Plastic Logic cancels Que E-book Reader

Plastic Logic has canceled its Que e-reader product, which debuted in January and was expected to ship this year.

“We recognize the market has dramatically changed, and with the product delays we have experienced, it no longer make sense for us to move forward," the company said.

The e-book reader market already has gotten quite competitive. In all likelihood some suppliers are going to reassess their tablet PC plans as well.

Plastic Logic cancels Que e-reader

How News Consumption is Shifting to the Personalized Social News Stream

The social network of a reader is quickly becoming their personalized news wire.

Over the last five years, a revolutionary shift has taken place in the way many people consume news. We have gone from consuming news through traditional media and news websites to having the news broadcast to us by our social network of friends. In fact, 75 percent of news consumed online is through shared news from social networking sites or e-mail.

How News Consumption is Shifting to the Personalized Social News Stream

Half of Mobile Users to Be Web-Enabled by 2013

85.5 million mobile users will access the web from their mobile devices in 2010, more than eMarketer earlier had forecast.

In 2013, penetration will reach the halfway mark, and by 2014, 142.1 million users, representing 54 percent of the U.S. mobile user population, will access the internet using mobile browsers or applications.

Half of Mobile Users to Be Web-Enabled by 2013 - eMarketer

Majority of U.S. Mobile Users Rely on Smartphones, Rather than Feature phones, to Access Mobile Web

Smartphones now have surpassed feature phones as the devices U.S. mobile users rely on to access the mobile Internet, Nielsen reports.

Android the Only Smartphone OS Gaining Market Share?

In the U.S. market, at least, Android devices seem to be the only class of devices, sorted by operating system, that has gained market share over the last six months, Nielsen reports.

Android and iPhone Users Seem More Loyal Than BlackBerry Users

Users of iPhone and Android devices seem to be more loyal than BlackBerry users, a new analysis by Nielsen suggests.

Based on "next desired smartphone" responses, existing iPhone and Android users are more likely than BlackBerry users to want to stick with the same operating system when they buy their next devices.

Gowilla says it has "not yet" been approached by Google about a potential acquisition, though there is some speculation that could be in the offing as Google ramps up its efforts in the social media and social networking areas.