Tag: e-reader
Monocle brings a silky e-reader experience to your browser or smartphone for free
Inventive Labs have just announced the launch of Monocle, a free browser-based e-reader that's just as impressive on a mobile browser as it is a desktop PC. Open-sourced under the MIT licence, anyone with some basic HTML knowledge and access…
Apple UK store down, UK iPad pricing / network details imminent?
Take a quick look over at the UK Apple store and you'll see that it's down for maintenance. There's a short message: "We are busy updating the store for you and will be back shortly". Could some new UK iPad…
Apple to lower iPad price to "remain nimble"?
One of the most welcome surprises from the Apple iPad launch was its pricing. Where rumours had circulated that the iPad could cost upwards of $1,000, it was a relief when Jobs announced that an entry-level model would cost just…
New iPad-beating Amazon Kindle on the way?
Competition in the e-reader market stepped up a notch or two with the news that Apple's iPad was going to tout an iTunes-like book ebook store called iBooks. Feeling the pressure, it looks like Amazon are set to launch a…
Top six tablet PCs / iPad alternatives –
While the temptation to splurge out on an iPad is probably hitting fever pitch right now, it's worth remembering that it isn't without its own problems. There's no multi-tasking, no camera and no flash support. Plus, the extra £130 it's…
Poll: Which UK mobile network should get the iPad? Orange? O2? Vodafone?
Ever look down at your mobile, see just one bar of 3G coverage, and wonder why you pay the extra cash to even have such dodgy connectivity? With some areas of the UK still receiving woefully poor network coverage, will…
Apple iPad – Gallery
Now that the dust has settled after Apple's big iPad reveal, we can sit back and take a nice close look at the tablet. While we're gagging to get our hands on one, for the time being we'll just have…
Apple's iPad: Everything there is to know so far
So the speculating and rumour churning is finally over. Apple have finally unveiled their tablet device and it's called the iPad. Much like a giant iPhone, it's, to be honest, more or less exactly how everyone expected it would…
Apple to spark e-book pricing war with the Tablet?
With the Apple Tablet's reveal all but inevitable, the Wall Street Journal are now reporting that Apple are trying to nab a number of publishing houses for a new e-book pricing scheme. Putting the Tablet in direct competition with Amazon's…
McGraw-Hill boss lets slip Apple Tablet confirmation live on TV
Mr McGraw, you've really went and put your foot in it! With only hours left until the massively anticipated Apple announcement, Terry McGraw, CEO of publishing house McGraw-Hill has all but confirmed that Apple's secret project will be the Tablet….
