Kindle 3.0 Gets Updated For The New iPad’s Retina Display
By all accounts, text-heavy apps really shine on the new iPad’s Retina Display, so I’m glad to see that Amazon have already updated my favorite iOS e-reading app to work at native 2048×1536 resolution. And that’s not all. Amazon has also...Kindle 3.0 for iOS Released with New Library Design, Retina Text
Amazon’s official Kindle app for iOS reached version 3.0 today, adding a number of improvements for the new iPad, as well as a new design for the eBook library. The new view of Kindle for iOS is organized in two separate Cloud and Device tabs. Cloud shows all items available in your online Kindle library;...
Space out this weekend with our favorite Sci-Fi periodicals and podcasts
As a science fiction enthusiast, reading is one of my favorite weekend activities. I especially enjoy short fiction, stories that I can consume in a single sitting without having to make a major time commitment....
Movellas Wants To Make Your Teen Into A Best-Selling Author [MWC 2012]
BARCELONA, MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2012 — One of the things that first inspired me to be a professional writer was sharing my early fiction experiments as a 10 year old on the discussion boards of the old dial-up service,...Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet sales hurt Android more than iPad
Low-priced media tablets sold well in 2011, with an estimated 7.5 million units combined from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. On Thursday, iHS noted that tablets from these two companies accounted for 11 percent of the total market. But it wasn't the iPad that was hurt.
Inkling launches Inkling Habitat for textbook publishing
iBooks Author was announced last month to a lot of hoopla, but left many ebook publishers wanting a textbook authoring tool that would streamline the entire book publishing process and have more features. Today, Inkling announced their new online ebo...
Study: iPad holds value longer than Kindle
Electronics retailer Gazelle has been calculating up the various values of used electronics, and the firm has found that the iPad will hold its value way better than the Amazon Kindle has so far. The Kindle e-readers have only held, at the most, abou...
Amazon Takes Aim At Apple’s Expensive iPad In New Kindle Ad
Whether Samsung’s blatant Apple bashing adverts are actually convincing customers to buy its products is unclear, but they are at least inspiring other companies to mock Apple’s gadgets in their own ads. Amazion is the latest, with a new Kindle ad that takes aim...Satisfaction survey shows why Apple’s iPad will remain on top
Apple's iPad still the tablet market leader in terms of sales, despite gains by the Kindle Fire, and a recent survey of tablet user satisfaction suggests it's well-poised to stay ahead. Setting the standards for tablet-buyer expectations will help Apple continue to lead the pack.
The route to a Kindle owner’s heart goes through the wallet
A customer satisfaction survey of Kindle Fire owners shows that while the vast majority are satisfied with their purchase, it is mainly the low price fueling their happiness. ChangeWave Research asked a sample of new Kindle Fire ...
iPad propels Apple to top of PC market as growth stalls without tablets
Apple is the king of the PC heap, so long as you consider the iPad among those devices. Research firm Canalys does, and its most recent look at PC sales, focusing on the fourth quarter of 2011, shows the PC market growing with the iPad included.
