With Apple set to launch iCloud Drive in the next short while, it seems like a good time for Dropbox to do a few upgrades. Generally considered one of the leading cloud-based document storage solutions, Dropbox for Android has firmed up their footing at the head of the pack with improved search capabilities and proper document previews. Storing documents in the cloud makes a … [Read more...] about Dropbox Adds Previews and Improves Search
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Kindle Cloud Reader Goes Global
When we first saw the Kindle Cloud Reader, it was clear that it would be something special. Built in response to Apple charging 30% on all titles purchased using their app, the Kindle Cloud Reader allows you to purchase e-books and store them in the cloud for easy syncing with any of your devices with an Internet web browser. With a rather quiet launch, this browser-based … [Read more...] about Kindle Cloud Reader Goes Global
Visionect Introduces a New Way To Develop e-Reader Apps
Here is a device that comes with a familiar e-ink display and can pass on as another ebook reader but is unlike any out there. Rather, Visionect, a Slovenian startup would like to call its e-ink based device as a platform that is designed to make it convenient for users to develop e-ink based apps based on HTML5, CSS and Javascript easily. The system can be used to develop even … [Read more...] about Visionect Introduces a New Way To Develop e-Reader Apps
Aquafadas Announces the Launch of its New Cloud Authoring Tool
Aquafadas has come up with a new cloud based digital publishing platform dubbed Aquafadas Cloud Authoring. This, Aquafadas claims will make it easy for publishers to convert PDF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF files into apps, ePUBs and Web Reader files. The new platform also offers several convenient features and simple production tools like crop and reorder, as well as unique enrichment … [Read more...] about Aquafadas Announces the Launch of its New Cloud Authoring Tool
The Latest Kindle iOS Update…Don’t Install It
Amazon has just issued a new update for its Kindle app for iOS and is asking users not to install it. The latest version released yesterday has been found to create more problems than it's supposed to resolve. Instead of the usual dose of bug fixes and performance enhancements, Kindle for iOS version 3.6.1 has been found to erase the entire library of Kindle ebooks. Users also … [Read more...] about The Latest Kindle iOS Update…Don’t Install It
Huawei MediaPad is here
If Huawei is to be believed, Android 3.1 Honeycomb is passe and its time to hail the new Android 3.2; and what better way to drive home the point than to launch their best and most advanced tablet so far - the MediaPad to run the latest Android for tablet version. As per Huawei, there is nothing too radical with Android 3.2 except that it has been thoroughly enhanced to render … [Read more...] about Huawei MediaPad is here
24 Symbols Brings the Cloud to eBooks
One of the unsung presenters at the IDPF Digital Book Conference was Justo Hidalgo, from 24 Symbols. He spoke briefly during the Breakthrough Business Models keynote, but as far as business concepts go, 24 Symbols may be the next great thing in e-reading. They don’t sell an e-reader device or convert formats. They don’t even sell e-books to their users. They sell the ability … [Read more...] about 24 Symbols Brings the Cloud to eBooks
HP WebOS tablet leaked specs
The way things are shaping up around the WebOS based tablet that HP launches February 9th. The overall feeling harks back to the days when Apple had just launched the iPad and everyone thought it was just a matter of time before HP unleashes the Slate device that would go on to tame the iPad. It was a time when HP had ensured the HP Slate never went out of news by releasing … [Read more...] about HP WebOS tablet leaked specs