The marketing department at Amazon is really good. Every single day I find myself checking Amazon’s website to see what the free Android App of the day is. Today the free app is ezPDF Reader, the first ereading-based app Amazon has given away. It normally costs $0.99 and has 4.1 stars over 17 reviews.
Android
Acer Iconia A500: 10″ Android Honeycomb Tablet for $449
Yesterday Acer announced the launch of its first Android tablet, the Acer Iconia A500—and it comes at a competitve price-point, $449, given the specs are pretty much identical to the Motorola Xoom, minus 16GB of internal memory. The Acer Iconia tablet features a 10″ 1280 x 800 resolution touchscreen, WiFi and Bluetooth, HDMI port, 1GHz […]
Entourage Pocket Edge Half-Price, No Longer on Entourage’s Website
I’ve been keeping my eyes on this for the past few weeks and it appears that there’s definitely something fishy going on with Entourage Systems, makers of the the Android-powered Entourage Edge and Pocket Edge. For starters, both devices have been completely removed from the Entourage website. Clicking on the device tab takes you to […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Drops to $199 With Contract; WiFi-only Tab Unveiled for $349
The Samsung Galaxy Tab’s price has been falling more and more lately, probably to make room for Samsung’s upcoming 8.9″ and 10.1″ Honeycomb tablets. Sprint and Verizon both have the 7-inch Galaxy Tab for $199 with a two-year contract. Verizon’s contracts run from $20-$80 per month and Sprint’s are $30 and $60, depending on data […]
NextBook Next5 and Next6 Android Tablets Released
NextBook quietly released two new Android ereaders/tablets this past week, the Next5 (pictured above) and the Next6. There have been no sightings of the Next4 however, the third new model expected to be released this spring by NextBook. Both new devices are available from JR.com. The Next5 is selling for $199, marked down from $299, […]
Motorola Xoom Video Review – Hands-on
My WiFi-only Motorola Xoom arrived last Tuesday, two days before my belated iPad 2, so I’ve been testing it extensively over the past week and thought I’d put together a thorough video review of the Xoom in action. So far I’ve been very impressed with the Motorola Xoom. It is surprisingly comfortable to hold and […]
20 Tips and Tricks for Nextbook Next 3 Android eReader
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, […]
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 […]