Devices Category - Page 12

Kobo Will Live On, Despite Borders Filing For Bankruptcy [Current Borders Issues Aside, The Kobo Ereader Touch & Kobo Ebook Store Will Remain Open & Available For Business]

By on Wednesday, 20. July 2011

Kobo and Borders announced a partnership back in 2009, which at the time meant that Borders was taking the Kobo reader along with the Kobo ebook store as their own. Sure, it was probably a bit more complicated than that, but what it seems to have been is a way [...]

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Nook2Android Turns Your B&N Nook Color Into A Full-Fledged Android Tablet [Nook2Android Gives Users A Full Android Experience On The Nook Color Without The Messy Hacking]

By on Tuesday, 19. July 2011

We have seen quite a bit of change in terms of the Nook Color since it was originally launched. Specifically, Barnes & Noble rolled-out Android 2.2 for the color ereading tablet back in late-April which introduced Nook Apps.

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iRiver Story HD eReader Has a Web Browser [First eBook Reader With Google Books Support Can Also Browse Regular Websites]

By on Monday, 18. July 2011

It’s interesting finding Easter eggs in inexpensive devices. Sure, tablet computers let you surf the Web on the go. But did you know that this $139.99 device from iRiver can also view regular websites?

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Amazon Launches Kindle Textbook Rental Service [Kindle Using College Students Can Now Rent Digital Textbooks From Amazon With A Reported Savings Of Up To 80 Percent]

By on Monday, 18. July 2011

Amazon has officially announced their Kindle Textbook Rental service. The ability to rent textbooks will be available on both the hardware Kindle as well as any of the numerous Kindle apps for smartphones and tablets. And perhaps a little nicer, the service is touting itself as offering students the ability [...]

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Jawbone Unveils The “UP” Fitness Wristband, Aims To Help You Live A Healthier Life [Jawbone Makes A Further Break From Bluetooth Headsets, Introduces The "UP" Wristband]

By on Thursday, 14. July 2011

Jawbone has long been trusted as a company that offers quality Bluetooth headsets, and while we recently saw them venture out from under that umbrella with the Jambox — it looks like they have yet another non-Bluetooth headset product in the works.

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Amazon Kindle 3G With Special Offers Drops To $139 [AT&T Sponsorship Means A Lower Priced Special Offers 3G Kindle, Price Drops From $164 Down To $139]

By on Wednesday, 13. July 2011

Amazon started offering their Special Offers Kindle readers several months back. If you remember back, we first saw the Wi-Fi only version introduced, and that was followed up a few weeks later with the 3G equipped model. And well, while the price was originally $164, it looks like that price [...]

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Kobo Kiosk Coming To New Yorks Grand Central Terminal [Kobo Kiosk Will Allow Grand Central Commuters To Try, Touch & Buy Readers & Accessories]

By on Tuesday, 12. July 2011

We saw Kobo announce their latest ereader, the Touch Edition a short while back and as of today they are bringing that reader into the Grand Central Terminal located in New York City. Yup, it looks like the folks at Kobo have decided to try and take advantage of the [...]

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Alienware Adds Killer Wireless-N Tech To Several Laptops [Four Brands Of Alienware Laptops To Get Significant Boost To Wireless Speeds]

By on Monday, 11. July 2011

Admittedly, most of us who aren’t gamers don’t immediately think of Alienware when it comes to laptops. But the somewhat fringe brand has definitely made an impact among those who do count themselves in the gaming community, and that impact may well spread (and significantly, too) following the announcement that [...]

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Iriver Story HD Ereader Arrives As First Google eBooks Integrated Device [Iriver Story HD Ereader Coming To A Target Retail Store Near You, Bringing On-Device Support For Google eBooks]

By on Monday, 11. July 2011

Iriver originally announced the Story HD Ereader back in January during CES and well, since then we have waited to learn a bit more in terms of the important details. You know, when it would come available and how much it would sell for. That being said, the details have [...]

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Payware Mobile Enterprise From VeriFone Puts A New Wrinkle In Mobile Payment [With The Payware Mobile Enterprise System From VeriFone, All You Need Is A Tablet]

By on Thursday, 30. June 2011

The mobile payment processing market is getting a lot tougher every day, folks, with new competitors emerging looking to get a slice of that still hefty retail market. And the crew out at VeriFone have a new weapon in their turf war thanks to the newly-developed Payware Mobile Enterprise system.

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