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The cloud is so much more than hype

By now, you may be sick of hearing about the cloud. After all, the hype has been inescapable over the last few years. Microsoft has reduced it to a silly slogan, "To the cloud!" But the cloud is much

eReaders are alive and well, thanks very much

Remember when some joker predicted the end of eReaders a while back-- oh, that was me . In the words of the late, great Gilda Radner playing Emily Latella, "never mind." New research suggests that

Amazon introduces eBook lending library

Last week Amazon announced it was launching an eBook lending program for its Amazon Prime subscribers. The program is called the Kindle Owner's Lending Library. Under the program, subscribers who own

Tablet, e-reader, laptop and smartphone: Carrying all 4 at once

Amazon ( NASDAQ: AMZN ) this week unveiled its new range of Kindle e-readers, including the Kindle Fire tablet which features a 7-inch color multi-touch display. Beyond the fact that Amazon is clearly

The undeniable influence of SharePoint 2010

Some people love SharePoint . Some people hate it. But however you feel about it, you can't deny its influence on the market. When SharePoint 2010 was released in the spring, you could hear the bang

Amazon announces third-gen Kindle, adds Wi-Fi to lineup

Amazon will deliver on what was hinted at earlier this year . Earlier this week, Amazon unveiled the specifications of its refreshed Kindle e-book reader hardware. The new Kindle comes with the

"Eek! Print is Dead!"

When Amazon announced earlier this week that it had sold more ebooks for the Kindle than it had hardbacks, some media sources took a sky-is falling approach. "Electronic books appear to have reached

Kindle and Nook drop prices (but not far enough)

Amazon and Barnes and Noble both announced price cuts this week (not coincidentally, I imagine). Amazon cut the Kindle to $189, not long after B&N announced it was cutting the Nook to $199. Not

Shipment date for Nook pre-orders pushed back

Barnes & Noble is now telling customers who have pre-ordered its Nook e-book reader not to expect delivery until the second week of December, citing strong demand as the reason, according to

Will e-books end up like Napster?

I came across an intriguing article on the New York Times which compared the direction that e-books are heading to that of the music industry. "Will books be Napsterized?" asked Randall Stross.