Since the CES is over, the entire tech world is now focused on the upcoming MCW event right now and the rumor machine is picking up pace. Samsung is expected to introduce an upgraded Galaxy Tab which would have a 2 GHz Exynos 5250CPU. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is already a year old and is therefore due for an upgrade. According to the rumor, the tablet would have a 10.1 inch … [Read more...] about Rumor: Samsung to Launch New ICS Tablet at MWC
Archives for January 2012
Toshiba to Launch a Color e-Reader in Japan
Toshiba is putting the finishing touches on a brand new color e-readers to compete with Fujitsu in the land of the Rising Sun. It is officially due out on February 10th and taps into the Toshiba BookPlace ecosystem. The Toshiba BookPlace features a 7 inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 600x1024 pixels. It is powered by a Freescale i.MX535 1 GHZ CPU Processor and 1 GB … [Read more...] about Toshiba to Launch a Color e-Reader in Japan
Report: Kindle e-Readers the Least Used Gifts
Amazon tends to flaunt its Kindle Fire as being the most successful Android device currently on the market and hype the fact their line of e-ink readers sold over five million in 2011. The reality of the situation is most of their devices that are sold never even get used and tend to be sold on aftermarkets and discount websites after the holidays. A recent survey in the UK … [Read more...] about Report: Kindle e-Readers the Least Used Gifts
Understanding Kindle Format 8 HTML5 Tools
Amazon has updated their entire process of developing ebooks and enhanced rich media content on their various platforms. They ushered in a new Kindle friendly format called Kindle Format 8 or KF8. The Kindle Fire has native support for this new format and allows authors/publishers more freedom in delivering enhanced ebook content using next generation web standards. If you are … [Read more...] about Understanding Kindle Format 8 HTML5 Tools
Book Pulse and Real-Time Facebook Annotations to Ebooks
BookPulse granted an interview to GoodEReader while on location at the Digital Book World conference this week, detailing the method the company has created for readers to interact through ebooks on Facebook, so if a reader comments or annotates a page in a synced ebook, the comment will automatically appear on that book’s page on Facebook. Additionally, and perhaps more … [Read more...] about Book Pulse and Real-Time Facebook Annotations to Ebooks
Copia Brings Social Capability to Digital Textbooks
A lot of news has surfaced recently about the popularity of social reading, which enables fans of a particular book to share annotations and comments across existing social media platforms. At the same time, the world of digital textbooks got a boost from Apple and several other companies since the beginning of this year, making the realization of more widespread publication of … [Read more...] about Copia Brings Social Capability to Digital Textbooks
Motorola tablet news: Xoom sales at 1 million, Xyboard on offer
The total sales of Android tablet for the year 2011 have been recorded to be 10.5 million units. However, Motorola's contribution to that figure has been a dismal 1 million units, the company's quarterly earnings report indicated. The report further revealed 200 thousand units of the 1 million to have been sold in the last quarter of 2011. However, on an optimistic note, … [Read more...] about Motorola tablet news: Xoom sales at 1 million, Xyboard on offer
Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World
Digital Book World’s keynote speaker on Wednesday morning was author and futurist David Houle, and developer of his newsletter, The Shift Age. “I have been called "the CEOs' Futurist"" as I usually speak to and advise CEO's on the future. I call this process "futuring,” Houle explains via his bio. “We look at where the company is today, the future trends that will reshape … [Read more...] about Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World
Announcement: Good e-Reader Free Kindle Keyboard Giveaway! And the Winner IS..
We are giving away one of our review copies of the previous generation Amazon Kindle Keyboard! This is the only Kindle still marketed by Amazon that has a physical keyboard to type words or internet addresses. You can surf online, share book updates via Twitter, and shop for plenty of newspapers and books! We are giving this away on February the 9th to one lucky winner of … [Read more...] about Announcement: Good e-Reader Free Kindle Keyboard Giveaway! And the Winner IS..
Sprint All Set to Phase Out BlackBerry PlayBook And EVO View 4G
The writing has already been on the wall and now that's the way things are likely to unfold in the next few days. Sprint is all set to wash its hands off tablet devices like the BlackBerry PlayBook and the EVO View 4G, as indicated in their listing for tablets to be reaching the end of life. One of the replacements that we know of right now is the 4G capable PlayBook that RIM … [Read more...] about Sprint All Set to Phase Out BlackBerry PlayBook And EVO View 4G