It shouldn't be shocking to learn that Microsoft is trying to find a way into the wireless media streaming game. Apple started things off with AirPlay, Google is working hard to compete using Chromecast, and now Microsoft is targeting both technologies with their rumoured Miracast Dongle.This new dongle is expected to build on Microsoft's existing Miracast technology, … [Read more...] about Microsoft Working on Chromecast Rival
Archives for August 2014
New Style of Android Attack: User Interface Inference
At the 23rd USENIX Security Symposium last week in San Diego, California, a new-style of Android security threat was discussed: user interface inference. This next-generation of attack technique communicates the state of any targeted application --the most intimidating example may be if malware can detect that a user has clicked a login button. Knowing that this behaviour … [Read more...] about New Style of Android Attack: User Interface Inference
Study: Smartphone Users Aren’t Downloading Apps
According to a recent study conducted by ComScore, nearly two-thirds of US smartphone users aren't downloading any new apps. Their research uncovered that only 7% of smartphone users accounted for almost half of the new apps being downloaded.Fortunately for a few app developers, these results cannot be interpreted to mean that we aren't using apps. Over half of users are … [Read more...] about Study: Smartphone Users Aren’t Downloading Apps
Are eBooks Destroying Bookselling Culture?
The global bookselling industry has been experiencing many trials and tribulations over the last decade. Indigo books in Canada has been losing 20 million each quarter for the last year, Borders Books in the US went bankrupt and everyone else is feeling the pinch of Amazon. Are eBooks destroying our bookselling culture.The Canadian bookselling industry is dominated by … [Read more...] about Are eBooks Destroying Bookselling Culture?
Amazon Starts Selling Print Books in Brazil
Amazon has been selling Kindle e-Readers and eBooks in Brazil for the last two years. You might say the Seattle based company has digital locked up, but print titles have been non-existent, until today.Over 150,000 print titles in Portuguese are now available to be ordered on Amazons Brazilian website. If customers spend over R$69, there is free shipping. These titles are … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Selling Print Books in Brazil
Harvard Classics Available as Free eBooks
First published in 1909, The Harvard Classics is an anthology consisting of 51 volumes of classic works from world literature. Compiled and edited by Harvard University President, Charles W. Eliot, the goal of the publications was simple: provide a liberal education based on the number of books able to fit across a five-foot shelf (that he felt should be read from for 15 … [Read more...] about Harvard Classics Available as Free eBooks
Valiant and Action Lab Go DRM-Free for Digital Comics
Image Comics was the first mainstream comic book publisher to embrace going DRM-Free and this has prompted Valiant and Action Lab to follow suit.Comixology is the top digital distributor of comics and their app is available on every major operating system. In July 2014 the Amazon owned company announced that it would allow publishers the ability to distribute DRM-Free … [Read more...] about Valiant and Action Lab Go DRM-Free for Digital Comics
Calibre Tries to Appeal towards eBook Creators
When it comes to converting eBooks from one format to another, you have likely heard of Calibre. It remains one of the most popular tools out there, and is deeply expansive. In the past, they have catered exclusively to users, but now that Sigil is not actively developed anymore, they are trying to appeal towards creators.Calibre 2.0 is now available and the eBook Creator … [Read more...] about Calibre Tries to Appeal towards eBook Creators
Boyue T61 e-reader Now Available in China
We have seen a massive new movement in e-reader operating systems in 2014, with the advent of open Android. This is a concept where instead of locking you down to a specific ecosystem and custom UI, we are now seeing the equivalent of a pure vanilla Android experience. Onyx and Icarus have both released numerous models and now Boyue is entering the fray with their Boyue T61 … [Read more...] about Boyue T61 e-reader Now Available in China
How PDF Editing Works on the Microsoft Surface 3 and Sony DPT-S1
Consumers and business customers often find themselves relying on PDF files in order to view and edit documents. We live in a world of Kindle Books, Nook Books and proprietary formats, but PDF's have been the longest lived format in the digital space. Sony made the Digital Paper (DPT-S1) with the sole intention of reading and editing PDF files, while Microsoft baked the … [Read more...] about How PDF Editing Works on the Microsoft Surface 3 and Sony DPT-S1
Have e-Readers been Superseded by Multifunction Tablets and Smartphones?
In the last four years we have seen the entire publishing industry embrace eBooks. In 2013, Nielsen’s Books & Consumers survey shows that among U.S. buyers of adult fiction and nonfiction, 25% of book buyers bought an eBook and 31% of new books purchased in adult fiction and nonfiction were eBooks. e-Readers have traditionally been the best way to read these titles, because … [Read more...] about Have e-Readers been Superseded by Multifunction Tablets and Smartphones?
Microsoft Surface PRO 3 vs Sony Digital Paper (DPT-S1)
The Microsoft Surface PRO 3 and the Sony Digital Paper were designed to be interacted with via a stylus. These two companies employ very different technologies to get users creating and editing PDF documents. Today, we compare the drawing feature and see exactly what makes these two devices unique. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface PRO 3 vs Sony Digital Paper (DPT-S1)
Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
News that Amazon's catalog has reached 3.4 million records sounds like a good thing, for the retailer as much as for the customers searching for their next good read. Unfortunately, this may not be the case: when a new book is added every 5 minutes (an average of 12 titles per hour), how do you manage to get yours noticed?These rapid increases run the risk or burying … [Read more...] about Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
Flappy Bird Sequel Swing Copters Available Now
If Flappy Birds wasn't driving you crazy or taking up enough of your free time, Gears Studio has the answer with their sequel to the popular mobile game: Swing Copters. Best described as a cross between impossibly difficult and increasingly addictive, Swing Copters is the easiest game you will never master.If you want to successfully complete this game, the goal is simple: … [Read more...] about Flappy Bird Sequel Swing Copters Available Now