The Android Honeycomb continues to be in the limelight, this time courtesy of Dell and its upcoming 10 inch Streak Pro tablet. So while we knew the bigger Streak tablet will be one more to add to the Honeycomb crowd lined up for a summer release, here is some more information that has emerged on the tablet to give us an inkling of what to expect. The specifications released … [Read more...] about Dell Streak Pro Honeycomb Slate: More Details Revealed
Tablet PC News
Fujitsu developing 7 inch Android 3.1 Tablet
Fujitsu has just put out an enterprise level tablet PC aimed at businesses in that of the 10.1 inch Lifebook TH40/D running Windows 7. The price point was really too expensive for most people to pick up $1700.00. So the company decided to go the pure consumer route and is going to release a 7 inch Google Android 3.1 Tablet in the 3rd Quarter of 2011 for around $350 - $600. No … [Read more...] about Fujitsu developing 7 inch Android 3.1 Tablet
Amazon to Allow ePub eBooks on the Kindle e-Reader
We have some rather breaking news with online giant Amazon and their highly successful line of Kindle e-readers. It seems many publishers have been told by the company that in the near-future, they should be submitting their books to Amazon in EPUB format and not exclusively MOBI. They also went on to let us know that Amazon was indeed planning something BIG and that soon the … [Read more...] about Amazon to Allow ePub eBooks on the Kindle e-Reader
Hanvon develops Dual-Touch ERT Technology
Havon the leading Chinese company best known for its popular line of e-Readers has just unveiled at SID (Society for Information Display) a brand new technology! It is called ERT Touch and the essence of the new technology is a new method of touch screen tech that is flexible, highly accurate, low cost and outperforms captive, resistive touchscreens. For the first time Hanvon … [Read more...] about Hanvon develops Dual-Touch ERT Technology
Kineo Tablet for Schoolchildren Starts to Ship
The Kineo Android tablets has now finally started to ship. Targeted primarily at the young mind, the tablet is now on way to some select states in the US, such as Texas, California, and Tennessee among a few others. Also, with school age kids as the primary clientele, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the tablet comes with some built-in restrictions and is a lot different … [Read more...] about Kineo Tablet for Schoolchildren Starts to Ship
Report – Canadians use Tablets and e-Readers at the same ratio
Canadians seem to get the short end of the stick in the e-Reader and Tablet arena compared to our southern neighbors. It is near impossible to buy a Amazon Kindle or Barnes and Noble Nook in a retail setting. Canadians are limited to Sony, Kobo or Aluratek e-readers in most electronics shops, but enjoy a wider selection of tablets. Tablet PC's such as the the Apple iPad and … [Read more...] about Report – Canadians use Tablets and e-Readers at the same ratio
Nook Color app store reach 1 million downloads
It has been only one week since the launch of the new Barnes and Noble App store developed for the Nook Color has been implemented via the most recent firmware update. Since the launch of the app store over 1 million apps have already been downloaded. The top five paid NOOK Apps brought to you by the latest 1.2 Nook Color update are; Angry Birds, Drawing Pad, Solitaire, Aces … [Read more...] about Nook Color app store reach 1 million downloads
Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich explained
Summers and ice cream have always been intricately related but it seems its going to be special this summer. Reason? Well, its none other than Google that too will be joining the ice cream race this year, albeit the enhanced Android version that the search giant unveiled at the Google I/O event. Launch of the software would be held in the fourth quarter and the reason why its … [Read more...] about Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich explained
New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
It wasn't too long ago that the tech world first got the news of a bigger 10.1 inch tablet being developed at HTC facilities. Interestingly, named Puccini (after the famous opera composer of the 19th and 20th century), the tablet will be the first Honeycomb attempt from HTC and its going to be in the league of the iPad, the XOOM, and the Galaxy Tab 2. Now that more … [Read more...] about New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
New Pandigital Planet Android 2.2 e-Reader Arrives at the FCC
Pandigital has released a number of tablets billed as e-readers and they enjoy strong sales. However, many reports indicate that most people have a rather lackluster experience with them. We did enjoy to a small degree the new Pandigital 9 inch novel a few months ago and it looks like Pandigital is at it again! They have developed a new 7 inch model that will replace their … [Read more...] about New Pandigital Planet Android 2.2 e-Reader Arrives at the FCC
Intel Tablets Running Honeycomb to Be a Reality Soon
So far, there has been Honeycomb tablet offerings from only three companies; namely Motorola, Acer and Asustek. In fact, Google slowed down the process of granting licence to other companies. This is the reason why we have not been inundated with Android Honey to the extent that we have had with Froyo or its earlier iterations. All of that will change for the better as we … [Read more...] about Intel Tablets Running Honeycomb to Be a Reality Soon
RIM Recalls More Than 900 Faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks
The BlackBerry PlayBook is out for a couple of weeks now and has already won accolades for its solid hardware. However, the latter bit does not seem to apply for a particular batch of PlayBooks, numbering at almost a 1000 units. A total of 935 PlayBooks have been found to have been delivered to the consumers with some shortcomings. All the defective units have been delivered at … [Read more...] about RIM Recalls More Than 900 Faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks
The Good e-Reader Newsletter Issue 3
We are sending out the most recent edition of our Good e-Reader Newsletter today! This is our 3rd issue and we'd like to thank everyone who has signed up thus far to receive it! Signing up is totally free and the Good e-Reader Newsletter is perfect for people who want to get the most essential stories of the week. The Good e-Reader Newsletter gives you 6 of the top stories … [Read more...] about The Good e-Reader Newsletter Issue 3