Top 5 Sports Anime 30 January 2015 by 0 Comments The genre's been around for a while, but in the last few years, sports anime has hit a surge in popularity. If you haven't already dived into the passionate world of sports manga, this is the time to do so. To get you started in the right direction, here's a list of the best sports anime and manga out there. Picking the cream of the crop is a hard task, but the following were … [Read more...] about Top 5 Sports Anime
Print Makes a Comeback at the Expense of e-Readers 30 January 2015 by Michael Kozlowski 6 Comments e-Readers had their time in the sun and their popularity has slowly diminished. Gone are the days when the e-reader space was completely saturated with new e-paper companies and startups trying to capitalize on the e-book revolution. Many of the companies that first got involved in the e-reader space are all gone now. Aluratek, Cool-er, iRex, Txtr and Sony either went bankrupt … [Read more...] about Print Makes a Comeback at the Expense of e-Readers
Apple Posts Mixed Q1 Results for iPhone and iPad Sales 30 January 2015 by 0 Comments The latest numbers are in for Apple, and overall they are very good. It would appear that they were right, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were very much desired (and in demand)... to the tune of 74.5 million units sold, breaking their goal of 60 million by more than a few. By comparison, 21.4 million iPads were moved during the same period... which sounds good, until you … [Read more...] about Apple Posts Mixed Q1 Results for iPhone and iPad Sales
Android Games Finally Making iOS-Level Profits 30 January 2015 by 0 Comments The gap is finally narrowing between the profit made by developers of Android and iOS games. Android certainly has more marketshare, but so far developers have given more attention to Apple's iOS platform. Where Android used to be somewhat of an afterthought following a successful iOS launch, Android is emerging as being competitive and lucrative --particularly in the gaming … [Read more...] about Android Games Finally Making iOS-Level Profits
VXG Video Player Brings HD Streaming to Android 30 January 2015 by 0 Comments Smartphone and tablet users are as passionate about media as they are social media and messaging. This means that the eternal search for a worthwhile media player is near-constant. Fortunately, there are a few quality contenders --among them you will find VXG Video Player. In many ways, VXG Video Player blurs the lines between mobile and desktop video players by boasting a … [Read more...] about VXG Video Player Brings HD Streaming to Android
Top 10 Best Anime – Winter 2015 29 January 2015 by Thi Chao 0 Comments This winter a copious amount of new anime was released on video streaming services such as Crunchyroll, Hulu and Funimation. With the sheer onslaught of great content its hard to know the best stuff. Today, we look at the stuff that has proven to be the most popular and should give you a solid launching point to discovering some great new anime. Cute High Earth Defence Club … [Read more...] about Top 10 Best Anime – Winter 2015
Digital Newspapers Save the Local Coverage Market 29 January 2015 by Mercy Pilkington 0 Comments Newspapers around the country have been in a steady decline over the past few years, a decline that arguably began with nightly news coverage as more and more households bought a television. In essence, a daily newspaper prints yesterday's news, which is then read at the end of the work day, making it nearly two days old. Internet news access--most of it free above the cost … [Read more...] about Digital Newspapers Save the Local Coverage Market
Author Earnings 2015: Indies Are Still Winning, the Industry Still Doesn’t Believe It 29 January 2015 by Mercy Pilkington 0 Comments You have to hand it to Hugh Howey and the elusive Data Guy: they do a great but thankless service for which they receive heaps of professional scorn, but they don't let that stop them. Every time they release a new Author Earnings report filled with charts and graphs and actual information culled over countless hours at the computer, I remember the scene from the film Day After … [Read more...] about Author Earnings 2015: Indies Are Still Winning, the Industry Still Doesn’t Believe It
Everything You Need To Know About Shonen Jump 28 January 2015 by 2 Comments In Japan, manga is serialized in various magazines. Every new chapter that gets released is printed in one of many different magazines, sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly. There are multiple various prints running a multitude of genres. Here in North America, we really only have one - Viz Manga's digital magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine is a mirror image to the … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Shonen Jump
Txtr goes Bankrupt 28 January 2015 by Michael Kozlowski 1 Comment Txtr is based in Berlin Germany and has been in the e-reader and e-book business for quite sometime. Sadly, their entire business model is not viable and they have officially gone bankrupt. Txtr originally burst onto the international scene in 2008 with plans to capitalize on the e-reader boom. Production and design issues led to their first device never being released. … [Read more...] about Txtr goes Bankrupt
