From the polarization of digital reading only a handful years ago in which readers often split vehemently into two camps—those eager to embrace digital reading and those who swore paper was the only way to read—now the industry is seeing an even more interesting new adoption for digital reading: smartphone reading. With the greater acceptance and growing numbers of people who … [Read more...] about Smartphone Reading on the Rise
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Building a Community with Digital Manga: An Interview with Viz’s Alvin Lu and Gagan Singh
Today, Viz Media announced that its digital manga magazine Shonen Jump Alpha will publish manga chapters simultaneously with its Japanese counterpart, Shonen Jump. This means that North American fans of Naruto, Bleach, and other high-profile properties will be able to read the newest chapters digitally at the same time their counterparts in Tokyo and Osaka are picking up the … [Read more...] about Building a Community with Digital Manga: An Interview with Viz’s Alvin Lu and Gagan Singh
Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School
As students around the country start planning their back to school purchases, Inkling has added a new tool to their fall shopping carts. The company known for highly innovative digital textbooks formatted to the iPad will be rolling out the capability that lets students read their same content on their iPhones as well, seamlessly incorporating the iOS-based phone into the … [Read more...] about Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School
IGZO Displays from Sharp to Form Tablet Screens of the Future
Sharp has announced it has ramped up production of IGZO (iridium gallium zinc oxide) LCD panels, which will form the displays of future tablets and smartphones. The display, based on the IGZO technology, is a world first. Experts believe this technology will make it possible for tablet makers to build devices that are a lot thinner and consume a lot less power. These ultra high … [Read more...] about IGZO Displays from Sharp to Form Tablet Screens of the Future
Rumor: iPad 3 to Be Powered by a 14,000 mAh Battery
Here is one more rumor coming our way, though certainly not the last before we get to see the iPad 3 in flesh and blood. This time it's all about the battery pack, and not the next gen iPad's screen resolution, that is believed to power the new iPad. Digitimes, citing various industry sources, points out the new iPad will be powered by a large 14,000 mAh battery, a steep jump … [Read more...] about Rumor: iPad 3 to Be Powered by a 14,000 mAh Battery
Mega Man X is Back! Play it on your iPad
This should be good news for those for whom the Mega Man X brings in sweet memories of their good'ol days. For the classic robot slaying game is now back to do the same on iOS devices once again. However, the times have changed and there definitely some changes incorporated in the iOS version of the Mega Man X that Capcom has come up with. Like gone are the heavily pixelated … [Read more...] about Mega Man X is Back! Play it on your iPad
iPad Top Choice as Holiday Gift Among Young Children
If you thought this holiday season is all about the Kindle Fire, along with a clutch of low cost Android tablets, that's just not the case. The Apple iPad will not be relegated to just a side role. A survey carried out by Nielsen Company has concluded that the gadget that tops the demands list this holiday season is the 'good old' iPad. The survey was carried out among children … [Read more...] about iPad Top Choice as Holiday Gift Among Young Children
New Qualcomm Chip to Make iPads 4G LTE Compatible in 2012
Apple has so far been reluctant to include 4G LTE support on its iPad range of tablet devices due to its serious limitations on power efficiency. That's going to change soon given Qualcomm's efforts. They have come up with a new mobile device modem (MDM) 9×00 series chips which, along with its latest Gobi 4000 platform, promises to make the iPad 4G compatible. The 4G LTE … [Read more...] about New Qualcomm Chip to Make iPads 4G LTE Compatible in 2012
Android Tablet Sales Pick up at Target
Tablets running the Android OS are flying off the shelves of Target stores, and the company is having a hard time meeting the demand for Android tablets right now. The drawn out market scene is that Apple with its iPad 2 and two iPhones are dominating both in the tablet as well as Smartphone sectors. But then, Android tablet PCs seem to also have hit the sweet spot for … [Read more...] about Android Tablet Sales Pick up at Target
Samsung Sues Apple in France over Tech Patents
If Apple has bitten a chunk off Samsung's back in Germany, the latter is also trying to do the same to Apple in neighboring France. Apart from the location, the other differentiating factor to Samsung's legal pursuit against Apple concerning technology patents where Samsung is accusing the Connecticut based company of having infringed on at least three of its tech patents. In … [Read more...] about Samsung Sues Apple in France over Tech Patents