A new ebook reader with a 6″ color E Ink screen called the Meebook M6C has turned up for sale on Amazon for $199 with free shipping. The price is higher than the Kobo Libra Colour ($149) and the PocketBook Verse Color ($169), both of which also have 6″ color E Ink screens, but the […]
Software Update Released for Latest Kobo eBook Readers
If you picked up one of the new Kobo ereaders that were released earlier this year, there’s now a new software update available for them. The new firmware version is 4.40.23081, and it’s available exclusively for the Kobo Libra Colour, the Kobo Clara Colour, and the Kobo Clara BW. Kobo usually updates all of their […]
New Kindle Paperwhite 6 Prediction for 2024
I think Amazon is going to announce the upcoming release of a Kindle Paperwhite 6 soon, a new 12th generation model, and I wanted to do a prediction post to explain why I think that’s going to happen. First off, I have no inside knowledge about any new Kindles coming out in 2024, and there […]
Boox Go 6 Released – 6″ eReader with Carta 1300 and Android
A couple weeks ago a new ereader turned up on the FCC website called the Boox Go 6, and now Onyx has officially released it. The Boox Go 6 is basically a newer version of the Poke5 from 2023 with a few upgrades and a new lower price. Onyx is selling it for $149.99 from […]
New Kindle Software Update 5.16.21 Released
Exactly one month ago to the day, Amazon released a software update for Kindles that introduced a lot of bugs and random problems, but now there’s a new software update available that hopefully fixes most of those issues. The new software update version is 5.16.21, and it’s available for all 10th and 11th generation Kindles, […]
Did Amazon Discontinue the Kindle Scribe Basic Pen?
This is kind of weird. I tried to find the basic pen for the Kindle Scribe on Amazon’s website this morning, and it’s like it doesn’t exist anymore. It doesn’t turn up in search results and if you follow an old link for the basic stylus is just goes to the listing for the Premium […]
New Bigme Hibreak Phone Released with Color E Ink and Android
Bigme has released a new smartphone called the Bigme Hibreak, and it features a 5.84″ color E Ink screen and it runs Android 11. It’s available to order from Bigme’s Amazon store for $329 (there are two identical listings for some reason), but there’s currently a coupon that takes $50 off, making the price $279. […]
Is Kobo Planning to Lock Down Mods on Kobo Devices?
There’s a post over at MobileRead where someone discovered that Kobo is now using Secure Boot on the new Kobo Libra Colour, and that probably includes the other new Kobo models as well (the Clara Colour and Clara BW). On the surface that might sound like a good thing for security reasons, but it’s not […]