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What is cooking in the Amazon kitchen ? Android Kindle !

by roko on March 28, 2011 in news with No comments

After the remarkable success of Amazon with its Kindle e-reader, offering a lightweight reader at an affordable price, there are the other companies with its devices like the iPad 2 and the dozens of Android-based tablets that are slowly making their way off of conveyor belts and onto store shelves .

The question is when will Amazon finally release a full color Kindle? If the company decides to go down the color rabbit hole, what operating system will it choose? And finally, will it still be primarily an e-reader, or will a color Kindle compete with other tablets on the market by offering e-mail, more immersive apps and video.

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Pandigital Novel ereaders gain Android apps

by roko on March 2, 2011 in news with 2 Comments

Want an ereader that’s more than an ereader? Users of pandigital‘s 7-inch Novel can now download and run Android apps.

Although tablet devices like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab can function as ereaders as well as tablet computers, one complaint about dedicated ereaders is that they often lack the extensibility and flexibility of tablets—and it’s particularly galling when they run a capable operating system under the hood. Looking to tap in to—or perhaps ease—that frustration, Pandigital has announced a firmware update to its 7-inch Pandigital Novel ereaders the enabls users to download and run Android applications to extend the functionality of their devices.

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RIM PlayBook Tablet will Offer Android Apps

by roko on February 15, 2011 in news, Tablet with No comments

130,000+ Android apps can’t be wrong

For Research In Motion mag glass 10x10 RIM PlayBook Tablet will Offer Android Apps , a lot is hinging on the success of its forthcoming PlayBook tablet. And while Android is garnering attention of its own for the anticipated Motorola Xoom tablet, RIM might be developing a plan to steal some of its thunder.

Bloomberg reports that the PlayBook software will have the functionality to run Android applications. RIM is said to be developing the functionality in-house, though the Canadian company declined to comment.

Some analysts believe that allowing access to Android’s 130,000+ applications, coupled with the increased security features of a BlackBerry, just might be enough to appeal to customers who might have opted for another choice — perhaps the forthcoming iPad 2 or the aforementioned Xoom.

“It will be a shrewd move to let Android apps run RIM without any performance or user interface hiccups,”Chetan Sharma, an independent analyst told Bloomberg. “It will make the RIM platform attractive to consumers as it lacks the strength of the rivals from an apps perspective.”

PlayBook is based on QNX software, which shares the Posix standard with Android. But RIM will not be employing Google’s Dalvik because of an ongoing dispute between Oracle and Google over the Java software used in running apps.

The deal could certainly be a boon for RIM. In Q4 of 2010, Android tablets captured 22 percent market share mag glass 10x10 RIM PlayBook Tablet will Offer Android Apps

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, and there are about six times more apps available for Android than there are in RIM’s App World.

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Five Dropbox Apps for Writers and Readers

by roko on January 26, 2011 in eBooks, news with No comments

Ever wish you could use your tablet computer or smartphone as a writing device–escaping the confines of your desktop computer and writing desk?

Using the cloud-based file service Dropbox, you can turn your mobile device into a powerful writing machine–reading PDFs, editing Microsoft Word documents or storing eBooks. Below, we’ve assembled a list of five different apps that use Dropbox in innovative ways.

The Next Web has more about Dropbox: “The company now stands 45 people strong, has an estimated 18M active users and the users base is increasing by 15% every month … Even though Dropbox is adding million of users a month, they still face challenges. Appealing to non-technical users is a shortcoming that was identified from the start.”

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Koobits Releases New E-Reader App for Windows

by roko on January 26, 2011 in eBooks, eReaders, news with No comments

Tech startup KooBits has a new eReader app available called KooBits 4.0. The app is currently available for computers running Windows XP and higher. Follow this link to download the app.

Readers will be able to purchase eBooks through the KooBits bookstore by using the new app, as well as import eBooks from other sources. Though keep in mind that external eBooks must be in ePUB or PDF formats to work in the KooBits eReader.

Readers can also highlight, bookmark and make notes within their eBooks, just like with other eReader apps. The app also includes a new free eBook (based on their reading preferences) every day, which will automatically appear in a user’s library.

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More Competition for Kindle and Nook – Google is Developing an eReader

by roko on January 26, 2011 in eReaders, news with No comments

Google has bought up eBook Technologies, Inc., a company which developed one of the first eReaders and digital book technologies, and which owns several patents around content delivery, as well as a “book-like” operating system.

There is also speculation that the internet giant bought the company in order to bring eBook’s management into its fold for the future development of eReaders. The move towards a Google eReader would make sense given that Google has already invested heavily in digitising over three million books which are for sale through its online eBookstore. In the last quarter of 2010, Google also trademarked hardware it has called “SpeedBook” – although they have not announced whether a SpeedBook will be anereader, a tablet computer, or something else entirely.

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Kindle Books Ready for Your NookColor

by roko on December 29, 2010 in eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

by Tyler Miller on December 29th, 2010

I have to admit, the NookColor is going from “another eReader” to “full fledged tablet” at a rather astounding rate. The NookColor is now able to utilize the Kindle app available in the Android Market after you have completed the rooting process.

Wonderfully enough, that’s not all. This process also gives you access to GMail, YouTube and a few other Google apps that you NookColor users were shut out of at launch.

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eReader Color e-Ink: Mirasol, Pixel Qi Vs. Nook Color & iPad

by roko on December 26, 2010 in Comparison, eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

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Best eReader? Nook Color, Kindle 3 and iPad Comparison

by roko on December 26, 2010 in Comparison, eReaders, news, Tablet with No comments

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eLocity A7 – the tablet released by Stream TV

by roko on December 18, 2010 in news, Tablet with No comments

Stream TV has announced that it finally started shipping its eLocity A7 tablet yesterday to pre-order customers. Sometime this week the A7 is supposed to start appearing at retail outlets. At the moment Amazon is listing the eLocity A7 on stock. BJ’s has the lower price if you are a member. eLocityA7Androidtablet thumb1 eLocity A7 – the tablet released by Stream TV

From the press release:

CEO Mathu Rajan of Stream TV comments, “We’re confident that the A7 will provide a great mobile computing user experience. We worked very hard on the UI and software in recent months to ensure that we were integrating the newest and best solutions, but also met the added challenge of doubling original production targets due to high demand. We know that our customers have been eagerly anticipating this release and we look forward to receiving their feedback.”

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