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The era of the Kindle is over, and Amazon knows it. Amazon isn't abandoning the e-reader market just yet, but the company is taking steps to bring its Kindle Store to everything with a screen, including Apple's tablet. The Kindle will stay fresh via software updates, but don't look for more Amazon-branded hardware.

 


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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the technology was packaged into a new category of device - dubbed slates.

The devices, also known as tablets, have an interface similar to a smartphone and, with no keyboards, are lighter than netbooks.

 


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Samsung, Plastic Logic, enTourage Systems, Hearst, and Spring Design launched e-readers at CES against Sony, Amazon, and even Apple's rumored tablet.

 


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Netbooks are the endpoint of four decades of computing -- the final, ubiquitous manifestation of "A PC on every desk and in every home". But netbooks are more than just PCs. If the internet is the ultimate force of democratization in the world, then netbooks are the instrument by which that democracy will be achieved.

 


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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer disappointed those looking for news about Windows Mobile at CES this week, leaving onlookers to speculate that the company will unveil version 7 of the aging operating system at Mobile World Congress next month in Barcelona, Spain. But I’m beginning to think that without a new operating system, it’s already too late for Redmond to get back in the smartphone game.

 


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What's the most overhyped tech on display in Vegas this week? A look back at 2009 offers some clues.

 


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This week I am at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada to see what's happening with the latest in consumer gadgets.  

Based on the content of Ballmer’s keynote, I have to worry about the health of the software giant for the future. Will they be able to keep up with their competitors, who are already releasing some extremely innovative technology? Microsoft has a lot of potentia

 


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Photos and short text on several Tablet 2.0 announcements made during CES 2010.