E-books are more popular than ever, following the release of Amazon’s updated Kindle and Apple’s iPad, with recent analysis showing that ebooks are set to hit 10% of the US consumer book market this year “with the UK following close behind”.
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Google has announced that it is planning to launch its own TV service, Google TV, later this year. Initially Google TV will only be available in the US, but there are plans to extend it globally in 2011.
BT has launched a new app for its BT Total Broadband customers, allowing them to automatically connect to free and unlimited Wi-Fi.
Telegraph.co.uk has launched a Fashion and Shopping mini-site (fashion.telegraph.co.uk), consisting of both articles and e-commerce, and featuring a variety of sections.
The BBC has launched a new version of its iPlayer today, after running it as a beta since June this year, with a simpler design, new recommendation features and social media aspects.
According to reports, Google Inc is preparing to launch a download store and song library, allowing Android users to listen to music wherever they are.
According to a Pew Internet & American Life Project survey, social networking amongst internet users aged 50 or older has risen from 22% to 42% during the past year.
AOL have signed a new five year search advertising deal with Google, announced three months before the current contract expires in December.
This week, Archos have announced five new Android tablets, with displays ranging in size from 2.8 to 10.1 inches, and prices ranging from under $99 to just under $300.
