Windows Phone users have little options for quality e-reading apps. The only mainstream one that has been available for quite awhile was issued by Amazon. Readers now have an alternative with the advent of the Kobo Books app. Kobo has been developing their Windows Phone app for over six months. The main reason it took so long to get their app ready for prime time was the … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches e-Reading App for Windows Phone
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Kobo Relaunches Windows 8 App and Promises Windows Phone App Soon
Canadian based Kobo was one of the first e-reading companies to have an app on the Windows 8 App Store. They actually developed it about a year before the official launch of the OS and beta tested it extensively. A few months ago Kobo pulled the app down from the app store, because of a lackluster UI and uninspiring features. Today, Kobo has reissued the app and its now … [Read more...] about Kobo Relaunches Windows 8 App and Promises Windows Phone App Soon
How Will the Microsoft Surface Tablet Function as an e-Reader?
Microsoft is taking the rare step to manufacture hardware to showcase its new touch friendly iteration of Windows 8, featuring Metro. The company famously has not done well in the hardware sector with the Zune Music Player competing against the iPod and their "Kin" smartphone. With two tablets set to be released in the coming months, how will it function as a dedicated … [Read more...] about How Will the Microsoft Surface Tablet Function as an e-Reader?
Kobo Revises e-Reading App for Windows 8 Store
Kobo has been fervently refining their upcoming Windows 8 application to be debuted in the Windows 8 store. The company will be one of the very first ebook companies to have an official app ready for the official launch of the service when the new iteration of Windows is released later this year. This will allow you to read books either on your PC or with any Windows 8 … [Read more...] about Kobo Revises e-Reading App for Windows 8 Store
Kobo Developing Windows 8 Metro e-Reading App
Kobo announced today they were developing a Metro styled Reader application for the Windows 8 App Store. The company received a preview of the new store during a conference in San Francisco earlier in the week. The former Canadian based company Kobo is intending to be one of the few e-reading stores to offer an application with the launch of the official Windows App Store. … [Read more...] about Kobo Developing Windows 8 Metro e-Reading App