Amazon has started rolling out a new firmware update for Kindle ebook readers that changes how highlighting works. It’s a minor change but now there’s an additional setting that lets you turn off the highlight menu when selecting a passage of text. This helps make the highlighting process faster and more streamlined, and it enables […]
List of New Onyx Boox eReaders for 2018
Onyx has some new E Ink reading devices that they’re showing off at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair. They posted some pictures of the new devices for 2018 on their Facebook page, with a list of specs for each. A couple models have already been released, like the Onyx Boox Max2 and Boox Note. They […]
New 10″ Chuwi Hi9 Air Tablet with Android 8.0 and 2K Display for $199
While it’s hard to argue against the Fire HD 10 for $109 with the current sale for Amazon Prime members, there’s a new 10.1-inch Android tablet up for pre-order that is possibly the better overall deal. The Chuwi Hi9 Air tablet has a really nice screen and some impressive specs for the price. The pre-order […]
$79 Kindle Paperwhite, $35 Fire Tablet, Other Sales for Prime Members
If you’re an Amazon Prime member you can get big discounts on select Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets for the next week. They have the Kindle Paperwhite marked down to just $79, its lowest sale price ever (for Black Friday and Cyber Monday it was $89). Additionally, the entry-level Kindle is on sale for $49 […]
8″ Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite with Android 7.0 for $129
Newegg has a pretty good deal on an 8-inch Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite tablet for the next few days. The price is $149 with free shipping, but if you use coupon code EMCPTER77 at checkout it takes an extra $20 off the price. For $129 it’s a pretty big upgrade over the equivalent Fire HD […]
Why Aren’t 9.7-inch E Ink eReaders More Common?
A long time ago there was once a Kindle with a large 9.7-inch E Ink screen called the Kindle DX. It lasted for two model generations before it was slowly phased out. It wasn’t an unpopular device. Most people seemed to like it quite a bit for what it was at the time; there weren’t […]
Free eBook: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Here’s a free highly-rated science fiction ebook for the weekend, available in both Mobi and ePub formats, DRM free. Once again Tor is giving away another book as part of their eBook of the Month Club. Just head over to Tor.com to grab your free copy of All Systems Red by Martha Wells. All that […]
Alexa Hands-Free Mode Coming to Fire HD 8 and Fire 7
Amazon is bringing hands-free Alexa support to both the Fire HD 8 and Fire 7, a feature that was previously only available on the more expensive Fire HD 10. Alexa is a voice-activated assistant app that can be used for everything from getting weather and news updates, to playing music and audiobooks, controlling smart devices, […]