The Nook Touch can do a lot of strange unexpected things with various hacks and mods, like playing videos, but this one takes the cake. Just when you think you’ve seen everything, it turns out the Nook Touch can be turned into a Classic Macintosh. Yep. Flying toasters and all. This was achieved by installing […]
Updates for Kindle Android and iPad Apps Bring Much-Needed New Features
Amazon issued some updates for their reading apps this past week. They added some much-needed new features to the Kindle for Android app, and they also updated the Kindle for iPad app as well as the Kindle Cloud Reader, their web browser based app.
A Brief Review of the Ematic eGlide Pro II (Video)
A few weeks ago I decided to buy the Ematic eGlide Prima that I posted about back in May. I decided to review it because it’s a cheap tablet for $99 that runs Android 4.0 and is the only sub-$100 tablet I’ve seen with official support for Google apps, or so the listing at Amazon […]
Kobo Vox Gets Official Google Play Access and Google Apps via New Firmware Update
Here’s a pleasant surprise for Kobo Vox owners and anyone who buys a new Kobo Vox. Kobo just issued a new firmware update that officially adds the Google Play Store to the Vox for access to over 500,000 Android apps from Google, along with music and movies as well. The update also adds several Google […]
Acer Iconia Tab A700 has High-res 1920 x 1200 Screen
Acer announced a new tablet today called the Iconia Tab A700, and it’s already up for pre-order in the US and Canada for $449 from Acer, and is expected to ship by the end of June. What makes the Acer Iconia A700 unique is the fact it is one of the first 10″ Android tablets […]
Asus Rep Says Google Nexus Tablet and Transformer Infinity Coming in June
Two of the most anticipated Android tablets of the year are going be unveiled later this month, according to an anonymous representative from Asus that reportedly revealed these details during Computex to the folks at Android Authority. Numerous rumors have been floating around about Asus partnering with Google for an inexpensive 7″ tablet in the […]
Get a New Kindle Fire for $169 Plus a $5 Video Credit Today Only
The Kindle Fire is a 7″ tablet that runs a customized version of Android 2.3, and today only you can nab a brand new Kindle Fire for $30 off the regular price with a voucher from AmazonLocal deals. Plus it comes with a $5 credit for Amazon’s Instant Videos. This is a one day deal […]
A Roundup of eReader and eBook News Stories for This Week
Once again I find myself way behind in posting about ereader and ebook-related news so I’ve decided to do a roundup post with a bunch of different news stories from this past week instead of writing a separate post for each one. So here it goes….