MobileRead Week in Review: 05/14 - 05/21

[Alexander Turcic]

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eReader 10% discount through May 24th
Free Steve Jordan book

Formats and Conversion
Is a better e-book format always better?
O'Reilly customers prefer .pdf
Overview of .PDF reading options for PDAs

In the News
A universal library - such spectacular achievement is now possible
Big plans for e-ink displays - it's now in billboards!
Bits du Jour site... Woot for software
E-paper wins says head of biggest Europe publisher
EV-DO and EDGE Commentary from Pocket Now
Free SkypeOut VOIP calls to landlines within North America
Fuel cells being developed for mobile devices
Fujitsu's color e-paper is still too slow
HelioDisplay projects the images into free space
Long term forecast for book reading is not good
Making mobile devices easier to use
New Sony Vaio PDA?
Numenta News
Print magazines are better when they emulate the web
Why isn't MMS messaging a huge success?
Why write an e-book? An author provides answers

iSilo/X
iSilo V4.32 released

Mobile Browsing
Google Reader goes mobile
LifeFeeds Mobile RSS browsing for Phones and PPC

Mobile Sites
The portable Great Ideas series

Palm OS
Fast Blazer with EVDO possible with a Treo 650?
News Flash: PalmOS Treo 700p Announced!
Palm Treo 650 among cells with highest radiation levels
What's missing from the 700p news coverage?

Windows Mobile
New PPC has 30gig hard drive next month!