This rumor came across my desk:
Samsung is possible scenes for his new e-reader technology from the Dutch base Liquavista. The world’s largest display manufacturer, closed earlier this week collaboration with E Ink.
Samsung indicated that the cost for E Inks screens become too high, but that his activities in the e-reader market will not suspend. The [...]
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Rumor: Samsung to use Liquavista screens
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Tags: liquavista·rumor·samsung·screens
Japanese ebooks added to the Hanvon ebookstore
August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware rumors
I came across an article today about how Hanvon had signed a deal to sell Japanese ebooks in their ebookstore.
Tokyo-based media firm Creek & River Co. has signed a contract to supply content to Hanvon Technology Co., the largest producer of e-book readers in China, it has been learned.
Creek & River plans to start supplying [...]
Tags: added·ebooks·ebookstore·hanvon·japanese
New Sony Readers coming soon?
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
Sony Insider are reporting that they’ve been told Sony will introduce 2 new e-readers soon. The model numbers are going to be PRS-350 and PRS-650, and they’re supposed to be updated versions of the current e-readers.
Details are sparse, but SI reports that the screen sizes won’t change and that the new models should have more [...]
Amazon working on the unKindle?
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
The NYTimes are speculating on why Amazon have announced job opening for things like: Supply Chain Project Program Manager, Hardware Engineer and RF Systems Engineer.
Some of the people hired for these positions will most likely work on the next versions of the Kindle, possibly integrating touch screens or even creating a color version of the [...]
Rumor: Apple to release 7″ iPad
August 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
Digitimes are reporting:
Apple is set launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad adopting a new ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM in the first quarter of 2011. Meanwhile, the company will also launch a 7-inch iPad using the Cortex-A9 processor and an IPS panel with a resolution of 1024×768, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo.
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Verizon [...]
PlasticLogic in sales talks, maybe moving to Russia?
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Do you recall about 6 weeks back that I predicted PlasticLogic might be looking for a buyer? Well, according to the Financial Times I was right (mostly). The FT are reporting that PlasticLogic are in negotiations with Rusnano, a Russian tech company funded by the Rssian government.
Plastic Logic, a Cambridge company that has pioneered the [...]
Rumor: Blackberry Tablet coming soon
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Digitimes are reporting Chinese manufacturer Quanta Computers will be making RIM’s Android tablet, which will be officially launched in November:
The tablet (BlackPad) will support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, as well as 3G through connection to a Blackberry smartphone. The device will be priced at US$499 and Quanta will start shipping orders in September with volumes to [...]
Tags: blackberry·coming·rumor·tablet
NewsCorp to launch tablet focused news organization – FAIL
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Financial Times are reporting:
News Corp is nearing a decision on whether to start a news organisation to provide content for a subscription application on digital tablet devices such as Apple’s iPad, according to people close to the plans.
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If News Corp gives the green light to the tablet-centric news organisation plans, it will hire a new [...]
Rumor: RIM to relase 10″ BlackPad in November
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Bloomberg are reporting:
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans.
The device will have roughly the same dimensions as the iPad, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen, said the two people who [...]
Could Sony drop out of the e-reader price war?
July 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware rumors
ReadWriteWeb got their hands on a statement from Sony, and that’s certainly one way to interpret it:
“Pricing is one consideration in the dedicated reading device marketplace, but Sony won’t sacrifice the quality and design we’re bringing book lovers to lay claim to the cheapest eReader,” said Phil Lubell, VP of Digital Reading at Sony Electronics. [...]
