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Irex’s E-Reader Poses No Threat to the Kindle

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 10, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Irex’s DR800SG has a large, sharp screen for comfortable reading, but overall the device is clumsier to use than Amazon’s Kindle.

Nexus Is a Perfect Name for the Trekkies of Google! (The Video Proof!)

Kara Swisher in News on December 14, 2009 at 12:01 am PT

Nexus? Well, it does sound futurey and all, but it got BoomTown to wondering how Google’s geektastic engineers settled on the name for their not-so-secret new smartphone, which is called the Nexus One. Thus, BoomTown consulted the instruction manual for the search giant–“Star Trek”–to find out.

Nook E-Reader Has Potential, but Needs Work

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 9, 2009 at 6:03 pm PT

Barnes & Noble’s new e-reader has Wi-Fi and allows users to lend books, but it’s slower and less polished than its Kindle competitor, writes Walt Mossberg.

How Do You Define “Market Share”? Ask Google Dictionary.

Peter Kafka in Media on December 4, 2009 at 6:21 am PT

Just in case you needed one, Google offers yet another reason not to pick up a book: Google Dictionary, which is exactly what it sounds like.

First Impressions of Kindle on iPhone

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on March 3, 2009 at 11:02 pm PT

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.

Amazon’s Kindle 2 Improves the Good, Leaves Out the Bad

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 25, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt finds that Amazon.com has fixed the worst design flaws in the Kindle, its popular electronic-book reader, while maintaining the excellent book-buying experience that made the first model tolerable despite those problems.

New Office for Macs Speeds Up Programs, Integrates Formats

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 3, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

The new Microsoft Office for the Mac isn’t revolutionary, but it’s a solid program that does its job faster than old versions, Walt says.