Google Books has launched a new feature that lets you download and save books using the Chrome web browser, allowing you to read eBooks even when you don’t have an internet connection. That makes Google Books a heck of a lot useful if you’re one of the handful of people that has a Chromebook, or […]
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How to surf the web using the iRiver Story HD eReader
The iRiver Story HD is the first eBook Reader to ship with built-in support for Google’s eBook platform. It also happens to have a 1024 x 768 pixel display, giving the device a higher pixel density than most other eReaders with 6 inch E Ink displays. But that’s not the only special feature the little […]
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$139 NOOK Touch has a web browser, no rooting required
The Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch is turning out to be a pretty versatile machine for a product that’s pitched as a $139 eBook reader. The handheld device runs Google Android 2.1 and we’ve already seen that if you root the NOOK you can install third party apps such as Angry Birds. But it looks […]
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RIM shows off BlackBerry PlayBook web browser, HTML5, Flash performance
The upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook has a dual core processor and what appear to be pretty powerful multitasking capabilities. But how does it handle everyday tasks like viewing web pages with heavy Flash or HTML5 features? Research in Motion has posted a new video of the PlayBook browser in action and it looks like it can […]
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Google Chrome OS gets an app launcher — and so does the Chrome web browser
Google’s upcoming Chrome Operating System is designed to put the net back into netbooks. It’s basically an operating system built around a web browser. While it will have some offline capabilities that will allow you to do things like watch cached videos and read cached web sites while you’re not near an internet connection, the […]