Kobo has set out to be a major player in the e-book world, with an electronic reader, apps for major platforms and deals with major booksellers. Today Kobo has launched the reader app for Android, making Kobo content available on more platforms than the competition. Read More »
Archive for June 2010
Amazon is promoting its Video on Demand streaming service with Twitter, offering $10 discounts to users who start following its @AmazonVideo account. The discount can be applied to streaming shows from NBC, Fox, USA and SyFy, including House, The Office, 30 Rock and Battlestar Galactica. Read More »
An analyst report says that IPS LCD screen shortages (because of low yield) will impact the production volumes for iPhone 4, which in turn could upset the Apple’s mobile juggernaut. The big question is: Does Apple have a “too much of a good thing” problem? Read More »
After several years of bleeding money, Motorola’s handset division is finally stemming losses thanks to co-CEO, Dr. Sanjay Jha, betting on Android. Jha will now head up the soon-to-be-spun-off division, to be called Motorola Mobility, in which the carrier will sink $3-$4 billion of cash. Read More »
Going paperless is now a realistic option to making your work life more friendly on the planet. From web-based faxing, to replacing all mail with email, to toting around your own coffee mug, the benefits of eliminating paper can preserve natural resources and save you money. Read More »
Just prior to WWDC, registered attendees to the conference were treated to a surprise of gaining access to all of the WWDC 2009 conference videos. Now, in a similar move, Apple has made the WWDC 2010 Conference Videos available for free to the Apple Developer Community. Read More »
Apple has been on a kick releasing new applications for its iOS devices over the past few weeks. Now, coinciding with a redesigned MobileMe, Apple has released the native Find My iPhone app for both the iPhone and the iPad. Read More »
OneRiot, which runs an advertising marketplace and a search engine for social networks, has added Facebook data to its real-time search features, which means that searches using the company’s API will now include links that have been shared or “liked” on the world’s largest social network. Read More »
The end of another week is nigh which brings me to my favorite task — sharing the events at Mobile Tech Manor. This week was a big week for apps for the iPad and Android. A lost dog dominated Twitter, and a good book was read. Read More »
MobileMe has just gotten a makeover, featuring the new webmail, now out of beta, and a refreshed navigation system. In addition to the new features that came with the Mail beta, Apple has also unwrapped a few additional features. Read More »
Near Field Communications, a point-to-point communications technology that can send data a few inches, is back. Yesterday Nokia said it would embed NFC chips in all of its phones and Broadcom said it would spend $47.5 million on a company with NFC expertise. Read More »
Google is reaching out to local bloggers in San Francisco as part of a new trial of its YouTube Direct citizen journalism offering. The initiative would serve as a showcase of how other news organizations could leverage YouTube’s citizen journalists to augment their own coverage. Read More »
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