Barnes and Noble took the wraps off its own e-book reader yesterday, called the Nook, and while its very similar in some respects to the big kid on the block, the Amazon Kindle, its 3.5-inch touch-sensitive LCD screen and WiFi support have some understandably interested in the device. Does it garner top dog status, or will it stay at the back of the shelf? We ask Mark Harris, of the Sunday Times of London, and Stuart Miles of Pocket-Lint. Distributed by Tubemogul. … barnes and noble company …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:04:33 PM, on 7/3/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.yahoo.com
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://us.f830.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=3i3sd1j9ccm9t
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.yahoo.com
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://g.msn.com/0SEENUS/SAOS01?FORM=TOOLBR
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Windows Internet Explorer provided by Yahoo!
O2 – BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper – {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O3 – Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar – {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} – C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn6\yt.dll
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [wltray.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\wltray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SunKistEM] "C:\Program Files\Digital Media Reader\shwiconem.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [LXCFCATS] rundll32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\LXCFtime.dll,_RunDLLEntry@16
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CHotkey] zHotkey.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [UfSeAgnt.exe] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\UfSeAgnt.exe"
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [masqform.exe] "C:\Program Files\PureEdge\Viewer 6.0\masqform.exe" -UpdateCurrentUser
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SpySweeper] C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe /startintray
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [SUPERAntiSpyware] "C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\SSUPDATE.EXE" Software\SUPERAntiSpyware.com\SUPERAntiSpyware
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Sun Java Console – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra button: Research – {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 – Extra button: PartyPoker.com – {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} – C:\Program Files\PartyGaming\PartyPoker\RunApp.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: PartyPoker.com – {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} – C:\Program Files\PartyGaming\PartyPoker\RunApp.exe
O9 – Extra button: Real.com – {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} – C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 – Extra button: Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O11 – Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 – DPF: {0CCA191D-13A6-4E29-B746-314DEE697D83} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5) – http://upload.facebook.com/controls/FacebookPhotoUploader5.cab
O16 – DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (Installation Support) – C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll
O16 – DPF: {44990301-3C9D-426D-81DF-AAB636FA4345} (Symantec Script Runner Class) – http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/asa/ss/sa/sa_cabs/tgctlsr.cab
O16 – DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} – http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/mcinsctl/4,0,0,101/mcinsctl.cab
O16 – DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) – http://by117fd.bay117.hotmail.msn.com/resources/MsnPUpld.cab
O16 – DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) – http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab
O16 – DPF: {6A344D34-5231-452A-8A57-D064AC9B7862} – https://webdl.symantec.com/activex/symdlmgr.cab
O16 – DPF: {6F0C8A89-8B0D-11D2-801B-00105AA78F4A} (ECareAgent Class) – http://ecare1a.netopia.com/uhaul3/ecare4/components/CobAgent_4.2.1.318.cab
O16 – DPF: {9600F64D-755F-11D4-A47F-0001023E6D5A} (Shutterfly Picture Upload Plugin) – http://web1.shutterfly.com/downloads/Uploader.cab
O16 – DPF: {BD8667B7-38D8-4C77-B580-18C3E146372C} (Creative Toolbox Plug-in) – http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/cp/install/Crusher.cab
O18 – Protocol: bw+0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw+0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw-0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw-0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw00 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw00s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw10 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw10s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw20 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw20s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw30 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw30s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw40 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw40s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw50 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw50s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw60 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw60s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw70 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw70s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw80 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw80s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw90 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bw90s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwa0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwa0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwb0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwb0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwc0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwc0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwd0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwd0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwe0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwe0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwf0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwf0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwfile-8876480 – {9462A756-7B47-47BC-8C80-C34B9B80B32B} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwg0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwg0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwh0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwh0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwi0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwi0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwj0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwj0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwk0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwk0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwl0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwl0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwm0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwm0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwn0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwn0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwo0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwo0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwp0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwp0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwq0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwq0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwr0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwr0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bws0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bws0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwt0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwt0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwu0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwu0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwv0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwv0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bww0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bww0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwx0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwx0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwy0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwy0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwz0 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: bwz0s – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O18 – Protocol: offline-8876480 – {21E27362-B330-401C-A48D-DB535479A3CB} – (no file)
O20 – Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon – C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.DLL
O20 – Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon – C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O20 – Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier – C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WRLogonNTF.dll
O23 – Service: Adobe LM Service – Adobe Systems – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 – Service: Apple Mobile Device – Apple, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 – Service: Ati HotKey Poller – ATI Technologies Inc. – C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 – Service: ewido anti-spyware 4.0 guard – Anti-Malware Development a.s. – C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\guard.exe
O23 – Service: iPod Service – Apple Inc. – C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 – Service: Kodak Camera Connection Software (KodakCCS) – Eastman Kodak Company – C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\KodakCCS.exe
O23 – Service: lxcf_device – – C:\WINDOWS\system32\lxcfcoms.exe
O23 – Service: PrismXL – New Boundary Technologies, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS
O23 – Service: Trend Micro Central Control Component (SfCtlCom) – Trend Micro Inc. – C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\SfCtlCom.exe
O23 – Service: Trend Micro Unauthorized Change Prevention Service (TMBMServer) – Unknown owner – C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\BM\TMBMSRV.exe" /service (file missing)
O23 – Service: Trend Micro Proxy Service (tmproxy) – Trend Micro Inc. – C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\TmProxy.exe
O23 – Service: SecuROM User Access Service (V7) (UserAccess7) – Sony DADC Austria AG. – C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAService7.exe
O23 – Service: Viewpoint Manager Service – Viewpoint Corporation – C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O23 – Service: Webroot Spy Sweeper Engine (WebrootSpySweeperService) – Webroot Software, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
O23 – Service: Broadcom Wireless LAN Tray Service (wltrysvc) – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\System32\wltrysvc.exe

so that I could send them off in my email. It worked great for a couple of times. then I downloaded a virus protector and the reader would not work. I tried to uninstall the virus protector and screwed up my computer. I took it to get repaired. they fixed the problem and the computer is running great. when I got home I tried the reader/writer again and it still wont work, now what do I do? the reader/writer is good because I took it back to the store and it worked there.

This clip from the Amazon Press Conference shows how quick scrolling is implemented in the menu screens. The relatively slow response of the e-ink display doesn’t seem to be a significant issue.

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Technorati Tags: Amazon, DX, ebook, eink, ereader, Kindle, kindledx, response time