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Buyers Beware: Notion Ink Not Honoring Warranty

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I hate to have to call out a company for being liars and cheats, but unfortunately Notion Ink has given me no choice. I ordered a Pixel Qi 3G+WiFi Adam way back on December 9th when Notion Ink first started taking pre-orders. After several delays, my Notion Ink Adam finally arrived on February 22nd.

The Nook 2 is Coming May 24th, a New eReader From Barnes and Noble

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We’ve all been wondering when Barnes and Noble would finally update their original E Ink Nook—it’s been out nearly 18 months now; that’s pretty long by electronics standards—and now it looks like a new Nook, let’s dub it the Nook 2, will launch on May 24th. This news comes via a federal filing that Barnes […]

HTC Flyer Tablet Available for Pre-Order, Releases May 22nd

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Here’s another tablet getting set to be introduced into the market later this month, the HTC Flyer. It is up for pre-order for $499 from Best Buy with an expected shipping date of May 22nd. The HTC Flyer has a 7″ touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, similar to that of the BlackBerry […]

Libre Air eBook Reader with WiFi Now Available

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It looks like Aluratek has quietly released their new Libre Air eBook Reader. It was first revealed back in January at CES and was supposed to hit shelves in February. Since then it’s been all crickets from Aluratek. But now the Libre Air has suddenly made an appearance on Aluratek’s website. It is selling for […]

Android 2.2 Firmware Update for Cruz Reader Tablet T301

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Now isn’t this interesting. When I reviewed the Cruz Tablet T301 back in January, the Cruz Reader website specifically stated that it would not be updated to newer versions of Android, but lo and behold, there’s a firmware update for the Cruz T301 that takes it from Android 2.0 to a much more favorable Android […]

Kindle Germany: Amazon Launches the German Kindle Store

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Today the German Amazon website, Amazon.de, opened the doors on their own Kindle Store, complete with product pages for the Kindle, Kindle eBooks, and Kindle Reading Apps. According to the press release, the German Kindle Store has more than 650,000 titles available, 71 of 100 Spiegel bestsellers, and over 25,000 German-language titles, including thousands of […]

T-Mobile G-Slate Released for $529 with Contract

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Another Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet hits the US market today called the T-Mobile G-Slate. As you would guess by the name, the G-Slate sells exclusively from T-Mobile. It will set you back $529 big ones in you are willing to pen a two-year contract. That price includes a $100 mail-in rebate and $120 instant discount.