We talked with the CEO of Kobo Michael Serbinis recently at Book Expo New York and he dropped some bombshells on new plans for his company later on this year. It seems Kobo is preparing both ebook lending and a portal for authors to submit their own ebooks to be listed in the Kobo ebook store.Kobo has been one of the darlings of the ebook and e-reader industry with 3 … [Read more...] about Kobo Planning eBook Lending and Self-Publishing Service
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Shop e-Readers Offering Pre-Orders on Nook 2 and Kobo Touch
Sometimes when you live in a country like Canada, UK, Europe, Australia or New Zealand, you might get the short end of the stick when it comes to new gadgets. Amazon is notorious for not shipping to major countries which makes the Kindle out of reach. Barnes and Noble also does not ship at all outside of the United States, so it's hard to get any of their e-readers. Luckily … [Read more...] about Shop e-Readers Offering Pre-Orders on Nook 2 and Kobo Touch
Asus and Page Foundry Launch Versent eBookstore
Asus is the worlds 3rd top computer company and they have recently partnered up with digital content provider Page Foundry for the formation of a new online bookstore. This new store will be named Versent and will allow Asus customers to buy newspapers, magazines, and bestselling ebooks on demand."At the heart of the @Vibe experience our customers will find convenience and … [Read more...] about Asus and Page Foundry Launch Versent eBookstore
Blackberry Playbook Update 1.0.5 Issued Today
Sweeping changes have hit the Playbook since it was first issued and the 3rd one that hit today seems like the best one yet. It adds more language support, enhanced Facebook updates, and tons more.A new version of Facebook is now available via the App Store and allows for new features. The Facebook app now can enable video uploading, message deletion, Facebook searches, and … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook Update 1.0.5 Issued Today
WWDC 2011 Apple Keynote Speech Now Online
If you wanted to see the whole keynote video in which Apple CEO Steve Jobs unleashes the new iCloud technology as well as new Lion OS and other goodness, check out their video and see their Keynote Speech and Product demo (click HERE).One of the great things that was unveiled at the conference was the iCloud, which is a cloud based music storage system to work in … [Read more...] about WWDC 2011 Apple Keynote Speech Now Online
Readability Redefines Web-Based Reading, Now for Kindle
Arc90’s suite of products, which includes Donahue and Grade Guru, just to name a few, now includes a web and mobile-enabled app called Readability that makes it possible to read any web-based content without all of the advertisements and overpowering, cluttering graphics that interfere with the ability to see a complete article. Launched about two years ago as a very limited … [Read more...] about Readability Redefines Web-Based Reading, Now for Kindle
MSI Windpad 100A Review from Computex
When we were in Taipei, Taiwan last week for Computex,, MSI had 3 different tablets at their booth, such as the 120A! Today we take a look at the MSI Windpad 100A and see how it stacks up.The Windpad 100A gives you a 2.3 Google Android experience, which is ok by 2010 standards, but with all of the Honeycomb tablets coming out this is hurting. The Nvidia Tegra 2 processor … [Read more...] about MSI Windpad 100A Review from Computex
Apple Unveils iCloud for Online Media Storage
One of the elements that dampens people's investment into the iPad line of Tablet PC's is the internal storage issue. There is a great leap in price because Apple does not give you the option for expandable memory. Currently if you have an iPad 1st or 2nd generation you are limited to 16, 32, or 64 GB for your storage. Apple today made things easier with the unveiling of a new … [Read more...] about Apple Unveils iCloud for Online Media Storage
Qualcomm Mirasol Displays Might Replace OLED Screens in Tablet PCs
The CEO of Qualcomm Paul Jacobs has recently indicated there are plans afoot in the company to come out with brighter screens. The latest smartphones and tablets are using displays based on OLED technology. Qualcomm with their Mirasol technology screens hope to create some competition.The specialty of the Mirasol display technology pioneered by Qualcomm is that the display … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Mirasol Displays Might Replace OLED Screens in Tablet PCs
Kobo takes over Borders eBook Business
Kobo books has been one of the darlings of the e-reader world over the course of the last year and Borders has conceded that they are the lesser online book power. Borders has officially announced that they are getting out of the ebook game and Kobo will take over their operations.Kobo currently does the e-reader and ebook thing full time while Borders did it as a casual … [Read more...] about Kobo takes over Borders eBook Business
Good e-Reader Exclusive – Pixel Qi Demonstrates Screen technology and announces New Partners at Computex 2011
We caught up with Mary Lou Jepsen, the CEO of Pixel Qi and John Ryan who walked us through some of the new products and screen technology the company has been working on.The company has been working fervently on the next generation of Pixel Qi technology to provide a low power, high resolution display panels. They also showed us some new devices hitting the market soon that … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Exclusive – Pixel Qi Demonstrates Screen technology and announces New Partners at Computex 2011
Qualcomm cancels Mirasol eBook Reader
Qualcomm had a simple e-reader product at CES this year and it looked mighty fine but it looks like management was not very happy with the device and canceled it. Although the technology underneath the hood is still alive the company has decided not to move ahead with issuing its own e-reader.Qualcomm instead of going forward with its own e-reader they are going to try and … [Read more...] about Qualcomm cancels Mirasol eBook Reader
Kno debuts new iPad app with the worlds largest eTextbook store
Kno started as a company spearheaded by management coming from a textbook background aimed at educational institutions. They started to develop 2 tablets that would be aimed at schools but it did not pan out due to rising costs. The company decided to refocus itself on applications and just released their first one, an iPad app. This new application allows you shop, read and … [Read more...] about Kno debuts new iPad app with the worlds largest eTextbook store