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Submission + - Google Download: googleBooks?

Submitted by

Russian Art

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:50PM

Russian Art writes: "BusinessWeek is reporting that it looks like Google is closer to to being able to offer full book search but finding partners for their Books search/download business is not easy — after all, who wants to curl up with a laptop? A quote from the article "Perhaps the biggest hurdle is consumer taste. Consumers are most interested in buying digital titles of books that have information they want to search for or reference, says Kessel. They are less interested in getting page-turners online, says Schroeder, adding that people want to curl up with a book, not the same computer screen they have been staring at during work all day." Does Slashdot agree?"

Submission + - Scientific Study Confirms Common Bar Knowledge

Submitted by on Thursday January 18, 2007 @12:48PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to this Reuters article on CNN.com, scientists in England have found that it isn't our imagination: women find a man more attractive when other women also seem to find said man attractive.

Submission + - How Jobs blew the iPhone keynote

Submitted by

PetManimal

on Thursday January 18, 2007 @12:39PM

PetManimal writes: "Mike Elgan, writing for Computerworld, slams Steve Jobs' keynote at MacWorld announcing the iPhone, claiming that Jobs is raising his customers' and Wall Street expectations too high, and is giving his competitors too much advance notice. And he questions the functionality of the product, noting that unlike most smart phones, the iPhone doesn't have a replacable battery, support for removable storage, or support for Microsoft apps like Word and Outlook, and can't handle voice-dialing, 3G Internet access, one-handed operation, or video recording. His conclusion:
A June unveiling that coincided with the actual product launch would have kept customers and Wall Street expectations in line; concealed product details from competitors; given Apple TV the full spotlight when it ships; kept iPod sales robust and would have helped Apple gracefully negotiate the rights to use the name "iPhone." In short, it would have been the traditional Apple home run. Steve Jobs blew it.
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