Archive for the ‘Amazon Kindle’ Category

Is the iPhone still Cool?

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Picture of iPhone 4Remember the days when the height of style was caressing your iPhone lovingly in a café bar or listening to your favourite tunes on those oh-so-familiar white headphones on the commute to work? Those days are over. Today, your work colleague is more likely to be showing off the more powerful capabilities of the HTC Sensation, awing you with hi-res images on the Samsung Galaxy S II or playing the latest Playstation games on the Motorola Atrix. (more…)

What Will The Top Five Selling Christmas Gadgets Be This Year?

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

various gadgetsNo sooner has September begun when the thoughts of retailers everywhere turn to Christmas. For technology retailers, it really is the season to be jolly, for it’s the time of year when gadget shops and outlets make more profit than any other season – usually on the back of the latest hardware releases. So what are the big sellers going to be this year? Let’s take a look at what might be in your Xmas box this year. (more…)

Amazon Kindle – price slash could be on the way

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

A hand holding a Kindle

Still someway from tipping Apple’s iPad in terms of sales volume, the Amazon Kindle sold 8 million units in Britain and the US in 2010, making it the bestselling Amazon product of all time.

The Kindle has made some massive leaps since its introduction in 2007, then capable of storing only 200 books. The latest version Kindle 3 has Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities, 4 GB of memory capable of holding 3,000 books, and a battery life of one month. With a price tag of £109 for the wifi only version the Kindle was no doubt a favourite under many Christmas trees this year. Good news for e-reader fans is that prices could soon be even lower.

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