Apple has been courting major publishers to usher in its new Daily Newsstand program to cornerstone the online tablet market. In order to really get this off of the ground they formed a direct partnership with News Corp to get a ton of content off of the ground and attract other publishing partners. Although this new Daily Newsstand was supposed to go live January 19th, they … [Read more...] about Apple is getting stricter with publishers ahead of “Daily” launch
Archives for January 2011
Adam for students: Latest Notion Ink video
We have seen the Adam tablet PC trying to make things simple for the artists and businesses. These apart, the Adam tablet also has a lot of general applicability and amongst that, students too can have their share of a rich learning experience on the Android tablet as well. And it is this that is focus of the latest post made by Rohan Sharavan at the Notion Ink blog. The … [Read more...] about Adam for students: Latest Notion Ink video
ASUS Windows 7 Eee PC EP121 tablet up for pre-order
Asus was making waves at the Consumer Electronic Show in Nevada earlier this month with four tablet PCs and now you can do that same with at least one of them - Asus Eee PC EP121 that runs Windows 7. This since the other three tablets would run Android Honeycomb and the Android version designed specifically for tablet devices is still three month away. However, the sole tablet … [Read more...] about ASUS Windows 7 Eee PC EP121 tablet up for pre-order
Three new iPads ‘coming soon’ at Best Buy
The Best Buy website has some interesting additions on its iPad page which has provided some 'food for thought' to the rumor mongers. What is common in all the three listings is that all of them are now sporting the coming soon tag and the three boasts of Wi-Fi connectivity with no mention of 3G as of now. There are some slight differences though on the price count as two of … [Read more...] about Three new iPads ‘coming soon’ at Best Buy
Notion Ink Adam gets FCC clearance
Here is some good news for tablet fans and enthusiasts, particularly for those who have already parted with their money for the Adam Android tablet. Rohan Shravan in his latest blog post is all too pleased to announce they have secured the mandatory FCC green signal, which means they can resume shipping the tablet from as early as Wednesday itself. They have been holding on to … [Read more...] about Notion Ink Adam gets FCC clearance
Nook Color hack allows longer battery life and increased processor speed
The hacks for the Barnes and Noble Nook Color keep on piling on, first we could root the device to get Android on and then install applications such as Angry Birds. Now we have a way to make the processor run faster from the default 800 MHZ to 950 MHZ without increasing the voltage. The new hack even though it overclocks the Nook Colors built in processor, actually lowers … [Read more...] about Nook Color hack allows longer battery life and increased processor speed
The Evolve III Maestro tablet to load 3 different OS’s
We have seen a few different tablets that boot a few different types of operating systems, but the Evolve III will allow the user to boot up Meego, Android and Windows 7! This will basically give you the option to load almost every single application compatible with tablets on this new device! Although this tablet is not going to come out until the second quarter of 2011, we … [Read more...] about The Evolve III Maestro tablet to load 3 different OS’s
Books-A-Million Reader from Bluefire brings e-books for mobile devices
Books-A-Million, Inc., the third largest book retailer in the United States have now joined forces with Bluefire Productions LLC to make good use of their extensive e-book library resources. What Bluefire Productions have actually done is they have developed an e-book reader application - Books-A-Million (BAM) Reader that would easily connect to the wide variety of books … [Read more...] about Books-A-Million Reader from Bluefire brings e-books for mobile devices
E-book workshop planned by Marshalltown Public Library
The Marshalltown Public Library or just MPL is part of a consortium of Iowa Libraries referred to as Wilbor and is in the business of offering both e-books as well as audio books that can be downloaded into suitable devices such as e-readers or tablet PCs. But then, MPL is not only into making available downloadable digital content. Rather, they are willing to reach out to … [Read more...] about E-book workshop planned by Marshalltown Public Library
iPad2 to launch on April 2 or 9?
With so much of tablet news going round the web sphere, more so after the Consumer Electronic Show got over, what seems a bit strange is the contribution to this news stream from a company as formidable as Apple Inc. For a company that can be credited to have sown the seeds of the tablet revolution in the first place with the immensely successful iPad, it indeed is ironical for … [Read more...] about iPad2 to launch on April 2 or 9?