Scribd has lined up a treat for owners of the Kindle Fire range of tablet devices; the company's online ebook subscription service which has now been extended to include to the Kindle Fire tablets. This has been made possible via an app that was launched on Wednesday and will offer unlimited ebook downloads for the same $9 a month as it offers for other Android and iOS devices. … [Read more...] about Scribd Launches eBook Subscription Service For The Kindle Fire Tablet
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Cisco Reports Android Devices are the Most Prone to Malware Attacks
Android may be accounting for a phenomenal growth in the mobile segment though all of that is fraught with risks of being infected with malware, warns senior vice president of marketing at Apple, Phil Schiller. Quoting Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report, the Apple executive pointed out that Android alone accounted for an unprecedented 99 percent malware threat in 2013. The same … [Read more...] about Cisco Reports Android Devices are the Most Prone to Malware Attacks
Google Introduces Google Play Movies and TV Shows on iOS Devices
In what can be considered as a boon to those who rely more on cross-platform apps and services, Google has made available another of its service, Google Play Movies and TV on iOS. This will enable users of the iPad and iPhone to play back movies and TV shows that they have bought from the Google Play Store. However, while the above development can be considered to be one in … [Read more...] about Google Introduces Google Play Movies and TV Shows on iOS Devices
ComiXology Tops the iPad Charts, Brings In New Readers
For the third time in three years, the digital-comics app Comics by comiXology was the top grossing non-game app for the iPad. This comes as no surprise, as it is often at the top of the charts on Wednesdays, when new comics are out. Rachel Edidin has a great piece about it on Wired's Underwire blog, in which she interviews comiXology CEO David Steinberger. ComiXology has … [Read more...] about ComiXology Tops the iPad Charts, Brings In New Readers
Archos to Launch Affordable Line of Smartwatches at CES 2014
The smartwatch segment is heating up gradually, with more players joining the race to have the smartest device on consumers' wrists in the coming year. French manufacturer Archos is the latest to join the race, having announced plans to come up with multiple smartwatch offerings in 2014; given Archos’ usual strategy to launch low cost devices, the same is expected of its … [Read more...] about Archos to Launch Affordable Line of Smartwatches at CES 2014
Apple iOS Devices Proves More Popular Than Android For Holiday Shopping
Consumers who own iOS devices have been found to be far more active when it came to shopping on Christmas Day than their Android counterparts, a report from IBM cites. When translated to figures, 23 percent of online orders placed on Christmas Day were done from iOS devices compared to just 4.6 percent from devices running Android. iOS users also emerged as the biggest … [Read more...] about Apple iOS Devices Proves More Popular Than Android For Holiday Shopping
Free Children’s Enhanced Shrek Forever After eBook from iStoryTime
As part of the holiday recognition of their customers, a number of companies are offering their users free content in this post-holiday period when many users may have received new devices. Apps likes Apple's 12 Days of Gifts offer everything from free songs to free ebooks via the iTunes store. One company that has extended the free gift period is children's ebook app … [Read more...] about Free Children’s Enhanced Shrek Forever After eBook from iStoryTime
Digital Magazine Store Magzter Gets $10 mn Series B Funding from Singapore Press Holdings
Magzter Inc. which counts itself among the fastest growing digital magazine store and newsstand that is compliant with multiple platforms announced having secured $10 million in a series B funding. The latest round of funding is aimed at further consolidating their position as one of the largest operators in the field of digital magazine stores besides also venturing into … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Store Magzter Gets $10 mn Series B Funding from Singapore Press Holdings
Apple iPad Market Share Projected to Shrink in 2014
Research firm Canalys has predicted the rise of tablet PCs to continue unabated in 2014, by which time it could be seen emerging as a level player vis-à-vis the notebooks and desktop PCs. Canalys has pegged the rise in tablet shipments to settle around the 50 percent mark of all PC shipment, with the desktops and notebooks together making up the rest of PC shipments. Of the … [Read more...] about Apple iPad Market Share Projected to Shrink in 2014
Digital Comics Bargains for November 15, 2013—Updated!
Just in time for the holiday travel season, we have a ton of great digital comics deals. Load up your e-reader now, and you'll be good until the holiday gift cards come in. Indie publisher Top Shelf is having a big digital sale across all platforms—that's comiXology, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Comics Plus. The sale includes steep markdowns on two of the most acclaimed books of … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for November 15, 2013—Updated!