ought to take a lesson from Amazon. First, the rumor: Apple's rumored touchscreen tablet device got more traction today in a Financial Times article stating that the device will...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Amazon CEO apology: 'Stupid,' 'thoughtless' to remove e-books from Kindle readers
- A rare thing occurred yesterday: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apologized. Quite the Kindle user flareup ensued after the company decided to remotely remove copies of popular George Orwell novels 1984 and Animal Farm -- yes, the irony was immediately apparent -- after it determined that it sold...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- News to know: Microsoft; Amazon, AT&T-iPhone; PayPal; Yahoo's board
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Board, Yahoo! Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Smart Phones, Data Centers, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Stanza 1.9 (Mobile)
- Stanza is a program for reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports the eBook formats epub, MS LIT, Amazon Kindle, Mobipocket, and PalmDoc, as well as general document formats HTML, PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text Format. Stanza features a variety of text layout views, such...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Lexcycle LLC, Stanza, E-books, Smart Phones, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-07-24
- Dead Finger Tech: Amazon Kindle ebook reader
- You may have heard the term Dead Finger Tech before and if not, it relates to that piece of technology that you find essential or important enough to you that someone will have to pry it from your cold, dead fingers. The ZDNet technical bloggers are posting their DFT posts...
- Tags: Mobile, Smart Phone, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, E-books, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education
- The phrase "Amazon ate my homework" may certainly have been uttered on more than one occasion since the New York Times reported on Amazon's deletion of specific editions of George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 from Kindle e-book readers (and no, the irony wasn't lost on anybody). Unless you...
- Tags: Education, Digital-rights Management, Student, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- News to know: Amazon; Yahoo-Microsoft; Wireless carrier exclusivity; YouTube; Oracle; HP-IBRIX
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Wireless, Brammo, GlassHouse Service, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea
- I wonder if anyone at Amazon thought it ironic to use the remote wipe feature built into each Kindle device to wipe copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm that users had purchased. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, Amazon.com Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-18
- Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles
- Imagine buying a DVD at Wal-Mart and then, a few days later, someone from the Hollywood studio that produced that movie breaks into your house, takes that DVD out of your collection and leaves a refund on the dresser for you - all because that studio suddenly decided that it...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Public Relations, E-books, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Rumor mill: Netflix would be a good fit for Amazon, but...
- Options traders are betting that Amazon will buy Netflix and the idea makes a lot of sense. According to Bloomberg, Netflix shares jumped on speculation that Amazon will buy the company. The rumor at this point seems pretty thin and some analysts doubt the move because of...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Options Trader, Video On Demand (VoD), Sales Strategy, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
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