Amazon is excited to announce that this Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend was its biggest ever, with customers around the world purchasing hundreds of millions of products between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Customers also supported small businesses this holiday shopping weekend, generating more than $1 billion in sales. In their press release Amazon stated that the … [Read more...] about Amazon sold a boatload of Kindles during Thanksgiving Weekend
Archives for November 2022
Orbic set to launch affordable 4G tablets in Australia
Orbic, the US-based company that specializes in offering quality tablets, smartphones, and other tech stuff at affordable prices has announced its entry into the Australian market. As Pickr reported, the company will be offering a pair of tablets - Tab8 4G and Tab 10R 4G - right now that are aimed at the general user and the worker community. As is already perceptible, the … [Read more...] about Orbic set to launch affordable 4G tablets in Australia
Ukrainian develops Blackout Logger E Ink device to keep tab on power outages
How about an E Ink device that can keep track of the daily power situation and track power outages? It is just such a device that a Ukrainian national by the name Dmytro Panin has developed, hacker.io reported. Of course, the Blackout Logger, as the device is named, has been driven by necessity given the fragile power situation they are facing at the moment owing to the ongoing … [Read more...] about Ukrainian develops Blackout Logger E Ink device to keep tab on power outages
Harry Potter audiobooks have been listened to for more than a billion hours on Audible
Harry Potter fans have spent more than a billion hours listening to the audiobook version of the popular fantasy series on Audible, BreakingNews.ie reported. The above milestone has been achieved at a time when Pottermore Publishing is celebrating a decade of digital publishing of the series while the audiobook version first made its debut on Audible seven years ago. The UK … [Read more...] about Harry Potter audiobooks have been listened to for more than a billion hours on Audible
Storytel ties up with Flipkart to introduce regional language audiobooks in India
Storytel announced it has entered into a partnership with the leading Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to make available audiobooks in the country. The audiobook streaming giant said they plan to make available audiobooks in 10 regional languages. With this arrangement, Storytel is hoping to cash in on the growing craze for audiobooks in India. It also seems to have hit upon the … [Read more...] about Storytel ties up with Flipkart to introduce regional language audiobooks in India
Hands on Review of the Amazon Kindle Scribe
The Kindle Scribe has two major selling points. It is the first digital note taking device that Amazon has ever released and out of the box it has tremendous functionality in this regard. The second, is a large screen e-reader that is capable of reading books, comics, magazines, manga, newspapers and all sorts of other digital content. This is due to the 10-inch display that … [Read more...] about Hands on Review of the Amazon Kindle Scribe
Barnes and Noble is trying to deter holiday thefts
Barnes & Noble is installing cameras and locking away expensive items to deter shoplifters and thieves as they brace for a post-pandemic rush of holiday shoppers this year. At dozens of retail locations American Girl 'Wellie Wisher' dolls are shackled to the shelves with electronic ties. At one of their bookstores in Manhattan, customers have to carry empty Lego set boxes … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is trying to deter holiday thefts
New Shiguangji Y1 tablet with paper-like color display launched, aimed specifically at the elderly
The Chinese display maker BOE announced the launch of a new tablet which it said has been designed specifically with the elderly in mind. The company said the tablet named Shiguangji Y1 features several enhancements aimed at making the lives of senior citizens that much easier. Prime among those is the display which BOE said offers a paper-like feel having the least amount of … [Read more...] about New Shiguangji Y1 tablet with paper-like color display launched, aimed specifically at the elderly
Tablet sales decline as work- or study-from-home trend reverses
The sale of tablet devices has already fallen flat post a period of robust growth during the past few years. Much of that is being attributed to the easing of most of the restrictions that were in force during the pandemic. Work from home or study from home, both considered the primary drivers of tablet sales are not strictly enforced anymore. Workers are back on the work front … [Read more...] about Tablet sales decline as work- or study-from-home trend reverses
Audible Premium Plus plan now 60 percent off as part of Cyber Monday deal
Amazon has announced first time Audible subscribers will be required to pay less than half of the usual subscription fees as part of the retailer's Cyber Monday offerings. Specifically, it’s a 60 percent discount that the subscribers stand to gain from. With this, those subscribing to the Audible Premium Plus plan for the first time will be required to pay just $5.95 per month, … [Read more...] about Audible Premium Plus plan now 60 percent off as part of Cyber Monday deal