1. Hold power button for 3-5 seconds to Power On and for confirmation to Power Off. 2. Tap power button to put the Nextbook in Standby mode (drains battery some). 3. Long-press page-forward button to access Menu. 4. Long-press page-back button to go Home from anywhere. 5. Press Menu from the Homescreens to add widgets, […]
Archives for 2011
B&N Adds Nickelodeon’s Children’s Books to NOOK Kids
Barnes and Noble issued two press releases today, one announcing the addition of Nickelodeon’s Digital Children’s Books to B&N’s NOOK Kids collection, and the second is more of a sale’s pitch that lists content for the Nook Color and hints at a change in direction for the way the Nook Color is going to be […]
Readum: Annotate Google eBooks to Share on Facebook
There’s a new extension for Firefox and Chrome web browsers that allows you to highlight any paragraph in a Google eBook, add a note to it, and send it to Facebook to share with friends and family. The extension is called Readum. It is from the folks working on ReadSocial, which connects people socially with […]
Nook Color Appstore and Firmware Update Coming Soon, HSN Gets First Dibs
The much-awaited Nook appstore and firmware update to Android 2.2 with Flash support for the Nook Color looks like it might be just around the corner. HSN has the Nook Color listed on their website accompanied with some interesting information if it is in fact true. Under the description for the Nook Color it says […]
Sharper Image Literati $50 Today, Other eReader Sales
Although I wouldn’t particularly recommend it, the Sharper Image Literati is on sale today for $49.99 plus $5 shipping at Woot.com. At that price any ereader is hard to pass up, despite its shortcomings. The Literati is a 7″ LCD ereader that ties in with the Kobo ebookstore. It will also work with Adobe DRM’d […]
BlackBerry PlayBook Specs, Pricing and Pre-Order Details
The BlackBerry PlayBook went up for pre-order yesterday from Best Buy and is expected to be released on April 19th. It starts at $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB version, and is $699 for the 64GB model. The prices are the same in Canada and the United States. For a device with […]
T-Mobile LG G-Slate Pricing Details and Video Apps Tour
T-Mobile outed the price for the LG G-Slate yesterday so the release date must be growing nigh. The T-Mobile G-Slate will set you back $529 with a 2 year contract of at least $20 per month, and that’s after a $100 mail in rebate—not cheap. The G-Slate runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and features a 8.9-inch […]
Amazon Appstore for Android – Put This in Your Tablet and Smoke It
Today Amazon officially pulled the veil off of their new Appstore for Android. Check it out; it’s pretty sweet. And if you hurry you can get a free download of Angry Birds Rio. In fact, Amazon says they are going to offer one paid app for free each day.