The Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry App Store had a few serious bugs in the past few weeks and users were unable to download content on the web or via our Android and E Ink app clients. This occurred during our transition from the old server to the new one. We would like to announce that all of the apps are … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store downloads are working again
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Microsoft combats fake news with Edge Browser for Android and iOS
Microsoft has just unveiled a new feature for the Edge browser called NewsGuard. The company explained the concept by saying "NewsGuard uses journalism to fight false news, misinformation, and disinformation. Our trained analysts, who are experienced journalists, research online news brands to help readers and viewers … [Read more...] about Microsoft combats fake news with Edge Browser for Android and iOS
Google Play Books has been redesigned
Google has updated Play Books with a new material design that makes it look more minimalist and streamlined. The redesign is mainly all about aesthetics, the iconography is now hollow, backgrounds are mostly white, and fonts have been replaced with Google/Product Sans. The carousel on the home screen is now smaller … [Read more...] about Google Play Books has been redesigned
The best ebook and e-reading apps for Android – 2018
There are hundreds of millions of people that are using an Android phone, tablet or e-reader. They primarily rely on apps to consume digital content and there is no shortage of them. This list is not going to promote the mainstream apps like Kindle, Kobo or Nook, merely because everyone is already aware of them. … [Read more...] about The best ebook and e-reading apps for Android – 2018
The Most Popular Free E-Book Reading Apps For Your Smartphone
With the rise of digital learning, most people have stopped visiting physical libraries. This is because, with E-book, you do not have to carry around a book. The common use of online reading has made E-book popular.Massive best reading apps for Smartphone are now available, and these applications offer books for … [Read more...] about The Most Popular Free E-Book Reading Apps For Your Smartphone
Microsoft launches AI News App called Hummingbird
There are no shortage of online news apps to curate your favorite websites or just discover new ones. Google News, Flipboard and Feedly are good examples. Microsoft is throwing their hat into the fray with the new AI news app called Hummingbird.When you first install the Android app it will ask you to register an … [Read more...] about Microsoft launches AI News App called Hummingbird
The best Android e-readers of 2018
Android e-readers have really grown up this year and many brands are packing some serious hardware power to provide a robust experience. This is a far cry from a few years ago when single core processors and 512MB of RAM were the norm.Android e-readers have been around for the past four years and they initially had … [Read more...] about The best Android e-readers of 2018
E-Readers that run Ice Cream Sandwich will lose access to Google Play
Google has announced that they are discontinuing support for Ice Cream Sandwich, which is Android 4.0 to 4.0.4. E-Readers that are running this version of Android will find a multitude of Google services will cease to function properly. This includes access to the Google Play Store, Gmail, Google Maps, data … [Read more...] about E-Readers that run Ice Cream Sandwich will lose access to Google Play
This is how you get Google Play working on Android e-readers
Earlier this year Google cracked down on devices that were not certified and blacklisted them from accessing the Google Play Store and various core services. This was done to help curb the onslaught of cheap Android phones and tablets from China, as well as custom ROMS. This whole situation also had a tremendous effect … [Read more...] about This is how you get Google Play working on Android e-readers
Google is considering a paid app subscription package
Google is working on a monthly subscription package that will offer hundreds of paid apps for free. The program is tentatively named the "Play Pass" app subscription service and it was discovered by XDA deconstruction of the recent Google Play Store update. There are few lines of code, but one clearly references … [Read more...] about Google is considering a paid app subscription package
Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback
Pocket has just redesigned their flagship app for the iPad and iPhone for the first time since 2012. They have a more minimalist interface with more white space and a tremendous reduction in information density. If you prefer a dark mode or sepia mode, you can also choose that as your app-wide color scheme. Even the … [Read more...] about Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback
