The HP TouchPad is the first tablet to use webOS! This gadget might make investors flee, but ravenous hordes of tech people are scooping them up in droves. Due to the product being discontinued, you can get your hands on a 16 GB WIFI only model for $99 and the 32 GB for $149.99!I advise you to capitalize on this deal as soon as you can! Walmart, Bestbuy, and others are … [Read more...] about HP Touchpad 16 GB on Sale for $99 in the USA
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HP Touchpad 16 GB $99 in Canada
Canadians can take some solace in the fact that HP has decided to discontinue its entire PC operations. Starting today until August 22nd 2011 you can get a 16GB HP TouchPad for only $99 and the 32 GB version for $150!HP shareholders might be running away from the company, but residents in Canada are flocking TO the stores! Both BestBuy and Futureshop both had the tablets on … [Read more...] about HP Touchpad 16 GB $99 in Canada
Liberty Media Invests in Barnes and Noble
Liberty Media, after much deliberation, has decided to purchase 12 million shares or a %16.6 stake in Barnes and Noble. The struggling bookseller has received a liquid capital investment of over $204 million dollars.Earlier on in May Liberty Media wanted to straight up buy Barnes and Noble for one billion dollars. The original deal obviously did not go through, but it was a … [Read more...] about Liberty Media Invests in Barnes and Noble
Samsung Working on Their Own Version of the Entourage Pocket Edge?
Samsung has been busy in the research and development area and has come out with a new device that seems to be a hybrid tablet and e-reader.The main design premise is a clamshell type of device that strikingly looks like like Entourage Pocket Edge. It seems to be a dual book device and many people are speculating that it may feature e-ink on one side and an android one on … [Read more...] about Samsung Working on Their Own Version of the Entourage Pocket Edge?
HP to Give up on WebOS Phones and Tablets
Yesterday HP purchased Autonomy Corp, a company that specializes in enterprise level cloud services, for 10 billion dollars. HP is redesigning the company to focus more on service and support and will spin off its computer business. The company also acknowledged that it will not focus on webOS based devices such as the Pre smartphone line and any continuations of the HP … [Read more...] about HP to Give up on WebOS Phones and Tablets
Bestbuy Giving Away a Free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Purchase of 3D TV
Beginning on August 21st 2011 Samsung and Bestbuy are teaming up to bring you a free tablet! When you purchase a new Samsung HDTV they will hook you up with one of our favorite tablets of the year, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1!The TV in question though is not cheap! You are going to be spending close to $1500 for the Samsung 46″ Class LED 1080p Smart 3D HDTV. They are also … [Read more...] about Bestbuy Giving Away a Free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Purchase of 3D TV
New Amazon Student iOS App Allows You to Trade Textbooks
Amazon just released a new application for the iOS platform that will seek to capitalize on the upcoming school year. Officially named Amazon Student, it allows diligent young scholars to trade used textbooks, electronics, videos, games, and more! What do you get in return for your old stuff? Amazon will be providing Gift Cards to be used for whatever you want from the … [Read more...] about New Amazon Student iOS App Allows You to Trade Textbooks
How My Buying Habits Have Changed with the Advent of e-Readers
There is little doubt that e-readers have grown tremendously in popular and many avid book collectors are making the switch. Many people who own e-readers constantly email us saying the book is not dead and they continue to buy real books. This got me to wondering what types of books people are downloading or buying in stores.In my current flat there are over five … [Read more...] about How My Buying Habits Have Changed with the Advent of e-Readers
Sprint Passes on the Blackberry Playbook and RIM Focuses on Verizon and AT&T as Its Last Hope
The Blackberry Playbook is in a precarious position as Sprint announced today that will not carry the 4G WIMAX version of the device. Instead RIM is going to focus on 4G versions issued to Verizon and AT&T.Research in Motion is having a hard time trying to sell the Playbook to various companies that run LTE or 4G networks. Verizon famously snubbed the Playbook once … [Read more...] about Sprint Passes on the Blackberry Playbook and RIM Focuses on Verizon and AT&T as Its Last Hope
Watch out for Scammers Selling Pottermore Early Access Accounts
J.K. Rowlings Pottermore is not just being attacked by Dementors but also by scammers! Nefarious cyber criminals are taking advantage of children and infecting computers worldwide with many different viruses.Pottermore is a new online destination to purchase the electronic book versions of the popular Harry Potter series. Pottermore just does not sell ebooks, but starting … [Read more...] about Watch out for Scammers Selling Pottermore Early Access Accounts
Kno Expands to Facebook and Reading over the Web for Textbook Business
Kno has reorganized its efforts in the last year to gravitate from trying to make its own educational tablet to delivering digital content exclusively. The company issued a statement today that they will be offering over 100,000 digital textbooks via Facebook and a HTML5 based cloud reader.Today students can visit and purchase books from Kno's Facebook page, which will … [Read more...] about Kno Expands to Facebook and Reading over the Web for Textbook Business
Amazon Launches Cloud Reader – Bypasses iOS App Restrictions
Today Amazon rolled out a brilliant Cloud Reading application that lets you buy books and store them in the cloud, or sync them with your Amazon Device. This is a game changer as it allows you to send books directly to your iPad for offline reading.The new Amazon Cloud Reader application is available worldwide where Amazon is supported and you can check it out at … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Cloud Reader – Bypasses iOS App Restrictions
Android Based Tablets Look to Europe and Asia to Compete Against the iPad
The Apple iPad is the de facto standard tablet computer on the market and enjoys the highest rate of visibility in most countries. A recent study determined the iPad enjoys the most success in the USA, where dedicated Apple stores total in number to 238. In Europe, there are only 52 stores to buy the tablet. Android based tablets have the most chance of success in the European … [Read more...] about Android Based Tablets Look to Europe and Asia to Compete Against the iPad