Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.

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• Amazon launches free Kindle app for Blackberry
• Google staunchly defends pact to digitize books
• Hands-on with the Apple iPad
• Apple unveils "iPad" tablet device

Google working with Intel, Sony on TV project: report

Google Inc is working with Intel Corp and Sony Corp to develop a new class of Internet-enabled televisions and set top boxes, according to a media report.

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• Google releases Nexus One smartphone for use in Canada
• Google says China talks continue, but pullout signs grow
• Google acquires photo-editing site
• Microsoft sounds antitrust alarm on Google

Online music vet launches song service for smartphones

Internet music veteran David Hyman on Monday unveiled a service that promises low-cost "all-you-can-eat" on-demand songs for users of Apple iPhones and Android smartphones.

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• Smartphones put the moves on social networking
• Heading South by Southwest, playing loud
• Microsoft phone system hits reset on digital music
• Social networking pulls mask from fashion world
• Networking rules at South by Southwest
• Singapore tech prodigy rides mobile apps boom

Smartphones put the moves on social networking

Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.

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• Website spotlights misdeeds of the rich and powerful
• South by Southwest music festival: `the most important networking event in the music industry today'.
• Texas's SXSW enjoys global profile

Tech toys: Tech Toys: video sunglasses; designer notebook & more

It's no longer enough to lug around a laptop, or even a niftier netbook. Today's fashionista must be sporting `digital clutch' chic. HP has teamed up with designer Vivienne Tam to produce a specially designed netbook that made its debut as part of Tam's spring collection. While it has the regular features of a mini notebook - such as the built-in webcam - it caters to the fashion crowd with a feature that turns the webcam into an instant mirror. And on the outside, it shows off Tam's `butterfly lovers' design. It features up to 5.5 hours of battery life, a 10.1-inch diagonal LED screen and a 93-per-cent of full-sized keyboard. It has two gigabytes of memory, with a hard drive option of up to 320 GB, and runs on Windows 7 Premium. At 1.2 kilograms (2.7 pounds) and a slim 2.5 centimetres (one-inch) thickness, you could carry it in your purse or shoulder tote (www.hp.com/viviennetam).

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Samsung unveils world's first 3-D LED TV sets

With the star power of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and "Avatar" director James Cameron, South Korea's Samsung Electronics giant late Wednesday unveiled the world's first 3-D TV technology aimed at revolutionizing the home viewing experience.

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