The Amazon App Store has been a success in the USA during the course of the last six months. It is well known for its free app of the day, where popular paid apps are given away for free. Today the company expanded its list of supported countries, giving international customers the ability to download free and paid apps.The current list of supported countries are; Canada, … [Read more...] about Amazon Appstore Available in Canada, UK and More!
Tablet PC News
Lenovo Looking to Ship 2 Million Tablets in 2011
Lenovo is aiming big in the tablet sphere. In numeric terms, their ambitions can be measured up to no less than 2 million tablet PCs, which they aim to ship by the end of 2011. Of the 2 million expected sales mark, Lenovo is looking to pack that up with 400,000 to 500,000 ThinkPad tablet PCs, of the ThinkPad series that is aimed at the enterprise segment. This apart, the … [Read more...] about Lenovo Looking to Ship 2 Million Tablets in 2011
Notion Ink Adam to Get Google Ice Cream Sandwich Update in November
Google is launching its seminal Ice Cream Sandwich update, which seeks to bridge smartphone and tablet streamlined development. Notion Ink made it official today on a recent blog post by CEO Rohan Shravan.Notion Ink is a home grown company straight out of India, and has had the distinction of releasing the best tablet to come out of that country and gain fame. Due to the … [Read more...] about Notion Ink Adam to Get Google Ice Cream Sandwich Update in November
LendingeBook Service to Launch This Monday
We caught wind of a new website that helps facilitate the entire lending and borrowing process of Kindle/Nook books. Adeptly entitled Lendingebook.com, it seeks to change up the entire lending game.In the last few years, Amazon and Barnes & Noble began ushering in a program that allowed authors and publishers to flag their books "Lending Enabled." This allows books with … [Read more...] about LendingeBook Service to Launch This Monday
Foxconn Plant in Brazil Reportedly Ready
We already knew Foxconn has zeroed in on Brazil as the site for its new plant and it's almost ready to start its commercial run. Production is expected to kick off in December, though industry watchers have earlier predicted the plant won't go live before early 2012. Also, while things will kick start at the Brazil plant by December at the earliest, it's likely Apple would like … [Read more...] about Foxconn Plant in Brazil Reportedly Ready
CyanogenMod’s Latest HP TouchPad Android Video
CyanogenMod has come up with a new video which should allay the fears of those eagerly awaiting to see Android taking over their TouchPads. The good news is that there is some positive developments to be seen in that respect. The TouchPad, with some tweaking from CyanogenMod, is now exhibiting much better mannerisms than ever before. Among the TouchPad features that have come … [Read more...] about CyanogenMod’s Latest HP TouchPad Android Video
The Beetel Magiq – A Review
Suddenly, the budget tablet segment in India is buzzing with activity with all sorts of tablet PCs entering the market. Also, while each one of them is vying for consumer attention, the one aspect of price remains one of the most striking elements that has the potential to make or break a product. Beetel is all too aware of the price struggle, and that has prompted them to … [Read more...] about The Beetel Magiq – A Review
Reading Rainbow Goes Electronic
Many adults today may have fond memories of afternoon episodes of the public-television program Reading Rainbow, which featured storybook read-alouds, author interviews, animated book adaptations, and more. This educational mainstay sought to bring books to life for audiences in an engaging and age-appropriate way. Now, LeVar Burton, longtime host and executive producer of the … [Read more...] about Reading Rainbow Goes Electronic
SkyPad Alpha Internet Tablet Contest Winner!
Recently we had a contest that lasted a week on our blog for the SkyPad Alpha Internet Tablet! This was a great mid range device running Google Android 2.3 and had tons of different options to read eBooks. We had over 50 different people who commented and gave a reason why they wanted to win it. The winner of the SkyPad Alpha tablet is... Sandra in NLV. Congratulations! Please … [Read more...] about SkyPad Alpha Internet Tablet Contest Winner!
RIM Tablet Sales Last Quarter Are Dwarfed by the iPad
Research in Motion announced today that last quarter it only shipped out 200,000 Playbooks. These sales are “well below what we’d like it to be” said co-chief executive officer Mike Lazaridis. He also hinted that in the next month the Playbook will see a "major software upgrade."A typical sales quarter is about ninety days and recently Apple announced it had shipped out … [Read more...] about RIM Tablet Sales Last Quarter Are Dwarfed by the iPad
Sharp Brings Curtains Down on Its Galapagos 5.5 and 10.8 Inch Tablets
Its only the fittest that survive while lesser products get kicked out of the game. That's a simple rule of nature and the latest to find itself at the receiving end of this is the Sharp Galapagos 5.5 inch and 10.8 inch tablet PCs. This shouldn't come as a surprise, though, as its not the first time a tablet has been herded off to the chopping block and it surely won't be the … [Read more...] about Sharp Brings Curtains Down on Its Galapagos 5.5 and 10.8 Inch Tablets
Fly to launch a sub 6K tablet in India in Nov
Tablet PC enthusiasts in India will soon be pampered with a new tablet device that its makers claim will be all of just INR. 6,000. That's incredible for if Fly Mobile indeed sticks to that price point for its upcoming tablet 'Fly Vision', that tablet will be cheaper than even Android smartphones currently available.However, most of the proposed tablet is being kept under … [Read more...] about Fly to launch a sub 6K tablet in India in Nov
Apple iBooks launches official Twitter Account
Apple iBooks in the United States launched its first official Twitter account. This will be used to keep customers informed of new releases, exclusive book offers and much more.The accounts tweet today was promoting the new book by Erin Morgenstern, called "The Night Circus." This book is being promoted by Apple on the main iBooks page. It is also the book of week in … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks launches official Twitter Account
Digital Comics Embedded in App Video Games
D7 Games from the D7 Studios, creators of app games Stan Lee’s The Traveler and Hamster Busboy, have just released their latest downloadable game, Teddy Tumble, available for iOS and Android devices. So why does GoodEReader.com involve itself in the workings of downloadable game content? Because it’s bringing the world of digital comics with it.On the surface, Teddy Tumble … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Embedded in App Video Games