High-street bookshop Waterstones has signed a commercial agreement with Amazon that’ll see Kindle digital devices and ebooks being sold through its UK shops.
The company has already planned to incorporate dedicated digital areas and free WiFi access as part of its 2012 store refurbishment plans.
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Google and Motorola Mobility have confirmed that Chinese authorities have approved Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings.
The planned deal was announced in August 2011 and was given the regulatory go-ahead by European and US regulators earlier this year.
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Nomad Digital says it’ll be providing cross-channel Eurostar trains with WiFi throughout the journey from next year.
The company, which provides wireless technology for the transportation sector, was awarded the contract by Eurostar last September.
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A different kind of share for Facebook CEO
Mark Bridge writes:
What a week for Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Not content with transforming his company through its stock market flotation, he then went on to marry. What does this reveal? Well, he’s clearly capable of multi-tasking and he’d rather wear a suit for social occasions than for work.
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A horse box and eight SIM cards. That’s the basic technology keeping the BBC’s Olympic Torch Relay broadcasts on the air and on the road.
The converted DAF horse box is being driven in front of the runners as they carry an Olympic torch along the relay route. It’s equipped with four cameras and a mixing desk, enabling a choice of views to be recorded and broadcast for 12 hours per day throughout the 70-day relay.
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