What about ” virtual ” chat rooms with animated avatars for the participants. What ” s so virtual about any of this when we have real people conversing and socializing? Do we call telephone conversations ” virtual talking “?

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While the changes in the new Kindle are fairly minor, theyre exactly what was needed to turn a very good electronic book reader into an even better one.

The Kindle may have scored all the press this week, but it’s not the only e-book reader. David Pogue take a look at Sony’s Reader, the PRS-700.

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