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A bigger Kindle isn’t better

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Can I recommend the Kindle DX, the textbook-screen-size model that costs $379, when the online retailer now offers a the standard-sized model for $139?

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Back to school apps for the iPad and iPhone

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Better, a number of these back-to-school education app lists come from teachers or involved parents. Indeed, there are a number of app lists for teachers to help prepare for the coming school year.

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Will Ferrell stars in exclusive iPad films

Monday, August 2, 2010

Will Ferrell starts in four exclusive films for the August iPad issue of Wired Magazine.

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Hey Apple, Hong Kong is not a country

Monday, July 19, 2010

On Friday, the iPad will launch in nine additional countries. Well, that should be eight countries. Hong Kong is not a country.

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iPhone App shows where movies were filmed in Chicago

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Movies Filmed in Chicago app includes 197 filming locations covering 290 movie scenes.

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Amazon cuts Kindle price to $189, as price war for eReaders begins

Monday, June 21, 2010

In response to what amounted to two prices cuts for the Barnes & Noble Nook that sent eReader prices below $200, Amazon cut the price of the Kindle to $189 Monday afternoon.

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Wired magazine comes to the iPad, featuring Adobe

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Apparently, Adobe software will work on the iPad after all.  Sort of. Wired Magazine’s iPad app arrived at the iTunes store Wednesday, bringing enhanced features developed especially for Apple’s newest touch-screen device. Editions are also being planned for other tablet devices, notes Wired’s long-time editor Chris Anderson. (A video demo of the app is below.) [...]

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The lost iPhone saga not the only tech leak of note

Thursday, May 20, 2010

This story first appeared in Vegas Seven The infamous lost iPhone story, in which tech blog Gizmodo paid $5,000 in exchange for a next-generation iPhone that had been left in a bar, was unusual for many reasons, but the primary one is this: It was the first time in recent memory that a yet-to-be announced [...]

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The iPad goes to school

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

If you were wondering why the iPad remains somewhat hard to find, you can blame it on American education. Many schools, including the Illinois Institute of Technology, are using the iPad to lure students. ITT, for example, will give iPads to all 600 of its incoming freshman when school starts in the fall. One reason [...]

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The Apple iPad hype hits and I get to participate

Friday, April 2, 2010

With the Apple iPad hitting stores Saturday, the usual media hype surrounding Steve Jobs’ latest gadget has hit full steam. On Thursday, I participated in the hype, appearing on “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the iPad’s expected market impact. As a bonus, I appeared with my buddy Brad Spirrison, the Sun-Times tech columnist and managing editor [...]

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Software updates are the Apple iPad’s best advertising

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Each time I pick up my iPhone these days, the App Store icon informs me there are apps that need updating. And each update description includes the following phrase: “Optimized for the iPad.” Pandora, Acid Solitaire and IMDb are just a few of the apps I use often that have included that description. The Pandora [...]

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Roundup: Apple iPad reviews

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The first version of the hotly anticipated Apple iPad arrives in stores on Saturday. This version starts at $499 for a 16gb model that connects to the Web via Wi-Fi. A month later, a 3G plus Wi-Fi version will be available starting at $629. (The Apple iPad pricing chart.) Here’s what the gadget reviewers think [...]

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Apple invigorates tablet offerings

Monday, February 8, 2010

Originally published in Vegas Seven Apple iPad attracts attention but other options are worth a look, too. The first generation of tablet computers didn’t create much buzz, yet a range of new and improved devices have become the talk of the tech world. Apple’s iPad may have attracted the most the attention when it was [...]

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Amazon vs. Apple: Don’t cry for book publishers

Monday, February 1, 2010

Amazon and Apple are apparently in an epic battle to sell e-books that will cost book buyers more money than what they currently pay. Who do we root for in this battle? It started because Apple has big plans to make the new iPad the e-reading device of choice, turning the popular Amazon Kindle into [...]

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The flaw in the Apple iPad’s e-reader plans

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Reading ebooks on the Apple iPad’s big screen will probably be more enjoyable than reading on the Amazon Kindle or the Kindle app on the iPhone. (Some people may prefer actual books.) But will it matter if you’re reading an ebook using the Kindle app on the iPad or Apple’s new iBook app? Frankly, I [...]

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