Linux 6.2 was released last week and, among other things, it includes some initial support for Apple’s M1 series processors. That’s an important step toward allowing a wide range of GNU/Linux distributions to run on Macs released in the past few years. But it’s still just a baby step. While there had been a widely-cited […]
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Reports: Sony getting out of the eReader business
Sony was one of the early players in the eReader space. The first Sony Reader products offered a way to read digital books on a portable device with an E Ink screen and long battery life several years before Amazon launched the first Kindle. But last year Sony decided not to offer its latest eReader […]
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Lilbits (2-08-2014): More Bay Trail motherboards
A handful of companies have already introduced mini-ITX PC boards featuring low-power Intel Bay Trail processors.  But CNX Software found a company that’s going even smaller. Wibtek’s new “thin mini-ITX” boards can be smaller than a normal mini-ITX board thanks to the fact that they don’t need an ATX power supply. This lets the boards fit […]
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Sony Reader eBook store shutting down in US, Canada
Sony was one of the first companies to launch a line of eReaders. But last year the company pulled the plug on its Sony Reader line of eReaders in North America when it decided not to sell its latest models here. Now Sony is sweeping up the leftovers by killing its Sony Reader eBook store […]
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Sony’s latest eReader isn’t coming to America, Sony pushes tablet, phone apps instead
The Sony Reader PRS-T3 has a 6 inch, 758 x 1024 pixel E Ink display, a battery that’s good for up to 2 months of use, 2GB of storage and a microSD card slot if you need more space, and new technology that causes the screen to flash to black less often while you’re flipping […]
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Sony Reader PRS-T3 launches, promises flicker-free reading
Sony is updating its eReader lineup with a new model that has a higher-resolution display and the ability to go longer between full screen refreshes. You know how E Ink devices usually flash to black for a moment every few times you turn the page? Sony says the PRS-T3 will only do that once every […]
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Sony Reader PRS T-2 now available for $130
Sony’s newest touchscreen eReader is now available for purchase for $130. That’s about $30 higher than the starting price for an Amazon Kindle Touch or Barnes & Noble NOOK Simple Touch — but unlike those companies, Sony doesn’t offer a version partially supported by advertisements. In fact, “Just say no to ads” appears to be […]
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Sony’s new eReader could retail for $100… do you care?
Sony is preparing to launch a new eBook reader with an E Ink display and touchscreen navigation. It looks like a minor update to last year’s PRS-T1, and last week a leaked product page suggested the new Sony Reader PRS-T2 could sell for $130. Now it looks like some retailers could sell the new Sony […]
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Sony Reader WiFi price drops to $130
Sony has lowered the price of its latest eBook Reader to better compete with competitors from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. The Sony PRS-T1 is now available for $129.99, which is about $20 lower than the original price. The latest Sony Reader has a 6 inch, 600 x 80 pixel E Ink Pearl display […]
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Hack turns Sony Reader into an E Ink Android tablet
The Sony Reader PRS-T1 Â is a $150 eBook Reader with a touchscreen E Ink display. It’s designed to read EPUB books from the Sony Reader Store or from you personal collection, and it can also handle digital library books. But that’s only part of what makes the Sony Reader interesting. Out of the box, the […]