Barnes and Noble officially announced the new Nook Touch with GlowLight today. It is up for pre-order right now from Barnes and Noble with a release date of May 1st. The new Nook Touch is pretty much a twin to the original Nook Touch in size, shape, and functionality, but it comes with a nifty […]
Major Software Update for Kindle Touch Available for Download
Amazon has released new software for the Kindle Touch that adds a number of new features and enhancements just in time for the international launch of the Kindle Touch 3G on April 27th. The Kindle Touch Software Update Version 5.1.0 is available for manual download from Amazon right now, or you can wait to automatically […]
B&N to Unveil Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Soon
Well, it looks like the rumors and speculation were true. Barnes and Noble does have a lighted ereader in the works—it’s called the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight—and they could announce it as soon as tomorrow or perhaps next week (now that the cat is out of the bag they might as well make it […]
Adobe PDF Reader for Android and iOS Updated to Add Loads of New Features
Adobe has released a major update for their Adobe Reader Mobile App for Android, iPad, and iPhone. Before the update, the Adobe Reader app was an okay free PDF reader. There were a number of other free and paid PDF apps that worked a lot better and offered a lot more features. But now the […]
Kobo Now Offering Author Notes and Author Chat in eBooks with Kobo Pulse
Kobo is rolling out an interesting new feature in some special edition ebooks that gives readers the opportunity to read notes the author has left throughout the ebook and ask the author questions within the ebook using Kobo Pulse, a social feature that ties-in with Facebook. The description page at Kobo says this feature works […]
Seven New Coby Kyros Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets for $109 to $289
One of the more prolific budget tablet makers is Coby, and they’ve just released a whole slew of new Android 4.0 tablets in various sizes, ranging in price from $109 to $289. All seven Coby Kyros tablets are available for order at Amazon, with an expected release date two weeks from now on April 23rd. […]
LG Mass Producing High-Def Flexible Electronic Paper for eBook Readers
One of the biggest problems with E Ink ebook readers is the fact that they are somewhat fragile, especially when not using a case to keep them protected. If you accidentally drop your ebook reader, sit on it, or stick it in a bag with a bunch of other stuff, there’s a good chance the […]
Rooted Nook Touch Gets Multi-touch Support (Videos)
The developers over at XDA have figured out how to enable multi-touch on the rooted Nook Touch. One of the main benefits of multi-touch on the Nook Touch, along with the No Refresh App, is improved usability for PDF apps. You can easily zoom in and out using pinch-zooming and the No Refresh App keeps […]