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Kobo for Android gets better tablet support

Kobo for Android gets better tablet support

If you’re reading this and you’re an avid e-book reader, odds are overwhelming that you use either the Kindle or Nook apps to do so on your Android device. But also-ran Kobo is making a case for itself with the fourth version of its Android e-reader app, available today in the Google Play Store. Like its counterparts, …

NOOK Simple Touch announced with GlowLight for $139 coming May 1st

NOOK Simple Touch announced with GlowLight for $139 coming May 1st

12 April 2012 by Discuss (0)

Barnes and Noble are back with another e-reader for the world to enjoy. Many might now know this, but even the black and white e-readers run on Android. There are multiple hacks and tweaks available but today we have a brand new model to tell you about. The all new NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight. …

Nook Simple Touch update to add front-lighted screen

Nook Simple Touch update to add front-lighted screen

11 April 2012 by Discuss (2)

The Nook Simple Touch doesn’t get enough love – it’s a portable, long-lasting touch sensitive e-reader for a hundred bucks. Oh, and it runs Android, with an active community of ROMs and mods behind it. And according to some leaked material from manufacturer Barnes and Noble, its one weakness may soon be put to rest. The Digital …

Marvel shows off new line of Infinite augmented reality comics

Marvel shows off new line of Infinite augmented reality comics

12 March 2012 by Discuss (3)

By all accounts, traditional comic book stores are doing even worse than bookstores in the digital age ,which is to say, not very well at all. But a new initiative by comic giant Marvel aims to breathe some life into retail comics via the very medium that’s threatening them. Their new Marvel Infinite Comics line …

Toshiba BookPlace DB50 takes the color e-reader craze to Japan

Toshiba BookPlace DB50 takes the color e-reader craze to Japan

26 January 2012 by Discuss (0)

7-inch Android devices that blur the lines between a “color e-reader” and “budget tablet” are all the rage here in the US, bud purpose-built models are a bit thin on the ground elsewhere. Toshiba aims to change that, at least in its home country of Japan. The BookPlace DB50 combines a unique shape with a customized version …

PocketBook A7 looks like an HTC Flyer, still grounded with Gingerbread

PocketBook A7 looks like an HTC Flyer, still grounded with Gingerbread

25 January 2012 by Discuss (1)

While Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich tablets are becoming more common (about time, too) there’s still a market for cheap tablets, most of which run Gingerbread. The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet testify to that. Small manufacturer PocketBook is following up their previous 701 model with the PocketBook A7, yet another contender for the “more than an …

Android Community Weekly: November 27, 2011

Android Community Weekly: November 27, 2011

27 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

Its been another great week of news here at Android Community, so let me sort out some of the high points for you. Most important to many, our sister site SlashGear had taken the time to extensively review both the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 (ice Cream Sandwich). Android 4.0 has been steadily making …

Kyobo eReader shows off mirasol color e-paper on video

Kyobo eReader shows off mirasol color e-paper on video

23 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

Qualcomm has yet to announce and plans or products for its mirasol display e-readers other than the Kyobo eReader that was just launched this week in South Korea. We haven’t been able to enjoy this new screen technology yet for ourselves but now that the reader is available a few videos have appeared on YouTube …

Kyobo eReader launches in South Korea with mirasol and Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Kyobo eReader launches in South Korea with mirasol and Android 2.3 Gingerbread

21 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

Kyobo Book Centre has unveiled the world’s first eReader based on the new mirasol display technology by Qualcomm. This color e-paper display technology will allow for an enhanced reading experience as well as offer bright colors for pictures and video and exceptional battery life. The Kyobo eReader with mirasol is on sale starting today in …

Android-based NOOK SimpleTouch drops to $99 on improved hardware

Android-based NOOK SimpleTouch drops to $99 on improved hardware

07 November 2011 by Discuss (0)

The Kindle portfolio is presenting a real challenge to Barnes & Noble, but they aren’t taking it lying down. This morning at the NOOK event in NYC, they took a little time in between singing the praises of the Nook Tablet and telling you why you shouldn’t buy a Kindle Fire to officially lower the …

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