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Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)

Dec 08, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...

NY Post, Journal offer Sony e-reader deals

Technology / Internet

Dec 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post are offering exclusive subscription deals through the latest electronic reader from Sony Corp.

Review: Barnes &amp; Noble reader is dual-screen mess (AP)

Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 09, 2009 | 2.2 / 5 (18) | 4

(AP) -- The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are ...

Swipe Your Credit Card on a Cell Phone

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 07, 2009 | 2 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, ...

5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format

Technology / Business

Dec 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 2

(AP) -- Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety ...

Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.

Hearst looks to digital readers of the future

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans Friday to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for newspapers and magazines.

Will 2010 be the breakout year for e-book readers?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 03, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 5

When Sheila Effan found a Kindle electronic reader among her gifts last Christmas, one of her first thoughts was whether she would miss the smell and feel of real paper. She got her answer five months later.

Media execs make case for online fees at FTC panel

Technology / Internet

Dec 01, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (6) | 11

(AP) -- Media companies need to deliver compelling information on a variety of electronic devices and overcome readers' resistance to paying for material online, news executives said Tuesday at a government-sponsored ...

Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines"

Magazine publishers creating 'iTunes for magazines': reports

Technology / Internet

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.

Gadgets: Gift ideas for your holiday shopping

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Dec 05, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list.

Two workers make their final preparations for the Taipei Book Fair

Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industry

Technology / Business

Dec 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said.