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A peek at the upcoming MIDs

Hardware vendors show off upcoming mobile Internet devices at Intel Developer Forum 2008 in Shanghai.

Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac

A look at the new features in the KDE4.0 released last month

 
 
 

The future of startups in S'pore

The MDA held an exhibition of several interactive digital media projects. Here are some of the hits and misses.

Tata's US$2,500 car

Tata Motors launches a different kind of Nano.

 
 
 

Apple unleashes new Xserve, Mac Pro

Check out the new Mac Pro and Xserve with eight processor cores.

Inside Microsoft's war room

A look at Microsoft's Security Response Center in Redmond

 
 
 

Cracking open the iPod Touch

Inside Apple's latest portable multimedia device

Amazon fires up Kindle e-reader

Amazon kindles interest in its electronic book

 
 
 

Cheaper way to biological sampling

System can replace more traditional, and more costly, lab equipment used by hospitals

Ubuntu gets gutsy

To some, the fancy Linux desktop interface effects are gimmicky, but others enjoy it


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Amazon fires up Kindle e-reader

Wednesday, November 28 2007 09:19 am

Amazon kindles interest in its electronic book


Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday unveiled the company's e-book reader, the Kindle--the latest entry into the long unspectacular market for electronic handheld devices for reading material ranging from novels to newspapers.

Credit: Caroline McCarthy, CNET News.com