Feb 11 2009

E-books: coming soon to a BC library near you – Globe and Mail


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E-books: coming soon to a BC library near you
Globe and Mail – 10 Feb 2009
The publishing industry is waking up to the possibilities of electronic books. But even as companies such as Google Inc. and Amazon.
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Feb 11 2009

Next Pwn2Own Contest Targets IE8, Firefox, iPhone

Windows Secrets writes “After two straight years of taking dead aim at Macbooks and Windows-powered machines, hackers at this year’s CanSecWest conference will have shiny new targets: Web browsers and mobile phones. According to CanSecWest organisers, there will be two separate Pwn2Own competitions this year — one pitting hackers against IE8, Firefox 3 and Safari and another targeting Google Android, Apple iPhone, Nokia Symbian and Windows Mobile.”

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Feb 11 2009

E-books: coming soon to a BC library near you – Globe and Mail

E-books: coming soon to a BC library near you
Globe and Mail – 10 Feb 2009
The publishing industry is waking up to the possibilities of electronic books. But even as companies such as Google Inc. and Amazon.
Official Notification of Authors and Publishers About Google Book PR Newswire (press release)
Google’s book effort stuffs the copyright act TECH.BLORGE.com
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Feb 11 2009

Why A $99 iPhone Is Bad For Apple

Memo to President Bringdown. Cool it with the “catastrophe” talk, Barack. It’s contagious. The latest example: Analysts are predicting Apple (nasdaq: AAPL – news – people ) will launch a iPhone that will sell like crazy–after a quarter during which iPods sold like crazy–causing one analyst to argue that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s

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Feb 11 2009

25 Best Outdoors iPhone Apps

So, with more than 15,000 programs in the iTunes Store, what of those for use in the outdoors? Do the iPhone and Mother Nature play well?

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Feb 11 2009

Kindle runs into roadblocks outside of US – International Herald Tribune


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Kindle runs into roadblocks outside of US
International Herald Tribune – 15 hours ago
By Eric Pfanner PARIS: American readers can already move on to the sequel to Amazon.com's popular electronic book reader, the Kindle.
Review round-up: Amazon Kindle 2 Christian Science Monitor
* Bezos says Kindle focus is for reading guardian.co.uk
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Feb 11 2009

New iPhone 4G Concept Is Son of MacBook Air and iPod Touch

This beautiful concept, inspired by the curves and tapering of the Macbook Air coupled with the touch’s back, is even better than the cool Macbook-inspired iPhone 4G we featured at the beginning of the month.

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Feb 11 2009

Kindle runs into roadblocks outside of US – International Herald Tribune


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Kindle runs into roadblocks outside of US
International Herald Tribune – 11 hours ago
By Eric Pfanner PARIS: American readers can already move on to the sequel to Amazon.com's popular electronic book reader, the Kindle.
Review round-up: Amazon Kindle 2 Christian Science Monitor
Stephen King writes ebook horror story for new Kindle guardian.co.uk
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Feb 11 2009

Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple – CNN International


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Microsoft readies smartphone assault on Apple
CNN International – 15 hours ago
By Marguerite Reardon Microsoft and CEO Steve Ballmer will launch an online store for smartphone applications, a report says. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Microsoft is getting ready to launch an online marketplace akin to Apple's App
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Feb 10 2009

Do you want Google tracking your every move? – CTV.ca


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Do you want Google tracking your every move?
CTV.ca – 8 Feb 2009
When The Police wrote the stalker-classic song "Every Breath you Take" they probably weren't thinking that a Google application for your cellphone would make their promise "I'll be watching you" so easy.
Google Latitude: An In-Depth Look Computerworld
Rhodri Marsden: Will Google Latitude invade my privacy? Independent
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