Late last night I posted instructions on how to load 3rd party apps on the Nook Tablet, enabling you to add one of the few abilities that the KF had and the NT lacked. As interesting as that was, I had left out a key step last night. It’s not too difficult to install apps [...]
Entries from November 17th, 2011
How to Find Replacement Launchers for the Kindle Fire & Nook Tablet
November 17th, 2011 · 11 Comments · tips and tricks
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Nook Tablet Now Runs Kindle, Aldiko, & More – No Hack Required
November 16th, 2011 · 41 Comments · tips and tricks
Earlier today I was griping about how Amazon had quietly made it difficult to install competing reading apps; today I get to dance for joy because I’ve learned how to install third party apps on the Nook Tablet. A reader tipped me to the secret (Thanks, Geert). There’s a thread over on the XDA-Forums [...]
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Booki.sh Ebook Platform Now Live with 5 Partners
November 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Inventive Labs announced this morning that their cloud based ebook platform is coming out of beta and will soon go live with 5 Australian bookseller partners. Booki.sh launched back in January 2011 with a simple premise. It was intended to do away with the need for an app or ebook reader by keeping everything in [...]
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Inside the Sony Reader Wifi
November 16th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Today I am continuing my quest to expose the guts of every e-reader by bringing you the FCC paperwork for the Sony Reader Wifi. This ebook reader showed up on the FCC website back in July and first hit the market in early September. But I don’t recall anyone posting a teardown, so here are [...]
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Nook Tablet Might Not be Hackable
November 16th, 2011 · 13 Comments · hardware news
Hackers may have only gotten their hands on the nook tablet yesterday, but there is already a report that it might not be as easy to hack as the Nook Color or the Kindle Fire. One early adventurer tried to hack the Nook Tablet this morning and he’s not having any success. According to XDA [...]
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Amazon Hides Competitor’s Reading Apps on the Kindle Fire
November 16th, 2011 · 29 Comments · opinion
I noticed a troubling detail about the Kindle Fire this morning that, on further reflection, is rather important. The Kindle Fire started arriving yesterday, much to the delight of gadget lovers. As you probably know, this 7″ Android tablet is supported by the Amazon Appstore, which has thousands of paid and free apps in it.
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Kindle Fire Has Been Rooted
November 16th, 2011 · 6 Comments · hardware news
Early this morning one Kindle Fire owner announced over on XDA Forums that he’d been fiddling around with his Kindle Fire while trying to gain root access when all of a sudden, he did. It turns out that the Kindle Fire can be rooted with one of the commonly available tools. it will probably work [...]
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Nook Tablet Now in Stores (And In My Hands)
November 15th, 2011 · 31 Comments · hardware reviews
About 4 hours ago I stopped by my local B&N store (40 miles away) and picked up a Nook tablet. I’m sure you know that the Nook Tablet was supposed to be in stores on Friday, but I guess B&N took a leaf out of Amazon’s playbook. Earlier today one reader tipped me that his [...]
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Inside the Kindle Fire
November 15th, 2011 · 5 Comments · hardware news
Still waiting for your Kindle Fore to arrive? (I am.) If you need something to satisfy your gadget lust then you might want to check out iFixit. They’re in the middle of tearing down the Kindle Fire. And I mean that literally. They’ve already popped the back off and removed the battery, mainboard, speaker assembly, [...]
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First Impressions of eGlide Reader Pro (World’s Funkiest Android Tablet)
November 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware reviews
My latest gadget arrived today, and since I’m still waiting on the Kindle Fire to arrive I thought I’d post a few notes. I have my hands on what has to be the oddest devices anywhere. It’s a little difficult to describe, because the device it closest resembles is the Kindle, only this tablet has [...]
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