With the release of the 5th generation Fire tablets—the $49 Fire, the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10—Amazon has introduced a new speed reading feature called Kindle Word Runner. I don’t think that most people will be interested in using the new feature much, mainly because it’s a completely new way of reading. It […]
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What is Wrong with Kobo’s Translation Dictionaries?
Something that has been bugging me for a long time now is the fact that the translation dictionaries on Kobo’s ebook readers don’t work very well. It seems like half the time I select a word to be translated it just says, “No definition found. Try another dictionary.” So basically what Kobo is telling me […]
Fire Tablets MicroSD Card How To Guide – Everything You Need to Know
This year’s lineup of Fire tablets come with microSD card slots to expand available storage space. This is a pretty big deal because it’s the first time that Amazon has included a memory card slot on a Kindle Fire tablet. There are a number of questions about how microSD cards work with Fire tablets: what […]
$49 Fire Tablet Only Comes with 90 Day Warranty
Here’s something that a lot of people didn’t notice, myself included, about the new $49 Fire tablet that Amazon has just released. It turns out that it only comes with a 90 day warranty instead of the usual 1 year warranty. Amazon’s Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets have always come with a 1 year warranty […]
$49 Fire Tablet First Impressions Review (Video)
Amazon’s new $49 Fire tablet was officially released on September 30th. I’ve been giving it a workout the past couple of days to see how well it performs. Amazon clearly had to cut some corners to get the price down to $50, but the fact of the matter is it’s a pretty decent tablet for […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and eBook Deals – September 30th
Amazon’s new lineup of Fire tablets officially get released today, with the first wave of orders arriving at customers’ doors. So there’s no better time for a roundup of free Kindle ebooks to help load up on some content for these new devices. And don’t forget about Amazon Underground for a ton of free apps. […]
Kobo Starts New Super Points Program to Earn Free eBooks
Kobo has just launched a new promotion called Kobo Super Points. Basically customers earn Super Points when purchasing ebooks and magazines that can be used to get free ebooks. There are two levels to the program. One that’s free for all customers to use (Super Points automatically accumulate with each purchase). And there’s an upgraded […]
Fire HD 10 Comparison Review vs Lenovo Tab 2 A10 Tablet
Ever since Amazon released their new 10-inch Android tablet, the Fire HD 10, I’ve been saying that it isn’t a good buy. There are better tablets on the market for the money, namely the Lenovo Tab 2 A10 tablet. I just posted a Lenovo Tab 2 10 review a couple days ago, and there’s no […]