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What the Dickens? Google uses doodle to (ultimately) sell books

There's a smell of brand-new commercialism over at Google. No more Mr. So Nice It Almost Seems Unreal Guy. Google's here to make money and to win. Your Google search results are now your Google+ search results.

But who would have thought--other than the most venal--that the company might even use its lovely doodles to, ultimately, make lovely oodles of cash?

Well, I am grateful to the bookish data-divers at Search Engine Watch for delving deeply into today's doodle, which celebrates the great poverty-sympathizing author, Charles Dickens.

It seems, you see, that Google has chosen today's … Read more

Reading, music combined? What a concept

With so many gadgets morphing into one another, we've often wondered why the natural combination of reading and music hasn't come up more often. Oh, right: No one reads books anymore.

Maybe some people will at least use the dictionary that comes with this combo e-book reader and MP3 player from Sharp. The RD-CX100 handheld has a relatively large 4.3-inch screen and a dictionary that can store up to "63 volumes," according to Akihabara News, though it doesn't explain exactly how much data a volume comprises. No other details are provided, though photos show … Read more