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An e-reader, also called an e-book reader or e-book device, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals. [ 1][ 2] Any device that can display text on a screen may act as an e-reader; however, specialized e-reader devices may optimize portability, readability, and battery ...
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information ( telecommunication) between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most common wireless technologies use radio waves.
Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, Audible audiobooks, and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. [ 6 ]
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being computers, have similar capabilities, but lack some input/output (I/O) abilities that others have.
Wi-Fi ( / ˈwaɪfaɪ /) [ 1][ a] is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves. These are the most widely used computer networks, used globally in home and ...
Amazon opened its tenth physical book store in 2017; [94] media speculation at the time suggested that Amazon planned to eventually roll out 300 to 400 bookstores around the country. [93] All of its locations were closed in 2022 along with other retail locations under the "Amazon 4-Star" brand.
Wireless LAN (WLAN) channels are frequently accessed using IEEE 802.11 protocols. The 802.11 standard provides several radio frequency bands for use in Wi-Fi communications, each divided into a multitude of channels numbered at 5 MHz spacing (except in the 45/60 GHz band, where they are 0.54/1.08/2.16 GHz apart) between the centre frequency of the channel.
Qualcomm Incorporated. [ 1] Qualcomm Incorporated ( / ˈkwɒlkɒm /) [ 2] is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware. [ 3] It creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology.