A new firmware update has been made available for the PocketBook IQ 701 today that adds some new features and fixes some bugs. It doesn’t look like it’s the major update that was expected to add Adobe DRM support to PocketBook’s reading app and Android 2.2, but it does add text-to-speech and opens up more […]
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Add Android Market to PocketBook IQ and Install Apps on SD Card
Thanks to the folks at the MobileRead Forums for figuring this out, you can now add the Android Market app to the PocketBook IQ and even set it up to install apps on the SD card to get more space to install apps. But first, the disclaimers. The process of hacking your PocketBook IQ could […]
PocketBook 602 PDF Review
For those of you waiting on the PDF portion of the PocketBook 602 review, I posted it earlier today on the new PocketBook 602 PDF review page. There are several screenshots along with descriptions of the PDF features and functions. The PocketBook 602 offers a number of options for viewing PDFs, but the bottom line […]
A Review of the PocketBook 602 eReader
I posted the review for the PocketBook 602 earlier today. It can be found on the PocketBook 602 page, along with a video review. The review isn’t completely finished just yet; I’ll be adding a section for PDFs shortly. I’m still waiting on a firmware update to finish it because I think they’ll be adding […]
PocketBook IQ Firmware Update
In case you missed it yesterday, there’s new firmware for the PocketBook IQ. If the PocketBook widget on the homescreen is white then you need to update. If it is yellow that fades to blue then it is already updated. The new update seems to make the PocketBook IQ faster. Scrolling is smoother and PocketBook’s […]
PocketBook IQ: A Detailed Review
This is a quick update to mention that I posted the PocketBook IQ review earlier today. The review isn’t exactly complete just yet; I’ll be updating and adding some screenshots to it over the next week as the new firmware is released and I learn more about the finer details of Android. Please feel free […]
Android Reading Apps Review and APK Installation Pack
Below is a list of free Android reading apps, along with a ZIP download for the APK files to install them on the PocketBook IQ and other Android tablets that don’t have access to the Android Market.
Holiday eReader Sales Updates
This is a quick note to mention that a couple of really good deals have been added to the Holiday eReader Sales page. Best Buy has the older Sony Pocket, the PRS-300, marked down to $99. And they have it in all three colors: pink, blue, and silver. PocketBook has cut prices on the PocketBook […]