The latest figures from the International Data Corporation show unexpectedly high tablet and e-reader sales, with both beating their quarterly targets.
Worldwide media tablet shipments were up 88.9% on the previous quarter and 303.8% year-on-year, reaching 13.6 million units at the end of the second quarter. As a result, IDC has raised its tablet shipment forecast to 62.5 million units for 2011.
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Network operator Telefonica has launched an ebook reader on the Movistar network in Spain.
The device is called the ebook bq and will go on sale next week.
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A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association says the average US household spent $1,179 (around £732) on consumer electronics products in the past 12 months, a drop of $201 from the previous year.
American households were calculated to contain 24 separate consumer electronics products, down from 25 in 2010.
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Microsoft is taking legal action against Barnes & Noble for patent infringement by its 'Nook' Android-based eBook reader. The action also includes device manufacturers Foxconn International Holdings and Inventec Corporation. It follows last year's patent agreement that covered HTC mobile phones running the Android platform.
The disputed patents cover a number of functions in the Android user interface.
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The Amazon Kindle eBook reader is now available at all Best Buy UK stores and around 400 Carphone Warehouse shops as well. Pricing is the same as buying the device directly from Amazon; £111 for the WiFi-only version or £152 for the WiFi/3G Kindle.
Best Buy’s US operation has been offering the Kindle since last year.
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