The Good e-Reader Android App Store client was officially updated today for both Android and the Blackberry Playbook! We have augmented our existing Android app so there is now an optimized mobile and new Honeycomb version. All of the new versions give you many new enhancements and features. One of the main new elements of our store is that is now completely now optimized for … [Read more...] about Massive Updates for the Good e-Reader Android Client
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Aluratek Partners with Getjar for CinePad line of Tablets
A few days ago we announced that Aluratek was going to be releasing two new tablets that gives you Android 4.0 and some decent specs. Today the company announced its content distribution platform to get new apps on your device. It seems Getjar will be the platform of choice and will be bundled all on tablets that are shipping now. … [Read more...] about Aluratek Partners with Getjar for CinePad line of Tablets
Major Playbook Pirate Website is Taken Down
Research in Motion has had piracy on its radar for a number of months. One of the largest concerns for the company in courting new developers for its BB10 platform has been piracy. The company has publicly stated on many occasions that Piracy is one of the things running rampant on the Android platform and they would do their darnedest to make sure their ecosystem does not turn … [Read more...] about Major Playbook Pirate Website is Taken Down
Aluratek Releases New CinePad Android Tablets
Aluratek is best known for its extensive line of e-readers that have been available on the market for the last three years. The company has just released two new models of their CinePad line of Android 4.0 tablet computers! They have both a seven and a ten inch model and both have some solid hardware and low prices.The first model they have out is a seven inch version with … [Read more...] about Aluratek Releases New CinePad Android Tablets
Bridgestone Bows Out of the e-Paper Business
Bridgestone has been demonstrating its color e-paper technologies for a few years at various conferences and trade-shows. We have caught up with the representatives on many occasions and talked to Bridgestone's major partners like Delta Electronics. Today Bridgestone announced that they were getting out of the e-paper arena and leaving their partners to fend for … [Read more...] about Bridgestone Bows Out of the e-Paper Business
Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Nighttime Reading Tests
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Exclusive Video Review! Today we check out the brand new Barnes and Noble Simple Touch Reader with Glowlight and conduct a battery of nighttime reading tests!The Nook Glowlight is the first e-ink reader in the world to utilize LED lights built into the bezel to give you the ability to read in the dark. How does this compare to book lights … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Nighttime Reading Tests
How to Load eBooks on the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Tutorial! Today we teach you how to load ebooks on the new Barnes and Noble Simple Touch with Glowlight! We use three different programs that handle your book loading process quite differently. The ones we focus on today is Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions, and Windows Explorer.The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight primarily handles EPUB … [Read more...] about How to Load eBooks on the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight
Plastic Logic’s Color Flexible eReader Screen Available for Demo
Engadget posted a video today of Plastic Logic’s prototype flexible color ereader. The screen, which boasts over 1 million transistors and has over 4,000 hues, can maintain its flexibility and its image integrity at the same time.This development was possible in part due to the success of Plastic Logic’s basic ereader, the Plastic Logic 100, that made its way into Russian … [Read more...] about Plastic Logic’s Color Flexible eReader Screen Available for Demo
Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
The Blackberry Playbook got a second lease on life when the Android Emulator hit the scene via the OS2 update. In the last four months, our very own Good e-Reader Playbook App Store has attained over 700 fully functional Playbook Apps that have been converted from their native Android. Our top 10 list runs down the most downloaded apps in the last month.Text Me! - Free … [Read more...] about Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
Public Schools Take on Student Devices for Learning
Around this time last year, a number of ambitious lawmakers began planning for a future in which public school students in the US went wholly digital, much like initiatives in other parts of the world. But the reaction from a lot of critics came down to a very important factor: money. Who was going to fund purchasing e-readers or tablets for every student in America?One … [Read more...] about Public Schools Take on Student Devices for Learning
Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Review
The Barnes and Noble Simple Touch with Glowlight is a new breed of e-reader that allows you to read in the dark. It maintains the same e-ink display found in previous models of the Nook Simple Touch, which makes it very easy on the eyes during long reading sessions. Unlike LCD screens, it does not burn your eyes when you are reading in the dark. Is this new form of e-reader … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight Review
Nokia Launches Reading App and eBookstore in Europe
Nokia is trying to capitalize on European markets that have not been inundated with e-readers. The company has announced today that they have developed an e-reading application and online bookstore. They intend to actively market it in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the UK.The reading application will be available on their line of Lumia smartphones, such as the … [Read more...] about Nokia Launches Reading App and eBookstore in Europe
Shareholder Sues Books-A-Million to Prevent a Takeover
A few weeks ago we reported that the majority shareholder of Books-A-Million wanted to take the company private. The Anderson family offered to buy shares at a premium price and valued the company at 48 million dollars. Today an irate shareholder filed a lawsuit in California to prevent the company from going private.The Shareholders Foundation is a legal monitoring service … [Read more...] about Shareholder Sues Books-A-Million to Prevent a Takeover
Apple iPad 5.1.1 Software Update Issued for the iPad
Apple has just issued a new software update for the entire Apple iPad series of tablet computers today! You can update it directly on your device using the update feature found on the settings menu, or do it manually via iTunes.The essence of the update is fixing a number of persistent issues that have been plaguing users. It improves reliability of using the HDR option for … [Read more...] about Apple iPad 5.1.1 Software Update Issued for the iPad