Jan 212010
01/21/2010
Wall Street Journal – San Francisco Bureau
Amazon.com Inc. is showing signs of app envy.
The e-commerce giant says it plans to open its Kindle e-reader to “active content”–application programs that would allow the device to take on a wider range of uses.
Amazon’s move appears to borrow a page from Apple Inc. and its popular [...]
Oct 202009
10/20/2009
New York Times
arnes & Noble, which has long left open the possibility of introducing its own electronic reader, is expected to unveil on Tuesday at a news conference in Manhattan what it is calling the Nook.
The device features color touch-screen controls and a gray-and-white reading display. It will cost $259, matching Amazon.com’s most recent price [...]
