Asus Padfone to be Launched During MCW Event 31 January 2012 by Sovan Mandal 0 Comments The Padfone tablet + smartphone concept has been doing the rounds for quite sometime now though we never got to know for sure when the device will actually be seen reaching markets. However, things finally seem to be reaching the culmination stage at Acer so that the company has at last confirmed the Padfone will be there to be seen in action at Mobile World Congress. The event … [Read more...] about Asus Padfone to be Launched During MCW Event
Ebook of the Week: David Wollin 31 January 2012 by Mercy Pilkington 0 Comments GoodEReader took a break from the Ebook of the Week feature last week while on location in New York at the Digital Book World conference. We’re please to return to offering our readers great digital content for their portable e-reading devices. This week’s featured title is political thriller Death To The Bone, by author David Wollin. And who better to write a novel of this … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: David Wollin
Mercury mTab Neo Launched in India 31 January 2012 by Sovan Mandal 3 Comments The budget tablet segment in India just got boosted with the introduction of the Mercury mTab Neo from Kobian. The mTab Neo will join its sibling, the Mercury mTab2, which went on sale in India during the last quarter of 2011. The new mTab Neo boasts of 3G capability, which definitely is an improvement over the mTab2, which was only Wi-Fi capable. Among the other features … [Read more...] about Mercury mTab Neo Launched in India
Koobe Jin Yong Reader the Latest Device to Use Mirasol Display Technology 31 January 2012 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments We only just reviewed the Kyobo Mirasol e-reader, a South Korean exclusive, last week and it looks like Mirasol has another device up their sleeves, the Koobe Jin Yong Reader. First of all, this latest e-reader is the spitting image of the Kyobo one recently released in terms of hardware. It uses a Qualcomm’s 1.0 GHz Snapdragon S2 class processor and features a 5.7” XGA … [Read more...] about Koobe Jin Yong Reader the Latest Device to Use Mirasol Display Technology
Android ICS Coming to Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 31 January 2012 by Sovan Mandal 0 Comments With Android 4.0 ICS now a firm reality, it's time all tablet makers (who until now have been relying on the Android Honeycomb version) to make the transition to the latest and greatest Android OS. Joining the list of those who have already made known their commitment to Android ICS is Lenovo, with the Chinese hardware maker announcing they would introduce the ICS update for … [Read more...] about Android ICS Coming to Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet
Kindle Fire All Set to Play Host to the SlingPlayer App 31 January 2012 by Sovan Mandal 0 Comments Sling Media's Sling Player app has been available on almost all tablet devices one can think of except the omission of one key tablet device -- the Kindle Fire. However, all of that is set to change with the Sling Player finally ready to make its presence felt on what can be termed the flag bearer of the Android tablet bastion right now. Apart from of course the Amazon tablet, … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire All Set to Play Host to the SlingPlayer App
Rumor: Barnes and Noble to partner with Waterstones in the UK 30 January 2012 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Last month the VP of Digital Content at Barnes and Noble Theresa Horner announced that they intend on bringing a new Nook to the UK in the spring of this year. The company is seeking to expand its Nook offerings outside of the USA into one of the largest markets, the UK. Over the weekend two different reports were issued that expanded on the potential deal. Bloomburg has … [Read more...] about Rumor: Barnes and Noble to partner with Waterstones in the UK
Report: Amazon has sold over 6 million Kindle Fires 30 January 2012 by Michael Kozlowski 0 Comments Amazon is notorious for not releasing cold sales figures of its e-reader and tablet sales. They are a private company and are under no obligation to report the exact figures for any of its products or services. Amazon did release a press release a few weeks ago claiming it had sold "millions of Kindles" every week in December leading up to the holiday season. A prominent … [Read more...] about Report: Amazon has sold over 6 million Kindle Fires
Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News 30 January 2012 by Sovan Mandal 0 Comments Reflecting on the happenings in the tablet field this past week, what comes to the fore is that there has been no major tablet launches during the period though the usual doses of rumors and speculation had its share of limelight all along. The biggest news of the past week has of course been the way the Apple iPad almost steamrolled the competition by announcing total sales … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
E-Readers Stimulating the Sales of Erotica eBooks 30 January 2012 by Michael Kozlowski 1 Comment Sales are rising of erotic ebooks due to the constant proliferation of e-readers. At any given time there are numerous erotica books in the best seller list on Kobo, Barnes and Noble and Amazon. British Columbia owned eXtasy Books recently told the CBC that “Customers are starting to discover them and finding that they can read certain books that they do not want other … [Read more...] about E-Readers Stimulating the Sales of Erotica eBooks
