Sony Canada has confirmed with Good e-Reader that the Sony PRS-T3 is officially discontinued. Â It will no longer be available in retail settings once current stocks have depleted. Not only is it no longer available in Canada, but Sony Europe also confirmed its discontinued.The PRS-T3 was one of the best e-readers Sony ever produced. It was durable, had great resolution and … [Read more...] about Sony PRS-T3 e-Reader is now Discontinued
Archives for July 2014
Chinese Digital Publishing Industry Valued at $56 Billion
The Chinese digital publishing industry is on the rise. Newspapers, magazines, comics and eBooks garnered 42 billion USD in 2012. This is a massive figure, but it only really accounted for 11.6% of the entire publishing industry. Chinese digital publishing has really grown up over the last two years with more companies focusing on smartphone delivery. New research has … [Read more...] about Chinese Digital Publishing Industry Valued at $56 Billion
Fling Delivers Instant Messaging Spam
Marketed by social start-up Unii as an exciting way to share life's moments with the world, Fling is one part Snapchat and one part spam. With that said, the premise is very enticing: snap a photo and let the app send it out to 50 random Fling users (while avoiding any users that you actually may want to see it).Are you on the receiving end of a random Fling photo? You … [Read more...] about Fling Delivers Instant Messaging Spam
Amazon Prime Giving One Dollar in Video Credits for Slower Shipping
Amazon Prime members often get a bevy of benefits including Prime Music, Prime Video, one free eBook a month and free two day shipping. If you live in rural areas where FEDEX subcontracts shipping to your local mail service or if you don't mind waiting a few days, there is a new program. Starting today, if you order something online with Amazon and are an existing Prime member … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Giving One Dollar in Video Credits for Slower Shipping
Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival
In the instant messaging game, everybody wants to be Snapchat; Instagram is no exception. With the launch of Bolt, Instagram has moved beyond images of what everybody had for supper and enters the world of instant sharing of photos and videos with your friends.The interface is basically the same as we have seen in every competing app: one tap takes and sends a photo while … [Read more...] about Instagram Becomes Latest Snapchat Rival
Macmillan Fully Commits to Library eBook Lending
Macmillan started a limited US eBook pilot program for libraries at the beginning of 2013. The company only contributed titles at first from their Minotaur imprint to gauge market acceptance to their terms and conditions. Â The publisher is very satisfied with the amount of capital they are gleaning their established relationships with 3M, Baker & Taylor and Overdrive. Â This … [Read more...] about Macmillan Fully Commits to Library eBook Lending
Facebook Messenger Now Required to Chat with Friends
Beginning as early as this week, Facebook will make it a requirement that you use their standalone Messenger app to send and receive messages (as they pull the plug on Messenger being supported from within their stock Facebook app). Generally, changes to Facebook are met with unhappiness among their users --but this time, the company is claiming it will help speed up the rates … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger Now Required to Chat with Friends
Make Secure Phone Calls With Signal for iOS
Everyone is concerned about security these days, especially when our smartphones and tablets are so vulnerable (due in large part to their multitasking abilities and portability). You can put a passcode on your device to make it more difficult for the bad guys to gain access and you can transfer documents securely using encrypted apps, but how do you protect phone calls? Open … [Read more...] about Make Secure Phone Calls With Signal for iOS
Nickelodeon Brings Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Android
Whether you were watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a child alongside me, or you are seeing them for the first time as they regain popularity, I can guarantee that you have a favourite superdude. Nickelodeon is giving you the chance to play as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, or Raphael in an effort to launch Ninjitsu-style attacks that will protect the city against … [Read more...] about Nickelodeon Brings Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Android
Best Buy Admits Tablet PC Sales are Crashing
The tablet industry is currently on the downward trend as customers start embracing ultrabooks, Chromebooks and cheap laptops. Â Best Buy, one of the last chains of its kind has admitted that their tablet pc sales are starting to crash.According to the retail chief Hubert Joly tablet companies are not giving customers a reason to upgrade. "Tablets boomed and now are … [Read more...] about Best Buy Admits Tablet PC Sales are Crashing
NPR One Provides Portal to Public Radio
It is doubtful that anybody misses the days when listening to your favourite radio programs meant watching the clock and tuning in at a particular time. These days, life doesn't have to revolve around radio schedules --using the NPR One app, you can tune in and start following the stories and news that matter to you (including local news that will be woven seamlessly into your … [Read more...] about NPR One Provides Portal to Public Radio
The Advantages of an e-Reader
Good e-Reader has been chronicling the e-reader industry right around the time Amazon released their second generation model and started to compete against Sony. We have seen the rise of Kobo, Nook and a host of European companies offer a dedicated device that was designed just to read eBooks. You would be surprised how many emails we get about the benefits of a dedicated … [Read more...] about The Advantages of an e-Reader
Navigation and Syncing Updated in Kindle for iOS
Kindle is already one of the most frequently used digital reading apps available for iOS, boasting access to over 1,000,000 books in the Kindle store in addition to hundreds of newspapers and magazines. While the existing interface was clean and easy to use, Amazon has implemented a number of updates in version 4.4 that promise to make sync and navigation easier.One of the … [Read more...] about Navigation and Syncing Updated in Kindle for iOS
Walking Dead Season 3 Coming to Android
Telltale Games has announced that Season 3 of their successful Walking Dead series of games is headed our way. Less fortunate news is that there are no details being released (fellow fans of the franchise will be dying to find out of our beloved Clementine will once again be taking the lead role in this game as she did in the season 2).The great thing about these Telltale … [Read more...] about Walking Dead Season 3 Coming to Android