Early adopters of the Viewsonic GTab have been complaining about the official company support and mostly had to rely on Android Hacking communities in order to improve issues with the tablet. Finally, Viewsonic has been coming through and they have just released an update that does a ton of new things. The biggest development in the official firmware update for the GTab is … [Read more...] about Adobe Flash now on the Viewsonic GTablet
Archives for April 2011
Hemingway Would Like to Sell You Some Blue Jeans on your Kindle
With all of the competition in the e-reader marketplace, it was bound to happen. When the Amazon Kindle first jumped on the market as the lone ranger of paperless portable reading, it blew in with a $300 price tag. By the third generation of Kindle, the iPad arrived, a tablet computer that claimed to do it all for as little as $400. Amazon dropped the price of the newest … [Read more...] about Hemingway Would Like to Sell You Some Blue Jeans on your Kindle
iPad 2 is back at Best Buy
It's no secret that Apple and Best Buy haven't been getting along lately, what with the allegation leveled against the latter about holding a stockpile of iPad 2 tablet PCs while telling consumers they have none. However, the issue has since been resolved amicably. At least, that is what we are made to believe, and here is further proof of normalcy setting in: the iPad 2 will … [Read more...] about iPad 2 is back at Best Buy
Motorola XOOM for AT&T gets through FCC
Here are some facts coming from FCC that point to an AT&T version of the Motorola XOOM tablet to come our way soon enough. The reason why it isn't too far off is that the tablet has already won approval from FCC for compatibility with GSM 850 and 1900 bands, as well as WCDMA bands II and V (850 and 1900). Or to put it in simple terms, the tablet conforms to AT&T's 3G … [Read more...] about Motorola XOOM for AT&T gets through FCC
Cisco accepting pre-orders for the Cius tablet
The Cius tablet from Cisco is now finally ready to hit the streets with full gusto. In fact, the pre-order process is already underway and if you haven't heard of this or are taken by surprise by this latest development in the tablet world, well that's all because Cisco is not making much of a noise about it all. Now this isn't the usual norm followed by manufacturers as they … [Read more...] about Cisco accepting pre-orders for the Cius tablet
Grant funding brings e-readers to the classroom
It’s no secret that the educational applications of the e-reader, and the tablet computers, for that matter, are limitless. There isn’t an achievement level out there that cannot somehow benefit from the use of paperless books in a typical classroom setting. The ESL (English as a Second Language) and ELL (English Language Learners) programs, as well as the low-ability … [Read more...] about Grant funding brings e-readers to the classroom
Nokia Tablet due out soon
Nokia has long been rumored to be making a tablet device and the latest that the rumor mills are churning out would like us to believe the tablet might be ready for a release during fall this year. While that is a good piece of news, it should however hardly come as a surprise as all manufacturers big and small including even those hardly related to computing is now into making … [Read more...] about Nokia Tablet due out soon
Sony e-reader to be sold officially in Russia
Sony announced recently at the Fotoforum 2011 that they will be bringing their PRS 350 and PRS 650 e-readers officially to the Russian market. The Sony e-reader in an unofficial capacity has been selling quite well in Russia for quite some time now. According to J'son & Partners Consulting group in 2010 Sony accounted for 29% of e-readers purchased by the Russian market. … [Read more...] about Sony e-reader to be sold officially in Russia
Autography software to allow authors to sign eBooks
Literature lovers collect copies of exclusively autographed bounded books and treasure them as precious jewel. Each book with the signature of their special favorite author who wrote their favorite tome holds a special place of honor on the book shelves. Technology has launched the most fascinating introduction – eBooks! eBooks have become more viable form of literature in … [Read more...] about Autography software to allow authors to sign eBooks
3 New Toshiba Android Tablets outted as “Ant”
It looks like Toshiba has finished off some excellent new tablet computers that should find their way on sale in the next few weeks. Online retail site Newegg has just unveiled the three models it will be carrying, as well as prices and specs. The two new Android 3.0 Tablets herald Toshiba's first attempt to penetrate the tablet market. Dubbed "Ant" they feature 3 models … [Read more...] about 3 New Toshiba Android Tablets outted as “Ant”