have you ever wanted to hold your Macbook sideways (like a book)? (I bet you probably haven’t, actually.) But now you can! A developer by the name of Nathan Stevens has released Mac Screen Rotate, and the app does exactly what it says. The app cost $5, and it works best on the Air or [...]
Entries from June 24th, 2011
EC Media to shift from ebook readers to Apps
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news, interview, software news
EC Media, an Indian tech company, announced that they were delaying plans for their later ebook readers and will instead focus on apps. The CEO of the company, J K Nair, was interviewed recently by techcircle.in. He’s seeing stiff competition in the ebook reader and tablet market, poor sales, and tight margins. EC Media had [...]
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The smell of newsprint in the morning
June 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · humor
For those who cannot part with the smell of newsprint, I present The Times of New York scented candle. It’s the work of Tobias Wong, a newspaper addict and lover of the NTTimes. It has a scent described as “newsy, with hints of guaiacwood, cedar, musk, spice, with “a powdery note and velvet nuance,” meant [...]
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The iPad is 89% of tablet web traffic (this is why Onswipe only supported the iPad)
June 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · statistics
A few days ago, Onswipe launched a new tablet publishing service. The new service is designed to help blogger and other website operators offer an app-like experience for tablets with minimal work on the part of the publisher. I don’t really like the service just yet, and I said so in my review. But I [...]
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Daily Deal – $80 Archos tablet, $70 Augen tablet, and an App
June 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Daily deals
So today I have a couple of tablets for you as well an out of left field app. The app in question is a PDF to Flash converter. You can use it to turn a PDF book or magazine into a Flash file. I don’t know why you’d want to but you certainly can. In [...]
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J.K.Rowling Introduces Pottermore (video)
June 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · ebookstore news, video
I came across this video late in the day, and while it’s not news any more I do think the video is worth watching for its own sake. The cut-paper artwork is beautiful. (I also watched it to make sure I hadn’t missed anything.)
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Google now offering a free mobile version of all hosted sites
June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · software news
Are you using Google to host a website? There’s a new feature you might want to try. Google announced today that you can now enable a free mobile version of any site they’re hosting. It’s great that they added this, but unfortunately it only works with iOS 3.0 or above and Android v2.2+. It won’t [...]
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Check out the dual screen phone with no name
June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Engadget have turned up a beautiful dual screen smart phone prototype. It was developed by a couple of design firms called imerj and Frog Design.
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Archos G9 tablets to run Android v3.1 on dual core CPUs
June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Archos just unveiled their next 2 tablets, and I think they’ve outdone themselves.
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Free Android App – World Fact Book
June 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · free ebooks
Last night I learned that there’s a new Android app version of the CIA World Fact Book. it’s free in both the Amazon Appstore and the Android Market. It runs on v1.5 and above. The app is based on a reference book published every year by the CIA. It has basic information on over 250 [...]
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