eReader battles will be all about their software
Software is where the eReader battles will be fought and run. And while it is encouraging that Barnes and Noble and Sony have entered the race against Amazon's Kindle, both still have some room to grow if they are going to be effective competitors.
iTunes competitor doubleTwist gains Amazon MP3 store
We mentioned doubleTwist back in February when the Mac version debuted, but the latest update to the media management software has added a major new feature that positions it directly as an iTunes competitor: you can now buy music directly in doubleTwist from the Amazon MP3 store.
Amazon Settles Kindle '1984' Lawsuit
That didn't take long. Two months after a high school student sued Amazon for removing George Orwell's "1984" from his Kindle e-reader, along with all his notes, Amazon has settled the lawsuit.
It Lives! Amazon Offers Palm Pre for $100
Call it the deal that wouldn't die. Amazon has begun selling the Palm Pre smartphone for $100 -- OK, $99.99 -- provided that the buyer signs up for a two-year Sprint service plan.
Kindle 'book burning' controversy: has your opinion changed?
Now that Amazon has explained why they remotely deleted certain books from user-owned Kindles, are we ready to forgive and forget?
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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