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Apple stores to open early with iPads in stock

March 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Apple, hardware news

Unwired View and others are reporting that Apple stores will be opening an hour early today. Some stores have confirmed this, and some have even admitted to having gotten more iPad 2 in stock last night. This could be good news, considering that the iPad 2 sold out within minutes of its launch last Friday. [...]

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Borders to be dropped from the NY Stock Exchange

February 4th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news, press release

It’s not going to happen just yet, though. Borders got word today that they will be dropped from the NYSE soon. It seems that there is a rule that penny stocks can’t be traded on the NYSE, and Borders’ stock price has been under a buck since the beginning of January. They have 6 months [...]

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Iriver Cover Story now in stock at Waterstone’s – £129.99

November 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news

iriver’s latest e-reader, the Cover Story, is now in stock at Waterstone’s . The Cover Story is based on a 6″ E-ink touch screen, and it has 2GB Flash, a SD card slot, accelerometer, stylus, and support for Adobe DE DRM. The base model is now selling for £129.99, and the model with Wifi is [...]

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Sharper Image Literati now in stock at Overstock.com

October 8th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

As you may know, there are 2 Literati models (black and white). Overstock are carrying the black modell, and it has specs similar to the white model. It’s a Kindle clone with a 7″ LCD screen, Wifi, 512MBFLash, a SDHC card slot, and support for the Kobo ebookstore. I got an email yesterday from a [...]

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iPad now in stock at Micro Center

September 16th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

I just got a new product notice from my favorite computer store. Micro Center are a small chain of about 30 stores in major metro areas. They now have all 6 models of the iPad in stock in the Apple Dep’t.

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Viewsonic VEB-620 now in stock at J&R, Amazon

August 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news

I think I threw my back out dancing for joy. This is the first time that I’ve seen this e-reader in stock in the US. Why is that important? Because now I can start bugging the US division to lend me one. This is your typical 6″ e-reader (no Wifi or touch screen). It comes [...]

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Augen Gentouch tablet not in stock

July 28th, 2010 · 10 Comments · hardware news

I’ve just gotten back from my local Kmart store. They didn’t get any Augen tablets on the truck today. What’s worse is that the electronics manager checked with distribution, and it’s not going to be carried on the entire eastern seaboard. I’ve checked a couple dozen stores, and he appears to be correct. Boy was [...]

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Merrill Lynch just downgraded Amazon’s stock

July 15th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

From iStockAnalyst: Merrill Lynch/BAC is making a substantial call on Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN: 120.27, -2.97) downgrading it to Neutral from Buy ahead of quarterly #’s. Their price target is lowered to $140 from $150. While Amazon remains one of the faster growers in the Internet sector, and this is not a Kindle-unit-sales-related downgrade, the firm is downgrading the [...]

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Pandigital Novel now in stock at BBB w\floor model

July 13th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news

I heard reports over the weekend that Bed, Bath, and Beyond had the black Novel in stock. Naturally this piqued my curiosity, and I went to my local store Monday morning. Yes they did, and no they didn’t. My local BBB store did receive a Fedex shipment on Friday, but it wasn’t for the black [...]

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Amazon stock downgraded due to ebook rivalry

June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion

The Wall Street Journal is reporting: Despite its early lead in the fast-growing e-book market, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) faces growing competition from tech giants Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL), according to one analyst. Marianne Wolk of Susquehanna downgraded Amazon to a neutral rating on Monday. In a note to clients, the analyst cited [...]

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