The Verge, a merchandising website, managed get a hold of pictures of what is said to be the new Amazon Kindle, ahead of its anticipated revelation in Amazon’s product launch event, scheduled September 6.
The new Kindles, as seen in the leaked photos that are assumed to be a part of a French package, is very similar to the last Kindle generation, except for the lack of a button below the screen and a greatly dimmed

Major internet companies are competing for dominance in the mobile internet browsing scene (Image: Skyfire Mobile Browser (CC) via Flickr)

Major internet companies Google, Yahoo!, Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla and Opera are competing for mobile internet supremacy.
Dominance in the mobile internet means having the ability to gather highly comprehensive user data and create ads that are highly personalized. According to Greg Sterling, an Opus Research analyst, “The browsers need to be present …

Retail chain operator Target will stop selling Amazon Kindle devices and related hardware, a new report says.
Citing unnamed source/s, The Verge says that the Amazon Kindle line will not be sold anymore in Target stores as there is a conflict of interest for Target selling Amazon Kindle gadgets.
The information is attributed to an internal memo from Target which the site has gotten its hands on.
It was not specifically mentioned in the memo cited what this “conflict of Interest” …

Kindle Touch upgrades its software to include more languages, among other upgrades (Image: kun530 (CC) via Flickr)

The Kindle Touch will have its software upgraded, according to Amazon.
The new tweaks include improvements on usability and more languages added.
Improved Layout and formatting helps make the Kindle Touch more aesthetically pleasing.
Sharing options are also added, allowing users to share the books they’re reading through popular social networking sites Twitter or …

Amazon, the Seattle-based electronic commerce company, is now selling its next-generation Kindle 4 eBook reader for £89 in the UK.
A lower-priced Kindle 4, which currently has a Wi-Fi-only model on Amazon, will definitely be a hot-seller for the Christmas season.
UK main street retailer Dixons believes it will run out of stock for the latest Kindle eBook reader in just 24 hours, The INQUIRER reports.
According to the post, Dixons added, “the competitive price of the gadget and the canny …

Amazon is on the negotiation table for a new Netflix-style subscription-based eBook service that may incur annual fees for content access, the WSJ reports.
Initially, the service will take part in the US retail giant’s Prime scheme, of which existing subscribers receive unlimited shipping and streaming access to its digital video library.
Prime members who pay $79 for the annual service can select and stream movies from a collection of older titles.
Several customers believe that Amazon plans …

Screen capture of Kindle Cloud Reader (Photo Credit: Amazon)

Amazon has launched a free Kindle Cloud Reader app, giving users direct access to Kindle eBooks via a Web browser, and completely devoid of the downloading process.
The Kindle Cloud Reader app currently supports Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari browser for desktop and iPad, but will soon come to other browsers, including Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and even the PlayBook browser from BlackBerry.
The move …

(Photo Credit: Pottermore)

Google Books and Amazon Kindle online bookstores have confirmed making agreements with J.K. Rowling’s website Pottermore to deliver digital versions of the “Harry Potter” series later this year.
In a post on the Google Commerce Blog, Larissa Fontaine, New Business Development for Google Books, said the search giant and Pottermore are teaming up to launch Harry Potter eBooks via the open Google eBooks platform.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Amazon …