Image credit: Publishers Weekly In the US, three former executives from Penguin Random House (PRH) and Macmillan have launched a new publishing company named Authors Equity, as reported by Publishers Weekly. Former PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh, former Macmillan CEO Don Weisberg, and former PRH US president and director of strategic development US Nina von Moltke are … [Read more...] about Authors Equity: A New Profit-Sharing Publishing Company
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BlackBerry Joins September Event Schedule
First thing tomorrow morning, September 3, Samsung will unveil their Galaxy Note 4 (their flagship 5.7" behemoth smartphone). Microsoft is set to discuss the Lumia 730 smartphone on September 4. The following day on September 5, Motorola will give us all the details on their Moto 360 smartwatch as well as the successors to the Moto X and G. Not long afterward, Apple will launch … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Joins September Event Schedule
iPad Mini Rumors – Roundup
iPad Mini has been the talk of the town for quite some time and there has been a continuous buildup surrounding its arrival. All without Apple mentioning it at all until now. There are leaked photos of the component that is being used on the tablet and many other such unconfirmed news bits. Bloomberg has confirmed news from four different makers of display units that are … [Read more...] about iPad Mini Rumors – Roundup
iPad 3 to Be Launched in 30 More Countries by May 12th
A total of 30 more countries around the world will be celebrating this weekend, what with Apple announcing the arrival of its iPad 3 by May 12th. The list of countries include Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, … [Read more...] about iPad 3 to Be Launched in 30 More Countries by May 12th
New Blackberry PlayBook Leaked
What you are looking above is believed to be what the PlayBook will look like in a few months from now. There are hardly any changes to the tablet's exterior that RIM has planned, so that the new upgraded PlayBook is expected to be almost entirely about enhanced internals. There is going to be an uprated 1.5 GHz TI OMAP 4460 dual core processor that will replace the 1 GHz OMAP … [Read more...] about New Blackberry PlayBook Leaked
AT&T to offer Pantech Element 4G tablet from Jan 8 for $300
Pantech is an electronics device making company that is not much heard of even though they do make products that are sturdy and stable. Their latest development is the Pantech Element and just as the name might suggest, the tablet is indeed capable of standing up to the elements (water -- to be more specific), at least up to some extent. The tablet would be formally inducted … [Read more...] about AT&T to offer Pantech Element 4G tablet from Jan 8 for $300
Rumor: iPad mini in the works to contest Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire seems to be shaping up to what many had long been expecting and the least what Apple might have been expecting. For the number crunchers, a pre-order figure of more than a quarter of a million within just the first few days should be reason enough for Apple to start worrying. Why not, for when has the world ever got to see a tablet being opted for in such … [Read more...] about Rumor: iPad mini in the works to contest Kindle Fire
Rumor: Ice Cream Sandwich Due out in October
As per currently available information, Google might let us feast on the Ice Cream Sandwich from as early as this October itself. The earlier release window was around late 2011, but Google may have been prodded to bring along the next Android version a bit early in view of Apple's expected launch of its next gen iPhone 5 during the same time. Among the changes to be … [Read more...] about Rumor: Ice Cream Sandwich Due out in October
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 to start shipping from Aug 11 in UK
While its bigger sibling, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 continues to be at the center of a legal imbroglio between Samsung and Apple, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 in the meantime has made some swift progress. So the 8.9 inch sized Galaxy Tab will be seen to start shipping from August 11, with pre-orders for the same currently being accepted by Amazon's UK site. That is just a week after its 10.1 … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 to start shipping from Aug 11 in UK
Dell Streak 10 Pro Launched in Beijing
The Dell Streak 10 Pro is now official. The tablet—the first from Dell with a 10 inch display—does not break any new ground with its looks. It did that with the choice of venue of the tablet's launch; Beijing, far removed from its home country. Specification wise, the Streak 10 Pro is also in quite familiar territory with the usual Honeycomb stuff. Good thing that the price has … [Read more...] about Dell Streak 10 Pro Launched in Beijing