British Library offers e-classics app for iPad

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British Library offers e-classics app for iPad

LONDON - Frankenstein, Oliver Twist and Robinson Crusoe could all be lurking on your iPad if you download a new application launched by the British Library this week which provides access to over 45,000 historical and antiquarian titles.

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Scientist designs nanosized batteries

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Google buys IBM patents

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