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News.blog: Amazon's Kindle digitises university texts

News Instead of having to thumb through pages, students can find text instantly with Kindle's search feature. Another prestigious school is embracing Amazon's Kindle e-reader. Princeton University has announced that it will start printing Kindle-edition...

Tags: university, textbooks, kindle, reader

30 June 2008, 9:18

Google gets up close and personal

News Then she demonstrated a search for "pizza" in San Jose on Google Maps on her iPhone, elegantly flicking her thumb and middle finger to navigate the map on the touchscreen. Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user...

23 August 2007, 9:25

BBC iPlayer petition tops 10,000

News Our general rule of thumb is to reach the biggest audiences first," he added. More than 10,000 people have signed an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street Web site urging the BBC to make its iPlayer available to non-Windows users.

24 July 2007, 8:46

First cases of 'Wii elbow' reported

News The Wall Street Journal says that 'Wii elbow' and other Wii-related physical issues may be the first widespread gaming-related injuries since 'Nintendo thumb', the condition that ran rampant following the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment...

28 November 2006, 10:02

BlackBerry escapes boardroom with Pearl

News The cause of 'BlackBerry thumb' has been removed for reasons of space and replaced with an opaque trackball centred under the screen, which gives the Pearl its name. RIM has officially confirmed what many in the industry had been expecting: a move...

7 September 2006, 10:31

Nokia looks to next-gen Linux tablets

News Among the possible new additions are new interface methods -- the device currently uses a touch screen with a stylus for text input -- although thumb-happy typers can switch to a more clumsy digit input mode with the virtual keyboard expanded to...

22 June 2006, 9:42

News.blog: DS Lites on sale early in US

News Apparently, the stores have decided to thumb their noses at Nintendo's stated launch date and have taken it upon themselves to put the machines on store shelves. If you've been waiting anxiously for the release of Nintendo's new DS Lite handheld...

1 June 2006, 10:04

News.blog: Just say no to the iPod

News Other companies make MP3 players that thumb their nose at the iTatorship, including Sony, Creative and Cowon, but iDont.com only has eyes for SanDisk. White earbuds are, like, so 2001, according to the people behind the iPod-skewering iDon't Web page.

30 May 2006, 10:33

Motorola Q could ring by next week

News It sports a thumb keyboard and a relatively large screen, similar to the BlackBerry. Motorola's Q, a multimedia phone that's something of a cross between a BlackBerry and a video iPod, will hopefully be released in the US next week, said the...

17 May 2006, 9:24

What not to eat -- over your keyboard

News If an end is protruding, grasp it firmly between forefinger and thumb and gently extract. We all do it, even though we know we probably shouldn't. Whether it's merely snacking to help pass the time or voraciously devouring lunch while trying to...

15 March 2006, 10:00

US bids farewell to BlackBerry?

News In areas where "CrackBerry" addiction is rampant, some thumb-typists are even expressing their anxiety in poetry. A federal court hearing scheduled for Friday that could lead to the shutdown of BlackBerry devices throughout the US is forcing...

24 February 2006, 9:31

Full biometrics ID scheme to reach UK by 2009

News UK ID cards will be issued with the passports, which will contain finger and thumb images, two iris images and facial images. Passports and ID cards with facial biometrics are set to hit the UK early next year -- and fingerprints are expected to be...

21 October 2005, 8:54