Well, it looks like you might have to think long and hard before you spend $359 on a Kindle II, as Amazon has just released a new iPhone e-reader app that will have you happy all over. The new Apple iPhone application will sync in perfectly with any and all reading material you purchase through ...

Filed under: Computers Hot on the heels of Amazon's highly anticipated Kindle 2 launch comes this: news that Hearst Corporation -- which publishes iconic magazines including Cosmopolitan and Esquire along with the San Francisco Chronicle -- will be launching its own wireless e-reader. While many may...

I should begin this post with “it’s about time,” and I guess I just did. Hearst Corp., like all print publishers, is having a hard go of things lately, and of course those financial difficulties began long before we started talking about the global economic chaos we are all living ...

Hot on the heels of Amazon's highly anticipated Kindle 2 launch comes this: news that Hearst Corporation -- which publishes iconic magazines including Cosmopolitan and Esquire along with the San Francisco Chronicle -- will be launching its own wireless e-reader. While many may be quick to label this...

Coming tomorrow: Kindle 2. (For sale February 24th.) I absolutely love my version 1 Kindle, and it’s going to be really hard to resist splurging on the new one. This is one of the most-used electronic toys I own. UPDATE at 2/8/09 9:17:40 pm: More details at the NYT’s Bits Blog: Amazon&#x...

A well known company is having a top secret event that has been the buzz of the internet and mainstream media for days as speculation has mounted on what will be announced. Sound familiar? Only this time it’s not Apple getting the CE world in a tizzy it’s Amazon. With rumors circulating ...

If you've been waiting (and waiting) for Plastic Logic's ultra-durable e-reader, you'll have to stick with recycled paper for another dozen months or so. According to a company representative at the outfit's CES kiosk, the device is now scheduled for an "early 2010" release, and as expected, final p...

The Oscar nominations are in and The Dark Knight did not make it to best picture. The Reader landed the slot instead, also scoring noms for Stephen Daldry for best director (over The Dark Knight's Chris Nolan), David Hare for adapted screenplay and Kate Winslet (instead of Revolutionary Road). The D...

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. I want to purchase an e-reader. Currently I use my Palm Tungsten, but the screen is rather small for reading books. I purchased the Amazon Kind...

It’s been six months or so since I received the Sony PRS 505 E-Reader from my last employer as a generous going away present, and I forgot that I hadn’t posted my thoughts on the device yet. After six months, I can safely say I’ve been relatively pleased with the device. For those ...