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The best reading apps for Android

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Posted by Kathy McGraw on 18 Aug 2014 12:00 pm
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So much to read, so little time! These apps offer the best reading experience! It's still summertime. You may be out and about a little bit more than normal. We hope you'll still find some time to relax with a good book. You may not always have space to carry a book around in your bag, but your Android device is certainly more than capable of helping you read on the go. Check out some readers...

Kobo adds 64GB version to their Arc lineup, available in November starting at £160

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Posted by Bla1ze on 18 Sep 2012 10:15 am
Kobo Arc
Kobo has already taken the covers off their Arc lineup but to sweeten the deal a little but further, they've now gone ahead and added a brand new 64GB version to the mix. If you recall, the Kobo Arc will come running fully Google certified Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a custom skin Kobo has dubbed Tapestries. The concept being that you have all your info being right there, in front of you...

Google Books updated, promising "better support for 7-inch tablets"

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Posted by Richard Devine on 12 Nov 2011 10:33 am
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Hot on the heels of Barnes and Nobles' latest update to the Nook for Android app, Google have followed suit with a little update to their own Google Books app.  The changelog touts the ability to +1 a book while reading, in book search and landscape mode for flowing text on phones, and perhaps more interestingly promises better support for 7-inch tablets.  With the impending launch of the Kindle...

Google Books finally lands in the UK

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Posted by Richard Devine on 6 Oct 2011 3:44 pm
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Until now, only our friends across the pond have been able to purchase content from Google Books. That changes today as the service finally arrives in the UK. The usual plethora of free public domain ebooks are available, as well as as content from some of the largest publishing houses in the UK.  As with the U.S. version of the service, it's designed to be open with your content available to...

Poll: Did you preorder an Amazon Kindle Fire?

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 30 Sep 2011 12:18 pm
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Now that a couple days have passed, and you have had ample time to read about the Amazon Kindle Fire, talk it over with all your "knowledgeable" friends, and make a decision, we are dying to know. Did you pull the trigger and preorder one of these, or are you waiting for another device? Is the ability to sideload Android applications enough for you, or are you looking for the full Android...

Amazon's Kindle tablet said to be all Amazon atop Android, with nary a Google app in sight

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Sep 2011 4:51 pm
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We've been patiently sitting back and watching the rumors surrounding Amazon's supposed Android tablet, because, frankly, that's all they've been. Rumor and conjecture. But TechCrunch's MG Siegler this afternoon has penned a first-person opus, detailing time with a test unit. We'll not attempt to steal any thunder here -- definitely go read the full post linked below. But here are the big strokes...

Astraware releases Word Games exclusively for the B&N nook Color

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 15 Aug 2011 2:44 pm
Astraware Word Games
Astraware has released their new Word Games application, and are offering it exclusively on the Barnes & Noble store.  It's a suite of five word games, that share a 100,000 word dictionary.  The games calculate scores based not only on the letters used and the length of the words, but also how "interesting" or uncommon they are.  The games are:  Shuffle - Make as many words as you can with...

B&N doubles number of apps in Nook app market

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 23 Jun 2011 2:29 pm
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Barnes and Noble, in a press release issued today, announced it has doubled the number of apps available to users in the Nook app catalog.  Popular cross-platforms applications like Evernote, Seesmic and Fandango are part of the new editions, and have been well received by Nook Color users.  In addition to the new applications, 15 of the first ever interactive Disney titles and over 50 of the...

Viewsonic announces 7-inch ViewBook 730 Android tablet

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 6 Jun 2011 12:27 pm
Viewsonic Viewbook
Viewsonic has announced the release of their budget friendly 7 inch ViewBook 730 Android tablet today.  While their tagline of "changing the face of tablets" may be stretching things a bit, this one looks to be a great new product in the multi-purpose eReader category, and appears to have the market currently dominated by the Nook Color  directly in its sights.The ViewBook runs Android 2.2 on a...

New Android-powered Nook is now shipping

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 1 Jun 2011 2:26 pm
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Barnes & Noble's new Nook is smaller, lighter, and has decidedly more geeky inside -- and it's now shipping. For $139, you can get now get the diminutive e-reader that's powered by Android 2.1. How quickly will it be hacked? We're betting a matter of hours, if it's anything like its older, bigger and more colorful cousin, the Nook Color.But that raises the question: Aside from the cool...

