Spring Design to Ship Alex eReader Wednesday April 14
Spring Design announced the dual-screen multimedia Alex eReader will begin shipping to customers on April 14. The Android-based Alex eReader supports eBooks in EPUB, PDF, HTML and TXT formats and offers full Internet browsing.
Malware Threatens to Sue BitTorrent Downloaders
In a new twist on things – if you download files from BitTorrent sites, you may see a warning message claiming you owe the copyright holder money. While you may indeed owe the copyright holder, this particular message is a scam.
Apple Updates MacBook Pros With Core I5, I7 Processors
Apple has updated its line of MacBook Pros with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Turbo Boost to get speeds of up to 3.06GHz for dual core tasks.
Why You Don’t Want a Microsoft Kin Phone
Kin One and Kin Two were released yesterday with much fanfare but, no apps. According to this article, it also lacks some other features that its target market might like.
Plucky Underdog Opera Now on iPhone
Three weeks ago the Opera Mini web browser was submitted to Apple for approval. Approval has now been granted and you may download your copy for free.
Microsoft’s ‘Kin’ Smartphones Let You Get Social
“Project Pink” has become, perhaps in honor of Dr. Seuss, the “Kin One” and “Kin Two”. Both devices include sliding keyboards, touch screens, and cameras.
Fusion Garage JooJoo Tablet
The JooJoo started out to be an inexpensive tablet. Delays, and other problems, caused the price to rise. It’s finally available but, according to this review, it may not be everything that was promised.
webOS Is Likely To Survive Pending Sale of Palm
The rumor is: Palm is looking for a buyer. The Pre and webOS have failed to generate enough sales to get the company back on its feet.
Apple Goes Where the Portals Failed
Apple does interesting hardware. But. Now that it’s moved into the advertising arena, is it actually positioning itself to become a content provider?
Mozilla Contacts Helps Firefox Discover Your Social Web
While it’s still in alpha testing, Contacts promises to pull your contacts from Gmail, Twitter and the Mac OS X address book, into one place to help you connect with people.
