Microsoft has announced their first quarterly earnings report for 2015 and the Surface 3 tablet is seeing massive success. Surface revenues measured $908 million, which is transforming their hardware division into almost a billion dollar business every three months. The company is also building revenue from phone hardware, taking in $2.6 billion from quarterly handset sales … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface PRO 3 Revenue Hits $900 Million
Archives for October 2014
Adobe No Longer Sending User Data in Clear Text to Their Servers
Adobe came under fire a few weeks ago when news was brought to light that critical user data was being sent to their servers from anyone using Adobe Digital Editions 4. The most important aspect of this story was that it was being done in clear text, with no encryption. Adobe has just patched ADE 4, to solve this issue. Adobe Digital Editions is used by millions of users all … [Read more...] about Adobe No Longer Sending User Data in Clear Text to Their Servers
Amazon Fire TV Now Available in the UK for £79.00
The Amazon Fire TV up until now has been a US exclusive and now the streaming television and app box has just hit the UK. Customers will be able to order it online or found on the shelves of Tesco, Dixons and Argos. Fire TV is a streaming multimedia box that allows users to watch television and movies from the Amazon Instant Video service. It also has a number of apps users … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire TV Now Available in the UK for £79.00
How to Load eBooks on the New Kindle Basic 2014
The new Amazon Kindle Basic 2014 edition is the first entry level Kindle to ever be shipped with a touchscreen. This makes it way more intuitive to interact with reading eBooks or just browsing around. Today, I will teach you how to load your own eBooks on this e-reader. First of all, Amazon Kindle e-readers read AZW and MOBI as a primary format that are easily found online. … [Read more...] about How to Load eBooks on the New Kindle Basic 2014
Kindle Basic 2013 vs Kindle Basic Touch 2014
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we do a side by side comparison with the Kindle Basic 2013 edition with D-PAD and the enhanced 2014 model with a touchscreen. In this video you will get a sense on how they perform with eBooks, PDF files, Shopping and check out the main differences. The Kindle Basic 2013 model has physical page turn buttons, a D-Pad … [Read more...] about Kindle Basic 2013 vs Kindle Basic Touch 2014
Google Inbox Service Re-imagines Email
Already having Gmail under their belts didn't stop Google from continuing to rethink email. Apparently it was years in the making, but only now is Inbox a reality (promising to give you focus on the things that really matter). In a blog post announcing Inbox, Google employee Sundar Pichai described the service: "With this evolution comes new challenges: we get more email … [Read more...] about Google Inbox Service Re-imagines Email
Disney Frozen Graphic Novel Out Soon
Frozen by Disney has become the 5th highest grossing movie of all time After sweeping theaters worldwide like a snowstorm for over half a year, Frozen has grossed a whopping $1.219 billion at the box office! According to Variety, the film raked in $400 million-plus in the U.S. alone and $194 million in Japan. Frozen has also become the top-grossing animated flick ever. This has … [Read more...] about Disney Frozen Graphic Novel Out Soon
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Now Available
Barnes and Noble has just released the 10.1 inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Android tablet today, and it joins the 7 inch edition that came out two months ago. The Nations largest bookseller now has two devices that they are marketing across all of their sales channels, encouraging US and UK based readers to invest themselves in the Nook ecosystem. The Samsung … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Now Available
San Antonio International Airport Unveils Free eBook Terminal
If you are passing through the San Antonio International Airport you can now borrow eBooks for free. Two Digital Library kiosks have been installed by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library at a cost of $26,000. The San Antonio Public Library has introduced a new innovative new feature into the kiosks that will allow out-of-town travelers to get a temporary library … [Read more...] about San Antonio International Airport Unveils Free eBook Terminal