items tagged with Amazon
SMS to implement cloud computing solution for Choice
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 03:44:38
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 03:44:38
SMS Management & Technology (ASX: SMX) has won a multi-million dollar contract with consumer watchdog, Choice Australia, for its soon to be launched GROCERYchoice online shopping service.
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iTunes variable pricing to kick off next month
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2009-03-26 17:33:14
Apple revealed in January that the days of 'any song you like for 99c' at the iTunes Store were numbered. It seems the change will - as indicated at the time - be implemented in April.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2009-03-26 17:33:14
Apple revealed in January that the days of 'any song you like for 99c' at the iTunes Store were numbered. It seems the change will - as indicated at the time - be implemented in April.
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Sony, Google to offer 500,000 free e-books
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-03-19 20:50:56
The Google library of scanned public-domain books will be available for free download to the Sony Reader Digital Book, giving it a larger available library than Amazon's Kindle.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-03-19 20:50:56
The Google library of scanned public-domain books will be available for free download to the Sony Reader Digital Book, giving it a larger available library than Amazon's Kindle.
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Discovery Channel owner sues Amazon alleging Kindle infringes ebook patent
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-18 16:17:49
Discovery Communications, the owner of the popular Discovery Channel, has filed a patent infringement suit against web titan Amazon.com alleging infringement of a patent for electronic book technology. The suit names the Kindle and Kindle 2 e-book readers and Amazon's e-book delivery system and seeks damages and royalty payments for continued use of the technology.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-18 16:17:49
Discovery Communications, the owner of the popular Discovery Channel, has filed a patent infringement suit against web titan Amazon.com alleging infringement of a patent for electronic book technology. The suit names the Kindle and Kindle 2 e-book readers and Amazon's e-book delivery system and seeks damages and royalty payments for continued use of the technology.
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Amazon Kindle looks to DMCA to block the use of a subsidiary's e-books
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-03-16 01:18:31
Amazon is wielding the DMCA in an attempt to stifle software designed to allow the Kindle to display legitimately-acquired e-books. The way the company championed the sale of unprotected MP3 music files playable on any device might have led us to expect something better from it.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-03-16 01:18:31
Amazon is wielding the DMCA in an attempt to stifle software designed to allow the Kindle to display legitimately-acquired e-books. The way the company championed the sale of unprotected MP3 music files playable on any device might have led us to expect something better from it.
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Amazon Kindles a friendship with iPhone, more buddies to come
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 07:21:46
The word around the traps is that Amazon is about to announce a free application for the iPhone that will enable the same e-books available on Kindle to be read on the popular Apple device, as well as the iPod Touch. What's more, we may have announcements of Kindle being available on other platforms in the future.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 07:21:46
The word around the traps is that Amazon is about to announce a free application for the iPhone that will enable the same e-books available on Kindle to be read on the popular Apple device, as well as the iPod Touch. What's more, we may have announcements of Kindle being available on other platforms in the future.
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How to hold back an e-reader business - tie it to a phone network
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 19:44:23
The Amazon Kindle e-reader has been getting great publicity since it was first launched in November 2007. Yet it is hard to understand why Amazon has hampered its global distribution by tying its capabilities to a mobile phone network. Isn't the Internet good enough?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 19:44:23
The Amazon Kindle e-reader has been getting great publicity since it was first launched in November 2007. Yet it is hard to understand why Amazon has hampered its global distribution by tying its capabilities to a mobile phone network. Isn't the Internet good enough?
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IT pros rank Apple ahead of other PC vendors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 01:22:07
Apple has achieved a high ranking on another customer satisfaction report - this time, one compiled from the opinions of IT professionals.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 01:22:07
Apple has achieved a high ranking on another customer satisfaction report - this time, one compiled from the opinions of IT professionals.
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Apple shareholders propose, directors oppose
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-08 21:20:06
Apple shareholders are putting four motions to the company's annual meeting on February 25, but the board of directors is opposing each and every one of them.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-08 21:20:06
Apple shareholders are putting four motions to the company's annual meeting on February 25, but the board of directors is opposing each and every one of them.
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iTunes Store finally allowed to drop DRM - at a price
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-06 17:07:37
Apple's campaign to make DRM-free music the norm has finally paid off. Depending on your tastes, you may end up paying more, less, or the same for your music.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-06 17:07:37
Apple's campaign to make DRM-free music the norm has finally paid off. Depending on your tastes, you may end up paying more, less, or the same for your music.
