Tuesday, March 3, 2009
First Impressions of Kindle on iPhone

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.
Walt takes a brief look at the newly revised Apple MacBook Pro, the more powerful sibling to the new MacBook he recently reviewed. While it shares some of the makeover given to its little brother, the MacBook Pro has a number of tradeoffs that should give existing MBP owners pause for updating.
Google’s (GOOG) new G1 phone announced today is the first real competitor to the iPhone. Like Apple’s (AAPL) product, it’s a serious handheld computer with a powerful new operating system (called Android) and a clever touch-based user interface.
Now there’s a cool new way to follow the 2008 presidential election anywhere you go. Today I discovered a rich, data-packed app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that displays updated polling data, both nationally and state-by-state, for the presidential campaign. It’s called Election ’08.
Walt Mossberg is the author and creator of the weekly Personal Technology column in The Wall Street Journal, which has appeared every Thursday since 1991. Read more »
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