Articles Tagged “Kindle”

Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 Gets a Price Tag, Release Date Looms Closer – Is This the First Quad-Core Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet?

by Matthew Sabatini on Oct 09, 2011 12 Comments">12

Have you always wanted that perfect combo of tablet and laptop? Well hang in there, because Asus may have finally cracked the code. With detachable keyboard and all, this might be the perfect fit for users on the go that still want that incredible power and access to a nifty keyboard for some content creation on the move. There is not much detail surrounding this device yet, but that doesn’t mean we have not heard credible rumors. Here are some of the best rumors and the ones we are most confident about: Ice Cream Sandwich? Kal-El Quad-Core Processor Connecting Keyboard …

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Best Honeycomb Apps for Social Networking, Productivity, and Reading Uses

by Mina Tan on Aug 31, 2011 2 Comments">2

One of the most common, if not the top, drawback in buying an Android-powered tablet would be the shortage of apps in the Market. That is, of course, compared to the number of apps for iPad. In response, most tablets come with built-in apps, but it has to be said that the number of third-party apps in the Market has steadily increased, with Android’s growth potential rising by the minute. Six months after the release of Motorola Xoom, the first Honeycomb tablet, here are some recent app releases for social networking, productivity, and reading that are spicing up the platform. …

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Amazon Tablet to be “Hundreds Less” than iPad. Become Instant Success?

by Lucian Armasu on Aug 27, 2011 2 Comments">2

The New York Post has reported that the Amazon Android-based tablet will be “hundreds less” than an iPad 2. As the HP TouchPad showed us, consumers are interested if the price is right, even about a device they didn’t even know they want until that point. With a strategy that takes those people into account, Amazon might boost the Android tablet market share overnight. Like iPad, for half the price If they are able to say this about their tablet (meaning the price will be $250 or less), then the word will quickly spread out that Amazon (a brand many …

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Android May Get A Boost From Ad-Supported Kindle Tablets

by Glenn Santos on May 17, 2011 0 Comments">0

The main problem that Android tablets have nowadays is trying to match the iPad. Going head-to-head in terms of features, functionality, and design with Apple’s tablet juggernaut is a daunting proposition. Apple’s early push has made it the benchmark of all future tablets; with a capacitive touchscreen and SSD, the iPad is a difficult beast to beat in terms of specs. Another big problem is the price point – you can get cheap Android tablets; but don’t even think they’ll be a match for the iPad. Of course, the higher-end Android tablets can exceed the Apple’s current favorite in terms …

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Amazon to release Android tablet and App Store?

by James Tromans on Sep 28, 2010 0 Comments">0

Amazon are stirring up quite a haze around their involvement with Android at the moment. Sure, the Amazon Kindle application for Android has been around for a while now, but we’ve recently learned Amazon might launch their own App Store for Android too. To become a developer for this Amazon App Store you have to pay a fee of $99 and Amazon will pay you a royalty equal to the greater of 70% of the purchase price or 20% of the List Price as of the purchase date. What is most interesting comes next… It has subsequently been alleged that …

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Amazon Kindle for Android now available as free download

by Michelle Ruhfass on Jun 28, 2010 2 Comments">2

Amazon has made available its Kindle e-book reader for Android users. The newly launched app can be downloaded for free on Android devices running Android OS 1.6 or newer and lets users access over 620,000 digital books. Its features include book syncing, bookmarks, and annotations. The Kindle app is available now.

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Amazon Kindle application for Android?

by James Tromans on Mar 15, 2010 0 Comments">0

The Dell Mini 5 seems to be picking up pace at the moment, and the latest development with this piece of kit includes a host of services from Amazon preinstalled to the hardware. The most interesting of which is a Kindle application. We’re reading inbetween the lines somewhat here as all the picture displays is a bullet point staying “Kindle Book Reader Applications”. Nonetheless, to our ears this can mean only one thing. Of course we are expecting the device to already come with Amazon’s MP3 store preinstalled as this is already the case on a number of other Android …

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