So the Amazon Appstore has been up and running for a few weeks now, and I’ve managed to break something no less than 3 times. Yes, I am embarrassed; I should have achieved a score of at least 6. But I inadvertently learned some fascinating details about the Amazon Appstore, so it’s not a complete [...]
Entries Tagged as 'apps'
Reading Apps on a Win7 tablet: a brief roundup
March 29th, 2011 · 5 Comments · software reviews
I’ve been playing with my Inspiron Duo for the past few days, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to discuss which reading apps worked well on the touch screen. This is just an overview of the apps; some won’t need any more details and the ones that do will be covered in depth [...]
Apps now a category in the Kindle store
February 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
Someone is bound to tell me that this happened weeks ago, but this is the first I’d heard of it. Amazon have updated their website to include a new section for apps, games, and other active content. There’s only 23 titles in the section right now, but that will obviously increase. Speaking of categories, there’s [...]
QuarkXPress to make iOS apps
January 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Quark will be launching the iPad Publishing Service, a new extension for QuarkXPress 8.5, next month. From the press release: Quark announced today a new service that enables QuarkXPress® 8.5 users to publish QuarkXPress content to the iPad. With its iPad Publishing Service for QuarkXPress, Quark will configure a starter iPad app with the customer’s [...]
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Overdrive iOS, Android apps get an update
January 25th, 2011 · No Comments · software news
Overdrive have released a new version of the Media Console app today. With this app you can listen to MP3s and read Epubs that you’ve checked out of a participating library. Both the Android and iOS app were updated today. The Android app got a new UI and the ability to lock orientation. The iPhone [...]
Oceanhouse Media have sold 1 million ebook apps in iTunes
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Michel Kripalani, founder and president of Oceanhouse Media, Inc., today announced the company has crossed the one million mark in paid app downloads on Apple’s App Store. Kripalani will be a panelist at this week’s Digital Book World Conference and Expo in New York on Jan. 26 where he’ll discuss the [...]
Reader Apps vs. Dedicated Book Apps
January 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
Today there are typically two ways of publishing and reading ebooks on mobile devices. You either use a reader app, often from a device maker (e.g., Kindle, iBooks) or you use a dedicated app written on that platform for that particular work (e.g., The Elements or Solar System for iPad). Some of those dedicated book [...]
Sony Reader iOS, Android apps delayed until January
December 27th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
As of last night I thought they’d get the apps out in time. Looks like I was wrong. Update: The word on Twitter is that Sony are waiting on Apple approval for the iPhone app. It’s certainly possible. via Sony Ebookstore
Wiley-Blackwell to launch new apps for health science journals
December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is launching new mobile applications for selected health science journals, accessible via iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Symbian, PalmOS, and WAP devices.
How to get full screen (reading) apps on your Android tablet
December 19th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Android, tips and tricks
Some time back I heard about an app that would let you trick apps into working full screen on large Android tablets. It’s called Spare Parts, and what it does is give you access to some of the concealed settings menu options. Update: This post is slightly out of date. Most large tablets now ship [...]
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