Chinese tablet maker Ainol may have started off small with the Novo 7 Paladin, but now the company is working hard to catch up with the times. In production is a much better device named Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II that will boast of a dual core CPU; the 1.5 GHz Amlogic ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor, to be precise. That is a big step from the Novo 7 Paladin that came with a MIPS … [Read more...] about New Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II Tablet with Dual Cores in the Making
Archives for May 2012
Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
It's Android 4.0 ICS time for users of the Coby tablets that shipped with an earlier version of the Google operating system. The good news was revealed in the Coby Germany website and it's not yet known if the update is limited to only the German language tablets or all languages. The update comes with the usual ICS goodies, which include a better recent apps menu and … [Read more...] about Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
Shareholder Sues Books-A-Million to Prevent a Takeover
A few weeks ago we reported that the majority shareholder of Books-A-Million wanted to take the company private. The Anderson family offered to buy shares at a premium price and valued the company at 48 million dollars. Today an irate shareholder filed a lawsuit in California to prevent the company from going private. The Shareholders Foundation is a legal monitoring service … [Read more...] about Shareholder Sues Books-A-Million to Prevent a Takeover
Toshiba Excite 10 Now Shipping, Price Starts at $450
Here is some exciting news from the Tohsiba camp! The company's latest tablet, the Toshiba Excite 10, is now shipping with the base model priced at a quite reasonable $450. There are two other versions with 32 and 64 GB, priced at $530 and $640 respectively. The Excite line of tablets will offer the latest Google Android 4.0 ICS OS and have powerful processing power with the … [Read more...] about Toshiba Excite 10 Now Shipping, Price Starts at $450
Acer Iconia A100 ICS Hands on Review
The Acer Iconia A100 has just received a wide spread release of Google Android 4.0! This brings added responsiveness to the tablet and greater functionality! The app menu interface has undergone a revision and seems more fluid in the way different menus are displayed. Many apps such as Adobe Flash and Google + have also been optimized for ICS and they join a growing list of … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia A100 ICS Hands on Review
Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Suffering from Shipping Delays
The Barnes and Noble Simple Touch with Glowlight is currently the only pure e-ink reader on the market that allows you to read in the dark. There is so much demand that people who pre-ordered it are still waiting for the reader. New orders are estimated to take up to two weeks for them to ship out and many retail locations have no stock available. Barnes and Noble Store … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Suffering from Shipping Delays
eBook Review: The Serpent’s Shadow (Book Three, The Kane Chronicles)
Verdict: 4 Stars I really wish Rick Riordan had been my history teacher. I would have paid a lot more attention to the side plots and back story of so many of the well-known stories from ancient civilizations if my teachers had made history as exciting as Riordan does. The author who introduced middle grade and young adult readers to the Percy Jackson adventures through … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Serpent’s Shadow (Book Three, The Kane Chronicles)
ebrary Study Demonstrates Higher eBook Use Among UK Students
More than 6,300 students worldwide took part in a library-based study commissioned by ebrary to determine their attitudes towards digital reading. Not only were the numbers higher than expected for that student demographic, the attitudes in favor of digital reading were higher in the UK than for students of a similar age bracket in other countries. Over 85% of the students … [Read more...] about ebrary Study Demonstrates Higher eBook Use Among UK Students
Diesel eBooks Signs eBook Agreements with Airlines and Hotels
Diesel eBooks, one of the leading independent online bookstores, has joined forces with Koinz Media for an epic distribution deal. The two companies will be offering almost 500,000 books to various hotels and airlines for their loyalty rewards programs. The essence of this deal is tapping into Diesel's extensive catalog and bringing it to a 48 billion dollar industry. Diesel … [Read more...] about Diesel eBooks Signs eBook Agreements with Airlines and Hotels
Indie Author Design Giveaway from AMDesignStudios
Some of the stigma associated with self-publishing originated with the popularity of vanity presses, but with so many successful and talented indie authors making a name for themselves in the publishing industry a lot of the sneering is dissolving. Unfortunately, one issue still reinforces the negativity towards self-published books: a lack of professionalism. With the ease … [Read more...] about Indie Author Design Giveaway from AMDesignStudios