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Sony Reader Daily Edition Available for Pre-order

Wednesday November 25, 2009
Sony was basking in the limelight just a few months ago after it fielded three new entries in the eBook Reader wars. But in a "What have you done for me lately world," August and September suddenly seem so long ago, especially after the announcement of Barnes & Noble's hot new...

Prepaid Wireless Carrier Page Plus Cellular Expands International Service

Wednesday November 25, 2009
Image © Page PlusPage Plus Cellular, which was in the news two weeks ago for lowering the price of its standard prepaid wireless plan, has now announced an expansion to its international service. The prepaid wireless carrier, which is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that uses the nationwide Verizon Wireless...

Google Offers More Access to Android GPS App

Tuesday November 24, 2009
Google's excellent -- and free -- GPS application is now available to even more Android users. In a blog post earlier this week, Google said that Google Maps Navigation (Beta) is now available to devices that are running versions 1.6 and higher of the Android operating system. Google Maps Navigation...

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