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Dropbox on Ubuntu 8.10
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-02 01:37:54
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-02 01:37:54
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
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Amazon's simplified packaging: save frustration, save the planet
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-11-03 17:26:52
Much packaging is designed to make products look good on the shelf or to discourage shoplifting. Neither is relevant to online retailing, so Amazon is moving towards "frustration-free packaging".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-11-03 17:26:52
Much packaging is designed to make products look good on the shelf or to discourage shoplifting. Neither is relevant to online retailing, so Amazon is moving towards "frustration-free packaging".
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Euro carriers put kibosh on Kindle for Christmas
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-10-21 07:22:55
Europeans wanting a mobile device for reading texts this Christmas might have to stick to a good old fashioned paperback. Certainly, the chances of Santa stuffing an Amazon Kindle in their stocking are slim to say the least.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-10-21 07:22:55
Europeans wanting a mobile device for reading texts this Christmas might have to stick to a good old fashioned paperback. Certainly, the chances of Santa stuffing an Amazon Kindle in their stocking are slim to say the least.
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Sony and Amazon re-Kindle interest in e-readers
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-10-05 06:01:47
Sony has announced a new low priced e-reader, while rumours are circulating about the impending release of a new version of Amazon's ground breaking Kindle reader. Can we remain skeptical about the electronic reading revolution with the proliferation of these e-readers at a similar price point to iPods?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-10-05 06:01:47
Sony has announced a new low priced e-reader, while rumours are circulating about the impending release of a new version of Amazon's ground breaking Kindle reader. Can we remain skeptical about the electronic reading revolution with the proliferation of these e-readers at a similar price point to iPods?
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Amazon gets patent for giving reviewers a badge
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-04 06:45:19
File this one under: they have patented what now? The official title of US Patent 7,428,496 is 'Creating an incentive to author useful item reviews' but the reality is that is concerns giving busy reviewers on the Amazon website a silly virtual badge of honour...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-04 06:45:19
File this one under: they have patented what now? The official title of US Patent 7,428,496 is 'Creating an incentive to author useful item reviews' but the reality is that is concerns giving busy reviewers on the Amazon website a silly virtual badge of honour...
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MySpace Music brings unlimited online listening
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-26 01:05:11
A breakthrough new advertising-supported service from MySpace allows unlimited listening to a catalogue of millions of tracks. But as always seems to be the case with online media, there is a catch with MySpace Music.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-26 01:05:11
A breakthrough new advertising-supported service from MySpace allows unlimited listening to a catalogue of millions of tracks. But as always seems to be the case with online media, there is a catch with MySpace Music.
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T-Mobile/HTC G1: First Android phone arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-09-23 18:09:55
After months of anticipation, the first Android-based phone has been unveiled. Does the T-Mobile G1 have what it takes?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-09-23 18:09:55
After months of anticipation, the first Android-based phone has been unveiled. Does the T-Mobile G1 have what it takes?
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Big four labels adopt slotMusic memory cards for music sales
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-09-22 19:34:58
Is a new format for physical music sales sufficient to stem the online tide, or will the iTunes Store and other download services continue to rule the roost?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2008-09-22 19:34:58
Is a new format for physical music sales sufficient to stem the online tide, or will the iTunes Store and other download services continue to rule the roost?
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Unique “Ant from Mars” species discovered in Amazon rainforest
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-09-17 12:32:40
A new species of ant, so different from other living ants that it has been nicknamed the “Ant from Mars,” has been discovered in the Brazilian rainforest.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-09-17 12:32:40
A new species of ant, so different from other living ants that it has been nicknamed the “Ant from Mars,” has been discovered in the Brazilian rainforest.
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Spore raises religious, technical and gamer furore
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-09-14 22:31:57
For a good game Spore is certainly getting peoples backs up. Through a concerted effort, spurred on by anger directed at the DRM (Digital Rights Management) component, user reviews on Amazon.Com have driven Spores rating to one star out of five.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-09-14 22:31:57
For a good game Spore is certainly getting peoples backs up. Through a concerted effort, spurred on by anger directed at the DRM (Digital Rights Management) component, user reviews on Amazon.Com have driven Spores rating to one star out of five.
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