Consider this another minor skirmish in the ebook wars. Apparently ebook lending is a major bone of contention between publishers and distributors alike. Lendle is a social app that lets Kindle users get in touch with potential borrowers. On Monday Amazon revoked their API access, axing the service … [Read more...] about The Very Strange Case Of Amazon Vs. Lendle And How They Made Up
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Apple To Release 2011 iMac’s In May?
Apple's iMac is due for an update later this year. The current iMac models were announced back in July of 2010, so we should expect to see the 2011 iMac's launching in July of 2011. It turns out that we may see the new 2011 iMac's a little earlier this year, according to CNet's Brian Tong who … [Read more...] about Apple To Release 2011 iMac’s In May?
YouTube Cloud Editor Now Fixes Shakey Videos With Stabilisation Feature
YouTube has now added new image stabilization technology to its cloud-based editor to help reduce and remove the shake you sometimes get on videos taken on a camcorder which doesn't already have stabilization technology installed. You can now take advantage of this feature when you upload any video … [Read more...] about YouTube Cloud Editor Now Fixes Shakey Videos With Stabilisation Feature
Google Chrome Beta 11 Adds HTML5 Speech Input
Google has updated the beta version of Chrome to Chrome Beta 11.0696.16, and this latest version comes with two new updates to Chrome which include an HTML5 speech input API and GPU accelerated 3D CSS. The new HTML5 speech input lets developers add the ability to transcribe voice to text in web … [Read more...] about Google Chrome Beta 11 Adds HTML5 Speech Input
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Photos And Specifications
Yesterday, Samsung unveiled two new tablets in their Galaxy Tab range, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. While we have seen the Galaxy Tab 10.1 before, we now have more photos and specifications on this new Android tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is ultra-thin, measuring just 8.6mm … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Photos And Specifications
Google Patents Its ‘Doodles’
Google's logo doodles that change on a daily basis keep visitors to the search site entertained with informative facts and creative images. We have even featured a number of Google's more interesting Doodles here on Geeky Gadgets, such as the Jules Verne Doodle and Google's Doodle Is A … [Read more...] about Google Patents Its ‘Doodles’
Apple’s Steve Jobs To Answer Questions In iTunes Antitrust Case
We told you a while back that Apple was facing an Antitrust enquiry over iTunes, and now Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has been ordered to answer questions relating to the antitrust enquiry over Apple's iTunes. The complaint was filed back in 2005, and the lawyers who filed it have just received … [Read more...] about Apple’s Steve Jobs To Answer Questions In iTunes Antitrust Case
Firefox 4 Reaches 5 Million Downloads In 24 Hours
Yesterday, Mozilla released the final version of Firefox 4, and it seems that Mozilla's latest browser is already popular, having now reached over 5 million downloads since it was released yesterday. When Microsoft launched the new IE9 recently, they reported that it had reached a total of 2.3 … [Read more...] about Firefox 4 Reaches 5 Million Downloads In 24 Hours
Microsoft Releases Copy And Paste Windows Phone 7 Update
The last thing we heard about the new copy and paste update for Windows Phone 7 was that it would be available some time near the end of March. Good news if you are a Windows Phone 7 user, as Microsoft has started rolling out the latest update. The update for Windows Phone 7 is being rolled out at … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Copy And Paste Windows Phone 7 Update
Acer Iconia Tab A501 Headed To AT&T
US mobile operator AT&T has announced that they will be launching a new Android tablet this summer, the Acer Iconia Tab A501, which is Acer's first 4G tablet. The Acer Iconia Tab A501 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display, plus a dual core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 250 processor, and it will come … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A501 Headed To AT&T
HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet Gets Official
As well as announcing the new HTC EVO 3D, HTC also announced a new tablet which is headed to Sprint, the HTC EVO View 4G, which is basically a WiMAX version of the HTC Flyer tablet that we saw previously. The HTC EVO View 4G features a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 … [Read more...] about HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet Gets Official
HTC EVO 3D Gets Official
Yesterday a new smartphone from HTC appeared on Sprint website, and now we have full details on this new Android device from HTC, the HTC EVO 3D. The HTC EVO 3D features a 4.3 inch qHD display, and processing is provided by a dual core 1.2GHz processor, it also features a dual 5 megapixel camera … [Read more...] about HTC EVO 3D Gets Official
