In one of the worst kept secrets ever, Google officially unveiled the 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet today. Various leaks before the announcement revealed all the key details ahead of schedule, so there weren’t really any big surprises. Google’s latest 7″ tablet runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and comes in three varieties, there’s a 16GB […]
Leaked Photos of Kobo’s New eReader Show up Online
The cat is out of the bag on Kobo’s next ebook reader. They were unable to keep this one secret like they did with the Kobo Aura HD, which surprised everyone when it was unveiled. Today leaked photos of Kobo’s next ebook reader surfaced online, and so did details from the FCC. Both reveal key […]
Kindle Touch Software Updated to Version 5.3.7
Yesterday Amazon issued a firmware update for the Kindle Touch that adds a few new features. Nothing major, just a couple of details that were added to the Kindle Paperwhite with recent software updates. Isn’t it interesting how Amazon keeps retrofitting most of the new features from the Kindle Paperwhite to the Kindle Touch? It’s […]
E Ink Expected to Release Successor to Pearl Screens By End of Year
Earlier in the month David Carnoy from CNET posted details of an interview with E Ink, the company that makes the screens for the Kindles, Kobo and Sony ereaders, Nook, and most other ebook readers around the world. Unfortunately the folks at E Ink didn’t reveal very much new information that hasn’t been talked about […]
Google eBooks Expanded into 13 European Countries This Past Month
Google has been making strides to expand the reach of their ebookstore internationally of late. Last month Google Play Books launched in Portugal, Austria, Ireland, and Belgium, and now this past week Google added nine more European countries to the list: Czech Republic Denmark Finland Greece Hungary Netherlands Poland Romania Sweden That makes 26 total […]
New Nexus 7 2 Likely to Launch Next Week, But Early Details Are Disappointing
Google is expected to release an updated model of the Nexus 7 tablet soon. Rumors have really started ramping up this past week with leaked pictures showing up, screenshots of pricing info from retailers, and a scattered sampling of technical specs. Right now no one is really sure what to expect from the Google Nexus […]
Now That Google Reader is Gone, Which RSS Reader Are You Using?
Google killed off the most popular RSS reader on the web earlier this month. Google is always shedding old services, so it’s not a big surprise, but the fact that Google Reader was still being used by a lot of people makes the loss questionable. It seems the real reason Google got rid of Reader […]
Kobo Aura HD Back In Stock
Earlier in the week I posted about the Kobo Aura HD being out-of-stock at Kobo and several retailers. That made me wonder if Kobo was already discontinuing their 6.8″ limited edition ereader, but that was mostly because it had appeared to have been removed entirely from Kobo’s main ereader page on their website—but that just […]