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Amazon’s new Kindle: Thinner, smaller, faster, cheaper

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:52 +0000

Amid growing competition from Apple’s iPad and other e-readers, Amazon.com is launching a redesigned Kindle that’s smaller, faster and has WiFi and twice the battery life. The $189 price and 6-inch screen size are the same, but the new version has an improved navigation system that replaces the Kindle’s quirky joystick with a more standard control pad. It also has the higher-contrast display that debuted last month on the larger Kindle DX

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Video: Amazon’s Kindle boss demos new model

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:46:03 +0000

Here’s a video of Ian Freed, vice president of Kindle at Amazon.com, demonstrating the new version of the e-reader the company’s announcing Thursday. He showed it yesterday at the company’s new South Lake Union headquarters.

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Sezmi TV service coming to Seattle Aug. 2

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:01:03 +0000

Sezmi , an ambitious TV startup led by veterans of Sony and Clearwire, is finally launching its service in Seattle next month. The company offers an alternative to cable and satellite TV services, using special hardware that receives TV content over-the-air and via broadband Internet connections. Sezmi tested its service in Seattle in 2008, in part because of the region’s challenging topography.

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New ISP rank and cost data from Ookla, Comcast on top

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:46:05 +0000

Ookla – the company behind the popular Speedtest.net and Pingtest.net broadband testing services – is now using its massive trove of data to rank Internet service providers. Ookla’s been providing data through its Net Index site but now it’s offering more information to help consumers analyze their broadband options, co-founder Mike Apgar said in the announcement

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Seattle’s Daptiv sold, no layoffs expected

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:16:03 +0000

A California buyout company is acquiring Daptiv, a Seattle company that provides project and portfolio management software and services. Terms of the deal with Parallax Capital Partners of Laguna Hills, Calif., weren’t disclosed.

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India’s $35 tablet – vaporware or the real deal?

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:21:31 +0000

The Indian government unveiled a working prototype today of a small tablet computer that it says will initially sell for $35. The same organization within the government, however, also announced a prototype $10 laptop last year amid initiatives to connect all of India’s college-age students to learning resources

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openSUSE Education 11.3 – still not there yet

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:18:23 +0000

Is it openSUSE or their educational package that’s the problem? Hardware and installer issues certainly suggest that the problem lies with Novell, not a hugely dedicated group who wants students to have access to the best FOSS available

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NYC ePals/Live@Edu deployment a template for education in the cloud

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:57:56 +0000

NYC announced today that it would be rolling out ePals SchoolMail (powered by Microsoft’s Live@Edu educational communications platform) to all 2 million students, parents, and teachers in the district. Wow.

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HP Envy 14 and 17 review: Hands-on with powerful laptops for jealous types

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:25:03 +0000

HP has given us a sneaky glimpse at the Envy 14 and 17 laptops. With some powerful components lurking inside and a glitzy design, HP has piqued our interest…

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Samsung Q530, Q430 and Q330: Three laptops for hunky giraffe lovers

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:16:02 +0000

Need to cut together some HD wildlife footage while you’re waiting for your flight? Samsung has you covered with the Q series, three new high-performance, portable laptops

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