Archive for E-Learning

Kindle Getting New Competition From Netbook Maker Asus (AMZN)

Sep 07, 2009 No Comments

Throw another entry into the e-reader market: Asus, the company from Taiwan that basically invented the “netbook,” plans to get into e-readers, too, the U.K. Times reports. One proposed model has two color screens, which more closely resembles a paper book. A “budget” reader could make it to market at $200, or about $100 less [...]

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Asus Plans to Enter the eBook Market With Cheap Dual-Screen eReaders

Sep 07, 2009 1 Comment

Asus, the computer manufacturer best known for its Eee PCs, is getting ready to enter the eReader market. According to an article in the Times Online this morning, Asus plans to launch two devices: a budget and a premium version. At least the premium version will most likely feature dual screens. The article is extremely [...]

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Smartphones drive language learning innovation

Aug 23, 2009 No Comments

HONG KONG (AFP) – The boom in “smartphones”, led by Apple’s iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago — and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge. Tens of thousands of “apps” — individual programmes that can be downloaded to the phone and do everything from recognising [...]

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