It's time for Computex once again and Asus has some grand plans to make the best of one of the biggest trade shows on its own home soil. The company, which has to its credit the Transformer line of tablet devices, has announced the next generation of the popular tablet PCs will be unveiled next week during the Computex event. The Transformer, which owes its name to its unique … [Read more...] about Asus to Launch New Transformer During Computex Next Week
Archives for May 2012
Overdrive Launches Harry Potter eBooks in 4 New Languages
Overdrive was the first company to offer all seven of the Harry Potter ebooks for library patrons to borrow digitally. Ever since they were made available they have been devoured by the public and long wait lists abound. Today Overdrive has announced that the entire saga will be made available in French, Italian, German, and Spanish translations. Since this system just went … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Harry Potter eBooks in 4 New Languages
eBook Review: Stolen Prey by John Sandford
Verdict: 4 Stars The NYT bestselling author of Storm Prey and Buried Prey is back with a book so suspenseful that I literally read it through squinted eyes, not sure of what I would find as I turned the page. What I found, though, was a work that carried our perceptions of what we think we know about our comfortable lives to a whole new realm of dysreality. Lucas … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Stolen Prey by John Sandford
Good e-Reader Week in Review – May 21 to 26 2012
Book Expo America is getting all ready to launch in the first week of June and we will be there on the scene giving you the most exclusive coverage on the event. Over the last week there has been a ton of news from Overdrive with two major announcements. Here are the most essential stories from the last week that matter the most. Waterstones Offering Kindles - Waterstones … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review – May 21 to 26 2012
GameStop Now Offering Android Tablets at 1,600 Locations
GameStop, the retail chain whose traditional forte has been selling gaming consoles and gaming videos, is changing their business model. The company has leaped into carrying android tablets, since these mobile computing devices have now emerged as the preferred devices to try out the latest video games. GamesStop is wise to have its presence maintained in the tablet sphere as … [Read more...] about GameStop Now Offering Android Tablets at 1,600 Locations
The G.I. Joe iPad App Gets the HD Treatment
The official G.I. Joe iPad app has just received an upgrade that allows you to read your comics in full HD. This is courtesy of their distribution partner Comixology, who uses with CMX HD format. G.I. Joe comics has undergone a tremendous resurgence due to the movie that came out a few years ago. The push towards digital distribution has really expanded the user base. It … [Read more...] about The G.I. Joe iPad App Gets the HD Treatment
Kobo Pulse Now Available for Android
Kobo has introduced their Pulse social media feature into their latest update to their Android App. This allows users to comment to each other about the particular books they are reading and see how many other people are reading the same books. Kobo Pulse has been a huge success for the company and was originally featured in the release of their Vox Tablet last year. It … [Read more...] about Kobo Pulse Now Available for Android
Cisco Cius Tablet Is No More
Cisco enjoys a strong presence in the enterprise segment and had hoped a suitable tablet device would further augment its position among the entrepreneurs. The company had developed the Cius tablet with exactly that intention, though it has bombed so miserably that Cisco is forced to pull the plug on the Cius. "Cisco will no longer invest in the Cisco Cius tablet form … [Read more...] about Cisco Cius Tablet Is No More
Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreaking Tool for iOS 5.1.1 Now Available
People have been waiting a long time to jailbreak their new iPad and other devices running iOS 5.1.1. With the Apple tablet, jailbreaking is not a popular choice, but then there are always some for whom to be on the other side of law is fun. For this exclusive group, the combined efforts of the Chronic Dev team and the iPhone Dev Teams have come up with the Absinthe 2.0 … [Read more...] about Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreaking Tool for iOS 5.1.1 Now Available