8.Jul.2009 at 8 | Joel Burslem
Big news this morning. Google announces a brand new operating system based on its Chrome Browser – Google Chrome OS. Details on what it’ll look like are bit sketchy, but there is no doubt. This is huge, huge move for the search giant to make.
Why, you ask?
The New York Times categorizes this as a first [...]
Tagged: Technology ,chrome browser, chrome OS, digital books, google
30.Jun.2009 at 30 | Joel Burslem
I sound a bit like a broken record these days. Speed and video. Speed and video.
Only last week it was the new iPhone touting these two words. Now it’s the turn of the Mozilla Foundation who today released a new version of its wildly popular Firefox browser.
Firefox 3.5 comes with a slew of new features [...]
Tagged: Technology ,firefox, internet browser, mozilla foundation
23.Jun.2009 at 23 | Joel Burslem
I wasn’t going to upgrade. I swear. But my gadget lust got the better of me and I caved.
So I spent the weekend with a new toy; my brand new iPhone 3G S.
This is now the third generation iPhone I’ve owned after its launch weekend. Pretty pathetic I know. But I’ve kept my batting record [...]
Tagged: Technology ,apple, iphone, iphone 3g s
19.Jun.2009 at 19 | Joel Burslem
Here at vook we always have one eye on what’s coming down the pike in terms of hardware. We love our iPhones and Kindles but are anxiously anticipating the day that technology catches up with our dream of integrated video and text. The good news is I think we’re almost there.
Here’s a handful of devices [...]
Tagged: Technology ,Android, apple, Crunchpad, FLEPia
9.Jun.2009 at 9 | Joel Burslem
If you are as big a geek as me, you spent yesterday glued to the Engadget or Gizmodo live blog of Apple’s WWDC keynote speech.
As expected, we got a look at the new iPhone (3G s) and some of the new apps that will be launched when iPhone 3.0 comes out in a few weeks [...]
Tagged: Technology ,apple, iphone 3.0, iphone 3Gs, scrollmotion
2.Jun.2009 at 2 | Joel Burslem
We certainly saw that last week at BEA – with newer, cheaper devices from Cooler and BEbook starting to steal a little of the thunder from the Kindle and Sony readers.
Now, this week, a new report from Forrester that points to growing market for eBooks and eReader devices.
So why the growth?
Epps acknowledges that Forrester’s [...]
Tagged: Technology ,ebook, ereader
27.May.2009 at 27 | Joel Burslem
The Vook team has landed in New York and we’re gearing up for a big week at the Book Expo America (BEA).
BEA is the publishing industry’s largest annual get together and this year, the buzz over e-books and digital content is building.
Vook founder Bradley Inman will be speaking on a panel entitled The 800 Pound [...]
Tagged: Vook News ,BEA, Big Ideas, Book Expo America