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A young girl looks at a Sony e-book at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 10, 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images)

Apple Executive Denies Scheming With Publishers At E-Book Price Fixing Trial

A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs’ right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books.

2013/06/13

Man shopping for groceries. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Larry Magid: Bay Area Grocery Shopping Through Amazon?

Amazon.com is reportedly getting into the grocery business in the Bay Area. The online shopping giant, which has been offering deliveries in the Seattle area, plans to expand its service to the Bay Area by the end of the year according to Reuters.

2013/06/05

Federal Judge Hearing Claims In Apple e-Book Price Fixing Suit

The Justice Department sued Apple and other publishers last year. The five other publishers named in the lawsuit have settled. The judge has urged Apple to do the same.

2013/06/03

People mingle in front of a display of LG Electronics televisions at a trade show. (Fredrick J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

Tech Report: Amazon’s Rumored TV Streaming Box

There are reports that Amazon is working on a set box top that allows you to stream internet content straight to your TV set, similar to Apple TV and Roku.

2013/04/25

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Bay Area Band, Smash Mouth To Sign ‘Recipes From The Road’

Smash Mouth have put together “Recipes from the Road,” part rock n’ roll cookbook, part scrap book full of recipes, stories & pictures from years of tours, Jayn from Alice@97.3 reports…

2013/03/29

Writers Blast Amazon Purchase Of San Francisco-Based Goodreads

Authors Guild president and best-selling novelist Scott Turow is condemning Amazon.com’s purchase of Goodreads, a leading book recommendation website.

2013/03/29

Apple Unveils Video Games For I-Tunes And Two New I-Pod Models

Tech Report: Apple’s Online Store And Digital Content Price Concerns

Apple has applied for a patent to create an online store that would let users sell their e-books, as well as movie and music files with Apple taking a bite of the sale.

2013/03/11

Silicon Valley Giants Urge Supreme Court To Overturn DOMA

Apple, Google and other leading Silicon Valley technology companies have joined hundreds across the nation in signing a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.

2013/02/28

A fair goer tries out the textunes eBook reader app on an Apple iPad at the Leipzig Book Fair on March 15, 2012 on the fairgrounds in Leipzig, eastern Germany. (Robert Michael/AFP/Getty Images)

Tech Watch: Array Of Tablets Challenge iPad For Dominance

The iPad is still synonymous with the concept of a tablet, but Apple’s tablets have now slipped below 50% of all tablets sold. So what’s taken their place? An array of tablets that are generally smaller, cheaper but still basically equivalent to an iPad.

2013/02/05