I’ve been testing out the new firmware for the Nook Color and thought I’d put together a video review showing the new features and Nook Appstore in action, along with some thoughts on the new firmware as a whole. There are some good things about the new firmware and some bad. Check the dedicated Nook […]
Nook Color Firmware Update with Android 2.2 and Appstore Now Available
Today Barnes and Noble pulled the curtain off their much-anticipated Nook Color firmware update, version 1.2, that upgrades the operating system to Froyo (Android 2.2) and adds a number of new features, including support for Adobe Flash and access to the new Nook Color Appstore. The Nook Color firmware update is available for manual download […]
App Review: Kindle 3.0 for Android Tablets (Video)
This past Friday Amazon released an updated version of their Kindle for Android app to add support for tablets. They added some new features as well, and some features specifically for Honeycomb tablets like the Motorola XOOM, Acer Iconia A500, and ASUS Transformer. I went ahead and put together a video review of the Kindle […]
Free Kindle eBooks, Free EPUB eBooks, Kobo Coupon Deals
First, the coupon deals for Kobo.com. This is the last week for the unlimited use $1 off code to get ebooks priced under $1 for free with code KoboSpring1. But even better, there’s this new deal to get $2 off ebook purchases with code redtag2. Now for this week’s free ebook offers. First up are […]
B&N Selling Refurbished Nook Colors for $225
So I stumbled across an interesting listing today on Barnes and Noble’s eBay Store. They are now selling refurbished Nook Colors for $225 with free shipping. Apparently one other person found the listing before me because there was 1 sold in the history; by this time tomorrow I bet it will be over 1000.
BlackBerry PlayBook Video Review, First Impressions
I stopped by Best Buy earlier this week and picked up a 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook to review. I’ve spent the past couple of days playing with it and thought I’d put together a video review and this first impressions post while everything is fresh in my brain. I’m not going to go into a lot […]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Honeycomb Tablet Arrives for $399
Today ASUS officially announced the launch of the Eee Pad Transformer tablet in North America, and it comes at the surprising low price of $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB version. Compare that to $599 for the 32GB Motorola Xoom and suddenly the Asus Transformer is looking pretty darn good, especially […]
Android 2.2 Firmware Update for Cruz Reader Tablet T301
Now isn’t this interesting. When I reviewed the Cruz Tablet T301 back in January, the Cruz Reader website specifically stated that it would not be updated to newer versions of Android, but lo and behold, there’s a firmware update for the Cruz T301 that takes it from Android 2.0 to a much more favorable Android […]