Barnes & Noble Nook 'App Store' reaches 1 million downloads

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 16 May 2011 10:20 am
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Barnes & Noble announced today that its recently launched Nook App Store for the Nook Color has already reached 1 million downloads. The achievement only took three weeks after Nook Color users received the update, which provided several enhancements, including Adobe Flash and the App Store.The top five paid apps thus far are:Angry BirdsDrawing PadSolitaireAces Jewel HuntAstraware MahjongThe...

B&N Nook app for Android updated with magazine support

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 May 2011 9:45 pm
Nook app for Android
Barnes and Noble have updated the Nook app for Android, giving high resolution devices (read: tablets) support for magazines as well as a few bug fixes for the HTC Thunderbolt and Android 3.x (Honeycomb) devices.  It works nicely, and the additions have been made without cluttering or changing the user-friendly interface that the Nook app is famous for.Open the updated app, and in the "shop"...

Android Market on the web gets a books section

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Posted by Bla1ze on 24 Feb 2011 2:26 pm
Looks like the Android Market got what some might refer to as a big upgrade, depending on your interest level in books. In what is surely a tie in to the Google Books eReader app, the Android Market now has a full and complete section for books available.No telling if and when the mobile version of the Android Market will get it, but it being available in the web version shows that Google has a...

Amazon working on new version of Kindle app for Android tablets

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Jan 2011 11:21 am
We've read enough books on the Samsung Galaxy Tab to say that e-reading's a breeze on Android tablets. But that hasn't stopped Amazon from wanting to improve its Kindle app, and today it announced it's working on a new version for Android tablets. Amazon didn't offer up much beyond that, though it's probably safe to say we'll see something along the lines of the iPad version. And that ain't too...

BN's Android-based Nook line is the company's top holiday seller

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 30 Dec 2010 4:07 pm
Barnes & Noble today announced that its Android-based Nook line of e-readers is "the company's biggest bestseller ever in its nearly 40-year history." That's, like, EVER. It also includes the new Nook Color, a full touchscreen device that also doubles as a decent Android tablet when rooted.We've got one, and we must say we're liking the hell out of it and thus far give it a big thumbs up....

NookColor getting Froyo and Android Market -- officially -- in January [updated: Erm, not so much]

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 14 Dec 2010 10:37 am
Good news for those of you looking longingly at your Barnes & Noble NookColor and wishing that the Android-based e-reader could one day legitimately run Android apps. An update to Android 2.2 Froyo is coming, and it's bringing with it the traditional Android home screens and access to the Android Market.That's right, none of that hackery required -- and hackery that's as liable to give you a...

Nook Color SDK released

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 3 Dec 2010 5:25 pm
The Barnes & Noble Nook Color, an eReader that moonlights as a pretty nice Android tablet, now has its own Android SDK add-on.  This means developers have access to code snippets, android debug bridge drivers, and a device emulator to test things on.  Seems that even Barnes & Noble realize the Nook Color is a bit more than just an eReader, and hopefully we'll see some of the Android...

Google set to tackle the eBook market with Google Editions

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 30 Nov 2010 10:16 pm
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is set to launch their own ebook store, Google Editions by the end of the month.  The idea has been kicked around since May 2010 and was initially set to launch this past summer.  Scott Dougall, a Google product management director, tells the WSJ it is set to debut in the U.S. by the end of the month and internationally in the first quarter of next...

Notion Ink Adam pricing and release news

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 23 Aug 2010 8:34 am
We've been talking about the Notion Ink Adam for a good while now, and finally we have some news about pricing and release dates.  In case you haven't been keeping tabs on this one, the Adam is a Tegra 2 packing 10.1 inch slate, with all the goodies you'd expect from an Android device, plus a SIM card slot and standard USB ports.  Now that we're on the same page -- the pricing breakdown:LCD...

HP's Zeen eReader to run Android

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 9 Aug 2010 6:46 pm
In case we needed a visual demonstration of irony, HP's new eReader (dubbed the Zeen) will be running the Android OS.  While most details are unknown until the December 31 lifting of the FCC confidentiality agreement, we do know that the device will be running Android 2.1 with some sort of HP overlay, have a capacitive screen, SD card support, and have a "significant integration with the Barnes...

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