Not long ago, Barnes & Noble decided to scale back its tablet business. This week, competitor Kobo decided to go all in on it. The eBookseller is launching three new tablets, the Kobo Arc 7, Arch 7HD, and Arc 10HD, all due in mid-October. Last year’s first Kobo Arc was a surprisingly competent Android tablet — […]
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Lilbits (8-15-2013): Kobo Arc HD tablets on the way?
Bookseller Kobo offers a line of eReaders and tablets. And unlike Barnes & Noble, there’s good reason to believe that Kobo has no plans to stop selling Android tablets anytime soon. A few weeks ago details about an unannounced product called the Kobo Arc 10 HD started making the rounds. It’s expected to feature a […]
Kobo releases Android 4.1 update for the Kobo Arc tablet
Kobo is offering a software update for its 7 inch tablet, bringing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the Kobo Arc. Sure, Android 4.1 is kind of last year’s software… but it brings a number of new features to Kobo’s $200 tablet. While Kobo isn’t as big a name in the US as competitors Amazon or […]
Hands-on with the $200 Kobo Arc Android tablet
The Kobo Arc is a 7 inch Android tablet from eBook seller Kobo. While Kobo may not be as well known as Amazon or Barnes & Noble, the company’s new tablet has a few things going for it that the latest NOOK and Kindle tablets don’t. With a starting price of $200, the Kobo Arc […]
Kobo Arc tablet hits the FCC, expected to ship in November
The Kobo Arc is a 7 inch Android tablet aimed at readers. It comes from bookseller Kobo, and the tablet’s expected to launch this month with prices starting at $199. Today the Kobo Arc showed up at the FCC website, which suggests that it’s on scheduled to hit the streets soon. Kobo’s new tablet features […]
Kobo Arc tablet will come with up to 64GB of storage
Kobo has updated its Arc line of Android tablets… which is interesting, because they haven’t actually hit the streets yet. The Kobo Arc is a 7 inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and Android 4.0 software. When Kobo first introduced the tablet earlier this month, the company said it would be available […]
Kobo introduces Kobo Arc: a $200 Android 4.0 tablet for readers
Digital bookseller Kobo has unveiled its next-generation Android tablet, the Kobo Arc. It’s a 7 inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display and a dual core processor, which makes the Kobo Arc a big step up from its predecessor, the Kobo Vox. Kobo is also throwing in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich […]