Amazon doesn’t want to kill local libraries, or at least that’s what its newest venture would seem to indicate. A new partnership with OverDrive, slated to launch later this year, will allow patrons to borrow e-books from local libraries to read on their Kindles.
According to a press release, the Kindle Library Lending program …
I’m hard pressed to remember what Googling was like before Instant, the predictive search feature that preemptively fills your page with results. Google, however, has taken another step in streamlining the service across its products by adding it to their IE toolbar.
Per Google’s official blog:
To enable Toolbar Instant, visit
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HBO fans have reason to celebrate with the premium cable company’s announcement of HBO Go, available on tablets and mobile devices early next month. Good news to be sure, but there’s also a downside: like the desktop version, to access it, you have to be subscribed to the network.
On the other hand, you’ll have instant access to old …
In efforts to compete with powerhouse resellers like StubHub, Ticketmaster announced a new partnership with analytics-company MarketShare to introduce a new dynamic pricing model for ticket sales.
So what the heck’s “dynamic pricing”? Essentially, it means that ticket prices will be determined by demand. Say you’re trying to get …
According a report in the Wall Street Journal, Twitter is in “advanced talks” that would lead to the purchasing of the popular client TweetDeck for $50 million, according to people “familiar with the matter.”
At the time of the report, a Twitter spokesperson declined to comment, and TweetDeck’s chief executive was …
Bored with joyless rectangular business cards? It looks like the weapon of choice for enterprising networkers, nepotists and “Win a Free Lunch!” contestants everywhere is finally getting a digital revamp.
Meet Cardcloud, a new app that allows users to instantaneously trade contact information with the people they meet. How’s it work? …
In news that should surprise no one, Yahoo will pull the plug on its ill-fated story-sharing service Buzz this Thursday.
Here’s the official statement:
Yahoo! Buzz will be discontinued as of April 21, 2011. As of this date, you will be unable to access the Yahoo! Buzz site. This was a hard decision. However this will help us focus on
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In somewhat shocking news, Fortune is reporting that Apple’s stock is down 2.2% this morning, sending the technology leader into negative territory for the year.
The timing of this is particularly strange because 1) the Dow is still up 5% for the year, and 2) AAPL was poised to announce record earnings just a few days ago. What makes …
If you’re looking to shed a few unflattering pounds before beach season officially starts, or simply looking to get your child to be more active, this Pokémon-inspired pedometer could be a safe bet.
A new study conducted by Iowa State University tested the accuracy of several pedometers — including a standard DigiWalker and a …
Bummed you can’t make it out to Indio for Coachella this weekend? Lucky for you it’s 2011, and nothing of cultural significance ever happens that’s not instantly livestreamed on the Internet.
Coachella’s YouTube channel, sponsored by Wrigley’s 5 Gum, is probably the easiest place to watch the performances live. With three different …
Earlier today, three of the Web’s largest poker sites — PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker — were seized by the FBI after the U.S. Attorney for New York opened an indictment charging the site’s founders for bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling.
The websites for FullTiltPoker.net and AbsolutePoker.com have …
Jerry Lawson, the man widely-credited with inventing the video game cartridge and its complimentary console, died of a heart attack this past Saturday at his home in Mt. View, California. He was 70-years old.
A native of Queens, Jerry moved to Silicon Valley in the ’70s to become a pioneer of its early tech scene. Digital Trends …
