Tech Round Up: Nook eReader top features, Bing gets real time search, new Blackberry Bold 9700.<strong>Barnes & Nobles Nook eReader: Top features</strong> Barnes & Noble's new Nook e-reader made its debut on Tuesday and became the latest in a series of new eReaders popping up recently to compete with Amazon's Kindle A portable e-book device from Amazon.com that provides wireless connectivity to Amazon for e-book downloads as well as Wikipedia and search engines. Using Sprint's EV-DO cellphone network, dubbed WhisperNet, wireless access is free. It also includes a built-in dictionary. . <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/nook-ereader-barnes-and-noble-nook-review-nook-ebook-reader-book-vs-kindle.htm" target="_blank">See full story and photos. </a> <strong>Bing to bring real-time search with Facebook, Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. deal</strong> Microsoft's search engine Bing has sealed a deal with Facebook and the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, which will add real-time web updates to its search results, in a bid to raise the level against arch rival Google (Google, Mountain View, CA, www.google.com) The largest search engine on the Web, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students. In 1996, they developed their "BackRub" search engine, named after its unique page ranking method (explained below). . <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091221/bing-bring-real-time-search-with-facebook-twitter-deal.htm" target="_blank">See full story</a>. <strong>Google's music service coming soon</strong> Google plans to roll out a service that would allow users to listen to songs for free over the internet or purchase them, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report from the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/google-music-service-coming-soon-itunes-amazon-apple.htm" target="_blank">See full story</a>. <strong>RIM launches new Bold, but challenge looms for Storm</strong> Research In Motion has rolled out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble. blackberry Bold, aiming to reassert reassert Verb 1. to state or declare again 2. reassert oneself to become significant or noticeable again: reality had reasserted itself Verb 1. its dominance in the professional market at a time when its retail consumer business has come under growing pressure from Apple's iPhone. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/rim-launches-new-bold-but-challenge-looms-for-storm.htm" target="_blank">See full story</a>. <strong>EBay holiday outlook disappoints, shares drop</strong> EBay Inc on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter profit and revenue at the low end of analysts' estimates, disappointing investors' hopes of a substantial turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. at its main marketplaces division during the crucial holiday season. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/ebay-holiday-outlook-disappoints-shares-drop.htm" target="_blank">See full story</a>. |
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