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On The Cheap: Kobo Mini Gets Mini Price

Yoni Gross — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:37:07 +0000

Ebook readers aren’t quite the hot item they used to be ever since the 7-inch tablet market dropped prices to the sub-$200 range, but they still have great advantages. Text you can read in direct sunlight, outrageous battery life, and at a significantly cheaper price than a more versatile, all-in-one device. Amazon’s most basic Kindle, […]

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Revealed At Last

Mordechai Osdoby — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:30:44 +0000

There have been rumors for some time that Google will release it’s own tablet. Recently it became more and more evident, and now the device is here. Except it’s not exactly what I was expecting. Rather than compete with Apple in the 10″ category, Google has firmly aimed the Asus-built Nexus 7 at a category […]

iBooks 2: Revelation For (Many) College Students

Reuven Shechter — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:07:29 +0000

College text books are way too expensive. Apple hopes to stop this long-lasting trend with the release of the recently-announced iBooks 2 for iOS (and more specifically the iPad), a cheaper and more interactive solution to the age-old paper solution. Before this, shelling out $300 a semester on books was considered a cheap semester, with […]

On The Cheap: Barnes & Noble Wants To Sell You The N.Y. Times

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:12:30 +0000

Here’s a tempting offer: Barnes & Noble is offering a free Nook Simple Touch or a $99 Nook Color (the one that’s easily hacked into a tablet) if you subscribe to the New York Times through them. If you’re not much into hard news, they’re also offering the Nook Tablet for $199 (a $50 savings) […]

Techcitement Holiday Gift Guide: Tablets

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:45:43 +0000

This year was absolutely the year of the tablet. As such, expect family wish lists to be full of the things. Here’s a selection of tablets covering two pages that we think your loved ones (or blog writers hint hint) may like. The 10” Tablet They All Want Let’s be honest, when the average […]

Want An Android Tablet? Dude, You’re Not Getting a Dell.

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:51:14 +0000

A few months after killing off the Dell Streak 5, Dell has now ended their 7″ model’s suffering as well. This is something that surprised no one, what with the Streak recently being priced at under $100 at local Staples and other retail outlets. What’s particularly telling, tough, is this comment from CEO Michael Dell: […]

Comic Chaos Strikes The Tablet Universe

Yoni Gross — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:42:44 +0000

Amazon’s highly anticipated Kindle Fire begins shipping this week, and that means discussion in the tech world can turn to only one thing: comic books. Fine, maybe not just one thing, but Amazon has already dramatically changed the landscape of the comic book industry without even shipping its outrageously low-priced tablet. The Fire was announced […]

Barnes & Noble Officially Joins Tablet Party And Brings Refreshments

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:36:43 +0000

Thanks to hackers, the Nook Color has long been an unofficial tablet. Now Engadget has discovered that Barnes & Noble plans on making it official by releasing the Nook Tablet on November 16. You can snag something that looks a lot like a Nook Color, but is lighter, has twice the memory, and won’t need […]

Google Causes Loss Of Books, Turns Society Into Man-eating Whales

Kacey Samiee — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:52:17 +0000

Oh Google, come on. I have to say, I’m a bit disappointed in your behavior. I know it’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission, but I have a hard time picturing a group of Google executives sitting in a meeting and saying, “We’ll just do it, and see if they notice”, […]

Apple Levels Ebook Competition Instead Of The Playing Field

Mordechai Osdoby — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:41:35 +0000

Say you have the most popular tablet device out there. You also have a fairly less popular ebook solution on said tablet. How do you make your solution more popular? Do you add more content or offer exclusives? The answer is neither if you’re Apple. The Wall Street Journal reports that due to Apple’s new […]