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  • MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    MIUI 4.0 for the Kindle Fire (custom version of Android 4.0)

    We've seen how to install Android 4.0 on the Amazon Kindle Fire, thanks to CyanogenMod 9. We've also ...

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  • Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

    Android tablets with 7 inch displays seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days... or at least available for ...

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  • CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet – video

    CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet - video

    A team of independent developers have ported a beta version of CyanogenMod 7 to run on the NOOK ...

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  • $265 Spark Linux-based tablet shipping in May (pre-order in Feb)

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha)

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    The first public build of Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for the HP TouchPad. ...

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  • How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    How to install Android 4.0 on the Kindle Fire

    An early build of Google Android 4.0 is now available for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. If you ...

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  • Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

    Install Android Market on BlackBerry PlayBook

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Amazon’s latest Kindles will be available at 16,000 US retail stores

kindle family2

Amazon may have just given you one less reason to consider a NOOK Tablet or NOOK Simple Touch over a Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch. During yesterday’s launch event for the new NOOK Tablet, Barnes & Noble pointed out that you could walk into a bricks and mortar store to try out a NOOK before buying it. But Amazon’s working…

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November 8th, 2011, 5:28 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Amazon Kindle Fire vs Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet

nook v kindle2

The two biggest names in eBooks will begin offering new tablets for reading books, watching movies, listening to music and running apps this month. Both feature 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel displays and run modified versions of Google Android. They’ll also both be dirt cheap by iPad or even Android tablet standards. Amazon’s Kindle Fire is available for pre-order…

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November 7th, 2011, 11:13 am by Brad Linder | 22 Comments

Hack turns Sony Reader into an E Ink Android tablet

Sony PRS-T1

The Sony Reader PRS-T1  is a $150 eBook Reader with a touchscreen E Ink display. It’s designed to read EPUB books from the Sony Reader Store or from you personal collection, and it can also handle digital library books. But that’s only part of what makes the Sony Reader interesting. Out of the box, the PRS-T1 runs Google Android. You…

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October 24th, 2011, 10:45 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Kobo launches Vox 7 inch tablet for $200

Kobo Vox

Kobo is the latest eBook company to throw its hat into the Android tablet ring. The company has introduced the Kobo Vox, which is its answer to the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. The Kobo Vox features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel multitouch display, 8GB of storage, and 512MB of RAM. It has an…

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October 19th, 2011, 10:52 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Pandigital Novel eReader hacking continues: Meet the $179 Android tablet

At $179, the Pandigital Novel might not be the cheapest eBook reader around. But it’s definitely one of the cheapest general purpose Android tablets available in the US… even if that isn’t how the company is marketing the device. Thing is, it has a 7 inch, color touchscreen display and runs Google Android. All you have to do is figure…

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July 13th, 2010, 11:31 am by Brad Linder | 28 Comments

Hands on with the Notion Ink Adam tablet (Pixel Qi screen, Tegra 2 graphics)

This year’s CES has been dominated by 3D TV, eBook readers, and a plethora of tablets. But the Notion Ink Adam tablet manages to stand out from the tablet crowd by sporting some of the hottest new technology. And I really do mean hot, and not just hyped. First, it’s one of the first devices to use Pixel Qi’s 3qi…

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January 10th, 2010, 4:43 pm by Brad Linder | 34 Comments

The color eBook readers of CES (so far)

One of the hottest trends at CES so far (or at least the pre-show events I’ve attended this week) is eBook readers. It seems like everybody’s got a handheld device for reading eBooks. Most of them are high contrast black and white jobs with long-lasting batteries and highly viewable displays that are rather slow to refresh or “turn” the page….

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January 7th, 2010, 1:01 pm by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Closer look at the Entourage Edge netbook/tablet – Video

The Entourage Edge is either one of the weirdest netbooks or one of the strangest eBook readers I’ve seen so far this year. That’s because it’s a bit of both. But I can’t help but wonder if the sum might equal less then the parts in this case. I got to spend a little time with one last night, and…

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January 6th, 2010, 7:57 am by Brad Linder | 10 Comments

Asus eying the eBook reader space

Asus is reportedly planning to launch a dedicated eBook reader by the end of the year. DigiTimes reports that Asus CEO Jerry Shen has confirmed plans to launch an eBook reader as part of the company’s Eee line of products. Digital books have been around for ages. But the relative success of the Amazon Kindle has led to some real…

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August 27th, 2009, 11:31 am by Brad Linder | 16 Comments

Tabeee project turns Eee PC into a tablet style eBook reader

Want an eBook reader, but don’t want to pick up a commercially available unit from Amazon, Sony, or another company? One Australian hacker decided he didn’t want to pay the shipping charges to get an eBook reader from the US, so he picked up a cheap Eee PC and started down the long path to turning it into a dream…

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July 7th, 2008, 4:13 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments
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