Toshiba has pushed back the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Toshiba Thrive series of tablets. We can expect the update to be available in the fall instead of spring as was earlier scheduled."We are working hard to bring Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich to our Thrive tablets. While we originally estimated it would be ready this spring, we now estimate the update … [Read more...] about Toshiba Delays Android ICS Update for Thrive Tablet
Archives for June 2012
Ectaco Releases Lux Android Tablet with Convertible QWERTY Keyboard
Ectaco showed off their new Lux Android Tablet at BEA 2012 in the Digital Zone this year and it has finally been made available. It features a 5” TFT, 800 x 480 pixel display and features close to 16M colors. The big selling point behind this is that the tablet has a blackberry-esque swiveling keyboard, which can be moved behind the screen. It comes bundled with Google Android … [Read more...] about Ectaco Releases Lux Android Tablet with Convertible QWERTY Keyboard
ABNA Winner Alan Averill on Publication
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards offer opportunities for authors of various fiction genres to compete for a publishing contract and advance in two categories, general fiction and young adult fiction. GoodeReader spoke to both the young adult fiction winner, Regina Sirois, and the general fiction winner, Alan Averill, and both authors had a striking similarity: complete … [Read more...] about ABNA Winner Alan Averill on Publication
DCL and DITA Strategies Host Digital Publishing Webinar
Data Conversion Laboratory is hosting a webinar tomorrow on the neutral XML platform, led by Amber Swope of DITA Strategies. GoodeReader spoke to Swope about what the platform itself entails and what it can ultimately mean for consumers.“Content is [the publishers’] product, and if it’s locked into any one delivery medium then they can’t use it for all readers. The … [Read more...] about DCL and DITA Strategies Host Digital Publishing Webinar
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Priced at $499 and Will Reach US by Mid July
Asus' flagship tablet, the Transformer Pad Infinity, is finally reaching the US by mid July. Pricing details have been made public, with the base 32 GB version set to cost $499. Doubling the storage adds $100 to the cost, so the 64 GB version will sell for $599. The prices mentioned will fetch only the tablet; the keypad dock costs an extra $149. The keypad is worth it, since … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Priced at $499 and Will Reach US by Mid July
How KindleGraph Helps Indie Authors Promote Their Books
KindleGraph originally launched in 2011 and is quickly becoming the online destination of source for authors and readers to connect. The unique service allows authors to digitally autograph an ebook and have it sent back to the original owner. This website really promotes an author's works and gives them a wider exposure.Evan Jacobs was the original creator of KindleGraph … [Read more...] about How KindleGraph Helps Indie Authors Promote Their Books
Is Digital Magazine Company Zinio Looking for a Buyer?
Zinio continues to be one of the largest digital newsstands on the internet with content available on Android, iOS, Blackberry, and many more. The company is feeling the pinch of Apple's Newsstand and competing services from Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Fortune Magazine is reporting today that the company might be for sale.The San Francisco-based company has hired … [Read more...] about Is Digital Magazine Company Zinio Looking for a Buyer?
Apple iPad Leads Tablet Web Traffic with 91%
Apple is the king of the tablet market with its iPad standing head and shoulders above every other tablet currently on sale. This is hardly surprising as this is how things have been ever since the iPad was launched back in 2010. However, if you still need proof of just how dominating the iPad is, here are some figures released by ad agency Chitika.The iPad with 70 percent … [Read more...] about Apple iPad Leads Tablet Web Traffic with 91%
Aakash II Specs Approved and Ships First Week of July
Government sources in India have announced they are ready with the next gen Aakash II. Sporting better specifications, such as a more powerful processor and a more capable battery unit (among other enhancements), a key aspect of Aakash II is its support for several important programming languages such as Python, C, C++ and Scilab, making it the first tablet in the market to do … [Read more...] about Aakash II Specs Approved and Ships First Week of July
Little, Brown Celebrates a Milestone by Promoting Digital
Little, Brown, and Company is celebrating its 175th birthday on June 29th by lowering the price on fourteen of its most popular backlist ebooks. For a two week window between June 25th and July 9th, the titles will be available from all ebook retailers for only $3.99 apiece.“As we celebrate 175 years of publishing great books, we look not just to our history but also to the … [Read more...] about Little, Brown Celebrates a Milestone by Promoting Digital
Production of New 7-inch Kindle Fire Will Begin in July
Digitimes is reporting that Quanta Computers, the maker of the original Amazon Kindle Fire, is poised for a sequel. The company intends on ramping up the manufacturing process this July. You can expect a new iteration of the Kindle Fire 7 inch tablet to be released by August, just in time for the crucial back to school season.Quanta in general should be marketing close to … [Read more...] about Production of New 7-inch Kindle Fire Will Begin in July
eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Verdict: 5-StarsNon-fiction that somehow manages to grip the reader so tightly that he can forget that he already knows how this story ends is amazing. Mrs. Kennedy and Me is a stellar example of what memoir writing, especially when it pertains to public figures, should be: accuracy, behind-the-scenes insider information, and above all, a delicacy in the storytelling that … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Leaked Documents Fuel Amazons Retail Store Ambitions
We broke the story a few months ago that Amazon was opening up a retail store in the Seattle area, where they are based. Forbes, Fox News, CNN and many other news-sources picked up on our story and we have a new chapter to report on.According to leaked sources from design firm NBBJ, the new Amazon store will be on the ground retail level in one of the towers the are … [Read more...] about Leaked Documents Fuel Amazons Retail Store Ambitions
How Android Tablets Help the Real Estate Industry
With the advent of high performance tablet computers, the real estate industry is poised to undergo a transformation. These devices make showing clients presentations and the semantics of layout easier then ever before. Recent research by the California Association of REALTORS shows that among home buyers and sellers who use the Internet (this, by the way, is now over 80% of … [Read more...] about How Android Tablets Help the Real Estate Industry