Now here’s a rumor that makes sense, unlike the color Kindle rumor from last week. Reuters is reporting that Amazon is likely to release a new Kindle in July with built-in front lighting similar to Barnes and Noble’s new GlowLight Nook Touch. The inside source says that Amazon has started production of the new Kindle […]
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Rooted Nook Touch with GlowLight Review, Plus Tips and Tricks (Video)
This review includes a video review of a rooted Nook Glow showing what operations can be performed and some different Android apps that can be installed, including Kindle, Kobo, Aldiko, Cool Reader, ezPDF, and others. This review also includes some tips and tricks for getting started with a rooted Nook Glow, along with links to […]
Amazon Won’t Launch a Color E Ink Kindle Later This Year
I’ve been working on this website and blog for nearly three years now, and during that time I’ve noticed a weird phenomenon. Every month or two some unreliable source from some big-name website posts a ridiculous article proclaiming the release of some future gadget from Amazon, Apple, or any other big company. And then every […]
How to Root GlowLight Nook Touch with TinyNoot (Video)
The Nook Touch with GlowLight has been out for a little over two weeks now. The first week a few developers that knew what they were doing were able to root their Nook Glow with a manual rooting method, but that is a little advanced for most people, including myself (Windows doesn’t make it easy). […]
Ematic eGlide Prima and eGlide Pro III – Cheap Android 4.0 Tablets
I was doing some research yesterday and came across a couple of new cheap Android 4.0 tablets, the Ematic eGlide Prima and the eGlide Pro III. Both tablets are similar yet different, and they sell for under $120, sometimes as low as $99. Both have 7″ capacitive touchscreens and come with 4GB of memory, 5GB […]
New Nook Touch with GlowLight Already Rooted
A few people over at XDA have already managed to root the new Nook Touch with GlowLight. There are a couple of ongoing threads on the subject: Nook ST GlowLight – ready to root? and New Nook GL rooting. And there are detailed directions for manual rooting at Nookdevs. The process is different than rooting […]
Nextbook Next 7S Android 4.0 Tablet Released for $129
E FUN has been churning out Android tablets under the Nextbook brand at a steady rate since Android tablets first started coming out. Yesterday E FUN announced another new tablet, the Nextbook Next 7S. The Next 7S runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and ties-in with the Barnes & Noble NOOK store for ebooks and […]
How to Backup and Restore Nook Glow and Nook Simple Touch
Now that the Nook Glow has been released, development is already underway to get it rooted just like the original Nook Simple Touch. But the #1 most important thing to do before rooting or experimenting with any hacking is to create a backup so that you can restore your Nook Glow or Nook Touch to […]