Yesterday Kobo released an update for the Kobo Touch ereader, firmware version 2.0, as well the Kobo desktop software, version 3.0. As you would expect, the updates add some new features and fixes some bugs. Here’s the list of the most prominent changes with the new software: Kobo Touch: Revamped home screen makes finding books […]
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Kobo Touch Headed to Japan, But What Does That Mean Here?
Today Kobo announced that they are bringing their ebookstore and Kobo Touch ereader to Japan on July 19th. This is no big surprise considering Kobo was purchased by Rakuten earlier this year, a Japanese online retailer. The bigger surprise is that Kobo beat Amazon to the punch, who is also expected to launch an ebookstore […]
Kobo Vox Gets Official Google Play Access and Google Apps via New Firmware Update
Here’s a pleasant surprise for Kobo Vox owners and anyone who buys a new Kobo Vox. Kobo just issued a new firmware update that officially adds the Google Play Store to the Vox for access to over 500,000 Android apps from Google, along with music and movies as well. The update also adds several Google […]
90% off Codes for Kobo eBooks, $79 Kobo Touch; A New Kobo Device About to Launch?
Kobo is offering some huge sales right now, so big it makes you wonder if something is about to go down. Giving out codes for 90% off of ebooks is a good way to rack up sales and draw in customers, but certainly isn’t a good way to make money. It makes me think Kobo […]
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 […]
Hunger Games Trilogy $5 Deal at Kobo, Other Kobo eBooks Discount Codes
Kobo is running a deal on the Hunger Games ebooks until the end of March where you can get all three ebooks in the Hunger Games Trilogy for about $5 or less, depending on your region and local taxes. For me it is $5.01 total, with the first book $1.55, and the second and third […]
Tetris Ported to the Kobo Touch (Video)
It turns out the Nook Touch and Sony PRS-T1 aren’t the only E Ink ereaders to get hacked to run video games, among other things. Now someone has managed to port Tetris to the Kobo Touch, and it looks like the old school Pong game works as well. Doing so requires rooting the Kobo Touch […]
Kobo Vox Security Issue: Factory Reset Doesn’t Delete Internal SD Card Contents
While putting together the guide for rooting the Kobo Vox and installing the Android Market a couple of days ago, I noticed a security issue with the Kobo Vox. It’s not a major issue but it is definitely a problem that Vox owners need to be aware of, especially before selling the device or returning […]