The Blackberry Playbook has finally received the rooted treatment by three enterprising young chaps. There was an exploit found in the operating system found by xpvqus who has been working hard with neuralic these past few months to further the initiative, and with cmwdotme. The new rooting application will be released to the public soon and will be known as DingleBerry. The … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook Rooted – Video
Archives for November 2011
Kindle Fire gets the CyanogenMod 7 Treatment
Amazon recently released the full source code for their first Android offering, the Kindle Fire. It was only a matter of time before CM7 was ported over and it looks like we have a developmental alpha version right now. XDA Developers is the quintessential resource forum for all things mod and hacking for Android. Today a user by the name of JackpotClavin posted two images … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire gets the CyanogenMod 7 Treatment
Hachette offshoot Orbit to launch Short Fiction Internationally
Orbit is a Science Fiction and Fantasy offshoot from publishing giant Hachette and they announced the international launch of their digital short fiction publishing program. In April of this year Orbit USA launched their Orbit Short Fiction which was basically the popular "e-Singles" program that entailed books that were too short for a novel and too long for an article in a … [Read more...] about Hachette offshoot Orbit to launch Short Fiction Internationally
Microsoft Office in Development for the Apple iPad
Microsoft is currently developing their entire suite of Office productivity applications for the Apple iPad! This is their first step by reaching out to the emerging tablet segment with their seminal business software. Industry Insiders are claiming that Microsoft is working on standalone versions of their Office program to sell for $10.00 each in the App Market and will … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office in Development for the Apple iPad
Four iPad 2s Sold on eBay every Minute on Cyber Monday Morning
How can Apple or the iPad not be in the scheme of things when it is about eye popping deals? Also, that such deals would be setting new benchmarks is all too common stuff. Like the way eBay went on to sell iPad 2s at the rate of 4 units every minute this Cyber Monday. The popular online store listed the Wi-Fi only version iPad 2 with 16 GB memory for $50 less than its … [Read more...] about Four iPad 2s Sold on eBay every Minute on Cyber Monday Morning
BlackBerry PlayBook Sold Out on BestBuy Site and Refurbs Offered for $149
BestBuy may have been offering the base PlayBook for $199 for a while now but has stopped taking further orders for the same anymore. This is mainly due to the fact that the Cyber Monday and Black Friday orders depleted the existing stock and they are rushing to get more units in time for the holidays. Meanwhile, if you thought the PlayBook priced at $199 is quite … [Read more...] about BlackBerry PlayBook Sold Out on BestBuy Site and Refurbs Offered for $149
Autography’s New Publishing Partnership
Autography, the company that developed the capability for authors to autograph ebooks for any e-reader device or tablet, has announced a new partnership with Tri Destiny Publishing. Under this agreement, all digital titles from the publisher will be released through Autography’s catalog one week prior to being released on any other e-book platform, making Autography the go-to … [Read more...] about Autography’s New Publishing Partnership
Ebook of the Week: Diane Sherlock
This week’s Ebook of the Week from GoodEReader.com highlights one of the opportunities that has opened up to traditionally published authors. With the ever-increasing ability to self-publish and digitally publish ones own works, authors are working to regain ownership of the rights to their works, especially out of print titles, in order to publish them electronically. While … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Diane Sherlock
Kindle Fire for just $123 in some select Target and Walmart stores
As if the Kindle Fire's $199 price tag wasn't lucrative enough, Target and Wal-Mart stores have listed it at an even cheaper $123.38. That's 35 percent less than the Amazon tablet's regular price though the reduced price is for a temporary period and that too, is offered by only select stores. Like the Target store at Trumbull, Connecticut has been selling the Kindle Fire at … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire for just $123 in some select Target and Walmart stores