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Irex, a Kindle-Killer That Wasn’t, Reaches the End of Its Story

Peter Kafka in Media on June 11, 2010 at 5:44 am PT

Confused by the ever-increasing number of Kindle competitors? You may be able to scratch one off the list: E-reader maker Irex has reportedly filed for bankruptcy.

The Chapter And Verse on E-Bookstores

Geoffrey A. Fowler in Personal Technology on May 26, 2010 at 6:14 pm PT

By Geoffrey Fowler.

While much of the attention has focused on the e-book reading devices, it’s becoming clear that the important decision isn’t just which device you choose, but also which e-bookstore you decide to frequent.

Weekend Update 03.13.10–North by Northwest Edition

Drake Martinet in News on March 13, 2010 at 4:17 pm PT

With virtually every twittery, techie media fanboy and girl swarming all over the greater Austin area this week, it feels a little empty in the Bay Area. The sun is shining, but Dolores park is just a little emptier. There are fewer fixed-gear bikes darting between cars around the Mission District, and convenience store shelves are overflowing with unpurchased Pabst Blue Ribbon. Neither rain, nor snow, nor a hipster-packed BBQ joint can keep AllThingsD from our appointed post, though.

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.

The Coming Kindle Boom: Sales Could Double in 2010

Peter Kafka in Media on October 7, 2009 at 7:00 am PT

Amazon won’t even tell us how many Kindles it has actually sold, so projecting how many it’s going to move in the future makes for particularly tough fortune-telling. But that doesn’t stop anyone from trying: Forrester thinks Jeff Bezos and company will move 600,000 newly discounted units this holiday season and sell 1.8 million by the end of 2009.

Amazon Gives the Kindle a Price Cut, Takes It Overseas

Peter Kafka in Media on October 6, 2009 at 9:33 pm PT

Had to see this one coming: Amazon is chopping the price on its plain-vanilla Kindle e-book reader and is introducing a new version that will allow users to download books when they’re outside the U.S. Your move, Sony–and every other would-be Kindle competitor.

Time Inc. Pines for a Kindle Killer–If Someone Else Builds It

Peter Kafka in Media on September 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm PT

Is Time Inc. building a Kindle Killer? Nope. A report suggests that Time Inc. wants to get into the hardware business and produce its own e-reader. That’s something other publishers, like Hearst and News Corp., are actually doing or have at least mulled. But multiple sources familiar with the Time Warner unit’s thinking say that’s not the case here.

Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The "Skank" Issue

Beth Callaghan in News on August 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm PT

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.

Weekend Update, 8.29.09–The “Skank” Issue

Beth Callaghan in News on August 29, 2009 at 5:02 pm PT

As of this week, pretty much anyone can tell you–“Skank” blogging just doesn’t pay. Unless your $15 million privacy lawsuit against Google ends up going your way, that is. Rosemary Port, the person who used Blogger to anonymously insult former model Liskula Cohen, was unmasked last week after months of speculation and promptly sued Google for turning over her information. Hilarity ensued, complete with dueling morning TV appearances.