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Stephanie Wynn

RIM Said to Plan Tablet for November to Take on IPad - BusinessWeek - 0 views

  • Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPad
  • The device will include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology that will allow people to connect to the Internet through their BlackBerry smartphones
  • BlackBerry 9800 slider phone
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  • like Apple’s iPhone and a slideout Qwerty keyboard to allow for easy e-mail typing
  • RIM’s tablet will capitalize on the BlackBerry’s e-mail capabilities and the phone’s popularity with corporate users
  • RIM tablet will also have front- and back-facing cameras for videoco
arnie Grossblatt

Digital Textbooks Gaining Favor - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    Established educational publishers are beginning - slowly - to adapt to the future of textbooks and the needs of their readers. Note that open textbook initiatives may overtake the entrenched publishers.
Thelisha Woods

Move Over Kindle; E-Books Hit Cell Phones - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    Looks like some people who like e-publications would rather use their phones vs. a dedicated e-reader like the Kindle or Sony e-reader.
Derik Dupont

Nook Chases Kindle At Snail's Pace - BusinessWeek - 1 views

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    Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader bears a striking resemblance to Amazon's Kindle, adding some useful features; but it falls achingly short in the critical area of speed.
Derik Dupont

Five Ways Apple's Tablet May Change the World - BusinessWeek - 2 views

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    The iPad is on the way, and it just might reduce calling costs, cut your commute, and, to the delight of journalists everywhere, pull print media back from the brink.
Derik Dupont

Is the Times Ready for a Newspaper War? - BusinessWeek - 1 views

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    A new Wall Street Journal local section may win ads from the NYT.
Thelisha Woods

Scribd: An E-Book Upstart with Unlikely Fans - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    Digital book site Scribd is wooing big publishers by offering greater control and more revenue than Amazon.
Derik Dupont

Will Google's Wave Replace E-Mail-and Facebook? - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    That's how big Google's vision is for its Wave social-networking/search service, which will have apps created by independent developers who sell them at a Google app store.
Derik Dupont

Rumors Emerge That Apple Tablet Is Delayed - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    Taiwan's DigiTimes is reporting today that Apple has decided to postpone the launch of its pending tablet product until the second half of 2010. The main reason for the supposed delay is switch in the displays being used: Apple, the...
arnie Grossblatt

Amazon vs. Publishers: The Book Battle Continues - 1 views

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    Amazon seeks to control more of the book supply-chain.
Derik Dupont

Media News: Business Magazines Face Harsh Reality - Advertising Age - MediaWorks - 0 views

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    Two of the big three business magazines that have survived and thrived for decades spent the month either cutting staff or issues.
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