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BenQ R100 Android tablet due out Q1

December 24th, 2010 · No Comments · benq, hardware news

Benq got an early start on CES this week. They showed off a 10″ tablet this week which they are planning to sell in China nad Japan. The R100 has a 1024×600 touch screen, Samsung 833MHz CPU, 8GB Flash, a SD card slot, HDMI out,  WiFi, and Bluetooth. There’s no price mentioned, but Benq are [...]

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Hanvon color e-reader to ship in Q1 2011

December 1st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Digitimes are reporting that Hanvon will be shipping their new e-reader with a color screen sometime in late March or early April. That’s not much information, is it? Let me give you another little tidbit. Hanvon will have the new device in their booth at CES 2011. Stop by and have a look.

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Indigo posted a Q1 loss on Kobo

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

Rueters are reporting: TORONTO, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Indigo Books & Music Inc (IDG.TO), Canada’s largest bookstore chain, posted a greater-than-expected quarterly loss on Monday, due to its continued investment in Kobo Inc, its eReading division. First-quarter net loss was C$5.3 million ($5.14 million), or 21 Canadian cents a share, for the period ended July [...]

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Ebook sales up for Q1 2010

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The IDPF has just released their figures for wholesale ebook revenues for the first quarter of 2010. As you can see, reported sales were almost 4 times that of first quarter 2009. Quarters Revenues Quarters Revenues Quarters Revenues Q1 02 $1,556,499 Q1 06 $4,100,000 Q1 10 $91,000,000 Q2 02 $1,258,989 Q2 06 $4,000,000 Q2 10 [...]

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