There have been a silent but far reaching changes in the consumer electronic scene over the last few years. It's the slow but steady decline of the once mighty Japanese electronics industry; what we see today can be considered just a shadow of what it once was. Unfortunately, the shadow is only growing longer, which implies the sun might well be setting in the Land of the … [Read more...] about The Slow Demise of the Japanese Electronics Industry. Here’s Why.
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Readmill Launches New iPhone App for Sharable Reading
As data is beginning to show that the one billion global smartphone owners are reading books and magazines on their smartphones despite the smaller screen size--nearly a third of all smartphone owners, in fact, according the Pew Internet--new avenues are opening up for smartphones that address the features that many readers have come to expect from digital … [Read more...] about Readmill Launches New iPhone App for Sharable Reading
Smartphone Reading on the Rise
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
Google Handwrite Introduced on Tablet PCs
Here is a new feature from Google that adds further zing to the browsing experience for users of smartphone and tablet devices. Called Google Handwrite, the feature is a search operation that enables users to scrawl on the screen directly by hand (or stylus if it is supported) and the handwriting is recognized by the script that runs in the back ground of the web page. The … [Read more...] about Google Handwrite Introduced on Tablet PCs
Tablet Owners Tend to Multitask while Watching TV
Tablet devices are not only here but have dug deep into our psyche, in fact deeper than we might have thought. A recent Neilsen survey can be solid proof of this. The survey has revealed an outstanding 88% mentioned that while watching television they were using their tablets. A further 45% admitted that they watch TV while working on their tablet on a daily basis. Tablet … [Read more...] about Tablet Owners Tend to Multitask while Watching TV
ASUS Padfone to Be Launched at MWC 2012 with Tegra 3 Inside
Asus, it seems, has already fallen in love with NVIDIA's latest chipset, the quad core Tegra 3. Already tucked into the Transformer Prime, the CPU will also be seen in the Padfone tablet + smartphone combo device that is now firmly believed to be officially launched during the Mobile World Congress 2012. The Padfone will be running another latest, Android 4.0 Ice Cream … [Read more...] about ASUS Padfone to Be Launched at MWC 2012 with Tegra 3 Inside