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Alex Reader Hands-On Lusty Pictures

1:23AM Jesus Diaz | There was a lousy video, but coming from the generation that had crushes on girls with staples on their belly buttons, I find these pictures of the Alex Reader yummy. I don’t mind its extra thickness. I like them curvy. More »
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Violates Spring Design’s Alex Reader IP

3:05PM Rosa Golijan | Spring Design’s Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble’s Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. More »
Software

iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps

6:30AM John Herrman | A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise and accounted for more new apps in October — nearly a fifth — than even games. It’s unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. More »
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Amazon Kindle International Edition Review

11:33AM Nick Broughall | The original Kindle from Amazon launched in the US back in November 2007. Now, almost two years later, the online retailing giant has launched an international version for over 100 different countries, including Australia. I’ve been playing with one for almost a week now, and as much as I love it, there are a few things you should know before you buy one… More »
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First Flexible eBook Reader Developed By Tyre Maker Bridgestone

4:00AM Rosa Golijan | When not making tyres, Bridgestone is working on eBook readers so flexible that they’d probably survive being driven over. They’ve even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialise the slender and bendy device at this point. More »
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Plastic Logic Que Is Going To Nuzzle Nook In B&N Stores

1:03AM Matt Buchanan | I asked at the announcement if the Nook would get exclusive perks over other Barnes & Noble readers, like Plastic Logic’s Que. Shelf space ain’t one of them, since Que will cosy up with Nook in B&N stores next year. More »
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Apple Pitches Tablet To Australian Media

12:26AM Rosa Golijan | There’s excitement that Apple is in talks with Australian media companies to get content for a touchscreen reader-style product. It’s not news to us, but at least there’s a laugh in the size details given for the mystery device… More »
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MSI’s eReader Will Have Nvidia Tegra Graphics in 2010

10:09PM Danny Allen | That rumour about an MSI eReader looks good-to-go: their chairman acknowledges a reader with Tegra graphics is coming, but they’re ironing out some problems at the moment. Meanwhile, Asus also has some cool-sounding readers in the works. [DigiTimes]
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Barnes & Noble Nook Won’t Be Sold In All B&N Stores

6:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Barnes & Noble has a leg up on the Kindle, since they’ve got over 700 brick-and-mortar stores in which to sell their Nook reader. But B&N will only be selling the Nook in certain stores, pushing delayed-gratification online sales instead. More »
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Week In Review: Apple, Microsoft, Nook And More — It Was Nuts

11:00AM Chris Jacob | What didn’t happen this week? We saw the Windows 7 release, new Apple hardware, Barnes & Noble’s eReader, the beginnings of major net neutrality legislation and more. It was so crazy, we thought we’d round up all the highlights. More »