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One of the biggest commercial airline in the U.S, American Airlines is now aiming to bring the magic of online entertainment to its own fleet as the company is now all set to initiate a test run of online video streaming as its in-flight entertainment option. When this services goes into effect, American Airlines or AA will be the first North American [...]

The world of e-reading and ebooks has changed phenomenally this very year alone, as with the launch of incredibly popular Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, the e-book industry has now come in the spotlight aiming for higher revenues and a widespread user base. Now, Dangdang, one of the foremost online booksellers in China has announced its [...]

Hanvon seems not to disappoint in its country of origin. It holds 78% market share in China in e-readers, and this new color model, with 9.68 screen and Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The suggested price is $ 440, in China, about $ 150 cheaper than the iPad cheaper there, the model with WiFi 16 GB. According to The New York Times, today 90% of e-readers [...]

Amazon said that Kindle owners will be able to lend their books to other owners of the electronic book reader, or who have their applications for free (available for PCs, BlackBerries iPads, among others). The novelty, however, comes with a series of constraints: a book can be borrowed only once and the loan lasts only 14 days. Moreover, while the [...]

Publishing eBooks has always been one of the top priorities of those who want to market their writing skills, and sometimes even to ameliorate their personal businesses. An informative, entertaining and slightly persuasive eBook has always proven to be one of the best advertisements if you have a fashion or a clothing business. Now, Barnes & Noble [...]

One of the biggest and foremost chip manufacturers, Qualcomm, has now stated that, the company’s highly awaited and much anticipated Mirasol Displays for e-readers are all set for an official kick off and the displays could hit the markets as soon as early 2011. Though the trend of e-reading has caught up with the users across the globe, especially [...]

Electronic readers have soared in popularity in recent years and will continue to gain momentum among Americans, but perhaps to remain as a niche occupied primarily by dedicated bibliophiles. About eight percent of readers in the United States employ electronic readers. But a Harris Interactive poll released on Wednesday showed that about 12 percent [...]

One of the major players in the e-reader arena, Barnes & Noble’s Nook has finally been given a major software update and as expected with an update to any software, the Nook has also been provided with new features in the Nook software version 1.3. For starters, when the Nook was initially launched, it was found to have some major bugs that, hampered [...]

Apple has ‘smaller’ plans for 2011. Aimed at a generation that prefers to text less and read more, this 5 to 7 inch small iPad is all set for a launch in early 2011. Apple’s smaller-size iPad, priced somewhere below US$400, will target the highly-portable mobile device market. Experts are of the opinion that HP Slate, manufactured by Inventec [...]

The world of e-reading and-ebooks took a monumental leap with the launch of dedicated e-readers such as Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, that made the user realize the importance of e-books and the comfort as well as the ease that these digital editions provide. However, in the month of January this year, when Apple CEO, Steve Jobs introduced [...]