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Daily Tech: The Giorgio Armani Phone Is Back. . . and Better Than Ever
- The new Armani smartphone, which was built by Samsung, comes with Windows 6.5 OS and includes a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard — Engadget
- MapQuest has just announced its new iPhone navigation application for the iPhone — AppleInsider
- A new survey reveals that 4.1 billion SMS messages are sent each day, with 740 billion being sent in the US during the first half of 2009 — Mashable
- A Barnes & Noble rep confirms that its new color-screened ebook reading device will be available next Spring — Gizmodo
- Check out 17 hilarious niche dating sites for people who are looking for love online — Switched
- It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game Ever bracket! — GeekSugar
6 Geeky Books to Load on Your Kindle
The price of the Kindle has been taking a nosedive recently, but some of you still aren't buying. For those of you who are taking advantage of the new sticker price, you're going to need to decide on which books to load onto your new tech toy before you take off on your next reading trip. Want some help?
Samsung's New eBook Reader Comes on the Scene
Samsung joins Sony and Amazon (and, most recently, Barnes and Noble) with its foray into the eBook reader market with the new SNE-50K, released in South Korea first and hopefully internationally sometime next year.
Previously known as "Papyrus," the SNE-50K is pretty petite: it's got a 5-inch screen and weighs 6.5 ounces (perfect for slipping into a small bag). Pricing (converted) is about $270, and hopefully it'll stay in that lower range when it comes to the US.
Summer eReading: Hotels Add Kindles, Sony Readers to Perks
Who's not a fan of the geeked-out hotel?
Of course, there are still a handful of tech-unfriendly hotels, but these hotels are not anywhere near that list: the Epic Hotel in Miami and the Gansevoort Hotels in New York City, Miami, and Turks & Caicos are offering their guests free use of Sony Readers and eBooks.
NYC's Algonquin Hotel has already been giving its hotel guests access to Kindles — and did I mention that at the Epic Hotel, you get poolside Sony Reader access?
eBooks as Textbooks: What's Your Take?
If you haven't heard, California's economy is pretty much in the crapper. Billions of dollars in the red, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to technology and digital solutions to save money. One way he thinks the state can cut costs is using digital forms of textbooks rather than investing in and assigning the standard paper bound book that we're all used to.
Check Out Sony's 60th Anniversary Harlequin eBook Reader
Last year for Valentine's Day, Sony showed off a limited-edition pink eReader that came loaded with 14 Harlequin novels.
Well this year, they are offering the Digital Book (PRS-505) in not just red, but Sangria Red. This Limited Edition 60th Anniversary Harlequin reader is coming stocked with 16 Anniversary Harlequin eBook titles and a free copy of Secret Fantasy by Carly Phillips.
Have You Ever Bought an eBook?
Author Neil Gaiman and his publisher have reported that giving away eBooks of his novel American Gods earlier this year ended up selling more books for him in the long run. Ask Radiohead — it turns out that giving people free things actually ends up being amazing promotion!
I've been tempted to buy the Kindle plenty of times, and now that I have the eReader app on my iPhone, I'm looking forward to purchasing and reading eBooks, something I don't do very often.
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Barnes and Noble Announces New eReader and eBooks Store
Big news from Barnes and Noble — the retail bookstore chain has just announced two new tech additions: an eBooks Store with more than 700,000 book titles and a free eReader download that works with iPhones, BlackBerrys, Macs, and PCs.
Now I can't say I'm going to be reading a novel on my BlackBerry Curve anytime soon, but I'm thrilled they are opening it up to as many platforms as possible.
The best part is that Barnes and Noble has teamed up with Google to offer about half a million books as free downloads from the public domain.
Daily Tech: The iPhone OS 3.0's New Features
- Here's a closer look at the iPhone OS 3.0. — Engadget
- The lowdown on MMS and tethering with AT&T on the iPhone. — The Boy Genius Report
- HP launches the Pavilion dv6z Artist Edition 2 notebook.
Daily Tech: Stanza Is a Comprehensive E-Book iPhone App
- Want a good e-book reader iPhone app? The new version of Stanza offers many useful features including a book wide search. — Wired
- Here are nine different ways to watch TV and movies that don't break the bank.
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