Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Update on the World of E-Books + More

Customer service survey puts AT&T at bottom of carrier heap

The words "mobile carrier" and "customer satisfaction" aren't often used in the same sentence, and that's especially true when it comes to the iPhone. ChangeWave Research's latest consumer survey ranks AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the US, last of the four major US carriers for customer satisfaction and percentage of dropped calls.

Internet Explorer market share at all time low: Time to give up?

Internet Explorer’s market share has reached an all time low, falling below 60% in April with Firefox and Chrome steadily increasing their share.

Google plans summer launch for digital bookstore

Google's settlement with authors and publishers remains in limbo, but the company is planning to launch its digital bookstore this summer with titles it is clearly authorized to sell. Google Editions will offer digital books for sale through its Web site in late June or July, giving Amazon and Apple a new competitor in the emerging digital-book market.

Hands On: Barnes & Noble Nook Update 1.3

Barnes & Noble on Friday released version 1.3 of the software for its Nook e-reader, which includes a Web browser, faster page turning, and several games. The Android-based Nook now also lets users read books for free in Barnes & Noble retail stores, and fixes a few bugs.

Google Maps gets 3D view of the world

Google on Monday augmented Google Maps with a feature called Earth view that brings the Google Earth software's 3D perspective to the Web browser. Earth view is available through the installation of a browser plug-in Google originally issued in 2008. With it, people can see the contours of world--canyons and mountains, most dramatically--using the Google Earth fly-through interface.

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