Koobe’s Jin Yong Reader gets Mirasol, brings color to Taiwanese hearts
It’s no accident that Koobe’s Jin Yong Reader bears a striking resemblance to Kyobo’s eReader and Shanda’s Bambook which we toyed with back at CES .
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Koobe’s Jin Yong Reader gets Mirasol, brings color to Taiwanese hearts
Kindle Touch gets new software version 5.0.3
It wasn’t all that long ago that the Nook Simple Touch got a bit of freshening up thanks to some new code, and now it’s the Kindle Touch’s turn for an upgrade. Amazon has just released software version 5.0.3 for its newest e-reader that brings “general software improvements” to the device
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Kindle Touch gets new software version 5.0.3
NBC News grows a digital publishing arm, plans 30 titles for 2012
Because you can never have your fingers in too many media pies, the powers that be at NBC News are now extending their reach into the eReader space. Under the company’s newly minted NBC Publishing imprint, coverage related to current events, docs and bios, in addition to content culled from other NBC Universal divisions, will get a second life as either digital singles (think: longer than an article, shorter than a few chapters) or straight-up eBooks, with about 30 titles slated for this year.
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Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on)
We had a few minutes to browse through iBooks 2 textbooks following Apple’s press conference this morning, but now we have a fully-loaded iPad 2 to play with, so we decided to spend some more time getting educated in the comfort of our in-house studio.
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Apple iBooks 2 textbooks video walkthrough and screenshots (hands-on)
Mirasol 5.7-inch eReader hands-on, courtesy of Kyobo and Shanda Bambook
The 5.7-inch Mirasol display is hardly a fresh item these days, but the final product carrying such a unique panel is still young. In fact, it’s only become available from Kyobo in South Korea fairly recently, but today we also learned that Chinese content provider Shanda will be offering the same hardware under the Bambook moniker towards the end of this month (obviously aiming for the Chinese New Year rush).
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Mirasol 5.7-inch eReader hands-on, courtesy of Kyobo and Shanda Bambook
Barnes & Noble looks to sell publishing arm, keeps the other to hold a Nook Tablet
In a sign of ever shifting priorities in the ole book business, Nook’s papa is reportedly looking to sell its publishing unit, Sterling Publishing. According to the Wall Street Journal , B&N acquired Sterling in 2003, ramping up its publishing efforts after more than 30 years in the business. News of a possible sale follows last month’s Q2 earnings report that saw a $6.6 million net loss for the bookseller.
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Barnes & Noble looks to sell publishing arm, keeps the other to hold a Nook Tablet
Engadget’s CES 2012 Preview
Though the holidays are once again coming to a close, we now find ourselves just a week away from every geek’s ultimate holiday — the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show , arguably the biggest event of the year for the tech world.
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Engadget’s CES 2012 Preview
Amazon stops blocking rival e-reading apps on Kindle Fire
People just keep digging up interesting little tidbits in the latest Fire firware update. It may have killed the ability to root but, it did grant access to the Android Market website (even if you still can’t install apps from it). Now some users have noticed that competing e-reader apps are available through the Amazon App Store.
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Kindle Fire crept through FCC checks in September, wore a disguise
The Kindle Fire’s now out there, but it had managed to tick all those FCC boxes a few months back. Registering the device under the exotic-sounding Okakopa company, the “tablet device’ kept its cards close to its chest. Given that we’ve already given the Kindle Fire a rigorous inspection and it’s already suffered a comprehensive teardown, there’s not much left to glean from the filings. You can check out the source link below, but it’s for labeling and antenna placement fanatics only.
Kindle Fire crept through FCC checks in September, wore a disguise originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Amazon adds Hulu Plus, ESPN ScoreCenter to Kindle’s Android apps, Nook Tablet loses its edge
Not sufficiently amped up for the impending release of Amazon’s first tablet? That could very well change as the Seattle-based company’s just made its thousands-strong app pot a little sweeter. After reminding the product-buying populace a few days ago that the newly birthed Kindle Fire is, indeed, a tablet with access to a boatload of Android apps, Bezos and co. are now upping the slate’s ante by announcing the availability of Hulu Plus and ESPN ScoreCenter. It’s an obvious swat at the Nook Tablet’s two greatest lures and could sway indecisive customers back from the brink of Barnes & Noble’s beguiling clutches.
Amazon adds Hulu Plus, ESPN ScoreCenter to Kindle’s Android apps, Nook Tablet loses its edge originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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