Earlier this week Kobo issued an update for their iPad and iPhone apps that adds some interesting new features. The biggest change is the addition of Adobe DRM support. This means that Kobo app users can now load encrypted ePub and PDF ebooks into the iOS app that were purchased from outside the Kobo ebookstore. […]
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Kno Now Offers K-12 Digital Textbooks with 1 Year Rentals for $10
Just in time for the new school year, an eTextbook company called Kno has started offering digital textbook rentals for K-12 textbooks thanks to a new deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, one of the largest K-12 textbook publishers. Kno’s K-12 textbook rentals last for 1 year and cost $9.99 or less. They work on the […]
Next Issue Launches Netflix-like Magazine Subscriptions for iPad
Next Issue, a joint venture formed by five US publishers—Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc.—has just launched the Next Issue app for getting magazine subscriptions on the Apple iPad. The unique thing about Next Issues’s approach is you can either subscribe to a single issue of a magazine or pay a monthly […]
Five Things I Hate About the New iPad
I’ve been using the new iPad as my primary tablet since it arrived in March, and I really like a lot of things about it, especially the high resolution screen, but like any gadget there are some things that I flat out don’t like. And since I have a unique perspective in that I’m just […]
Review: iPad 3 DecalGirl Skin – Plus Matte vs Glossy
Earlier in the week I posted a review for a woodgrain DecalGirl skin for the Kindle Touch, and this time around I’ve got a review for a Tropical Moon skin from DecalGirl for the iPad 3. The iPad 3 skin is a lot bigger than the Kindle skin. It was a little intimidating so I […]
Read it Later Changes Name to “Pocket”, Drops Price to Free
If you’ve ever used the Read it Later app for Android or iOS, then you know it us a useful app for saving web articles to read later offline and even YouTube videos too. Read it Later has just changed to Pocket. Pocket has some new features, a new user interface, and is now free […]
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 […]
iPad 3 vs Kindle Fire Comparison Review
Here’s the link to the newly-uploaded iPad 3 vs Kindle Fire comparison review. Both tablets are a lot alike in many ways, and yet very different. The review includes a list of advantages for both the iPad and Kindle Fire and includes some photos, screenshots, and an HD video review. Hit the link below to […]