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Android tablet users to get free articles from top mags

By Shane McGlaun
on 25 Oct, 2011

Zinio has announced that its new Zinio Explore offering is now available. The Explore service will allow Android tablet users to get access to free magazine articles from some of the top magazines in the world. The goal is naturally to get you to buy the magazines that the stories come from, but if all you want is some free reading material the app will do that too.

Official New York Times app Available

By David Junior
on 10 May, 2010

The New York Times has just released their official app for Android. Now you can stay up to date on all the latest news and sports from one of the top news reporters in the world. This app will also allow you to read articles offline and it’s a free download in the market. It's only available for 2.0 and above.

Alex eReader Orders Begin Today, Coming To Borders Stores Soon

By David Junior
on 16 Mar, 2010

After many delays, Spring Designs are finally ready to release the Alex eReader. This device gained popularity at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but issues with e-commerce website delayed its release. You can't have an eReader without eBooks. Spring Designs has two content partners for the Alex in Google Books and Borders. Orders placed today will take up to four weeks to be delivered. Its ability to offer content in Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Korean and Hebrew is contributing to this delay.

1 Cross MID “hybrid” Concept

By David Junior
on 3 Mar, 2010

This will be the first MID in a series of products from 1 Cross. It's Android based and is a mix between an e-reader and a tablet. 1 Cross will name this hybrid the ShuBook which is Chinese for book. When closed it looks like a traditional book, open it up and you will reveal dual screens. One e-reader and a smaller screen with a built in qwerty keyboard.