Related Articles

• 

  Kobo closes Series C investment round

  1978 readersFrom the press release: Kobo, a global eReading service built on open standards, today confirmed the closing of its Series C investment round, led by a major institutional investor. Indigo Books & Music Inc., Kobo’s founding shareholder, invested in this round and maintains majority ownership. Highlights from Kobo’s first 14 months: 2.3 Million eBooks –

• 

  Blackberry Playbook is Now a Serious Threat to Android Tablets

  1883 readersBlackberry has  confirmed that the Playbook, its 10″ tablet, would indeed support Android apps. This had long been rumored, and it is a very good idea. Note that it’s not complete compatibility, but even a partial match is a good thing. Th...

• Top Android Apps for the Blackberry Playbook

  1564 readersLast month, faithful PlayBook users were delighted to find that their tab is out on the market with an updated, fresh operating system, the OS2. It was like Blackberry designed a new life for their devices, retailing them for $199 and offering fast moving, responsive and pretty looking tablets. In Canada, the Blackberry Playbook was

• 

  Digital Manga Publishing launches on Kobo

  1468 readersFrom the press release: Digital Manga, one of the manga industry’s most unique and creative publishers, is proud to announce its digital distribution expansion on to Kobo books— http://www.kobobooks.com/ —a global eReading service, providing readers with a global alternative to the Amazon Kindle. Kobo have distributing partners with Canada’s Chapters Indigo, Borders US & AU, Australia’s

• RIM releases major software update for the PlayBook tablet

  2419 readersIn response to all of the criticism about the BlackBerry PlayBook‘s weak operating system and core set of applications Research In Motion (RIM) has released BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. With PlayBook OS 2.0 RIM is bringing native applications for e-mail, calendar and contacts which are deeply integrated into the PlayBook’s operating system, and you get the ability

• 

  Kobo kicks off European expansion; stores for Germany, France, Italy Netherlands, Spain

  3352 readersFrom the press release.  Announced today at the London Book Fair: Kobo, the leader in global  eReading, today announced its plans to launch local content stores in Germany and Spain starting in May 2011, with local stores for France, Italy and the Netherlands following shortly after.  Kobo’s European stores will offer customers a rich assortment of local content, merchandised to the tastes and preferences of readers across Europe.

• 

  RIM Preparing BlackBerry 10 Tablets As Well

  1693 readersJanuary 30 is the big date for RIM, the date when they’ll unveil BB 10 OS and they’ll announce at least two new BlackBerry handsets. Their plans are much more complex than that, it seems, since the Canadian company has also confirmed it’s working on BlackBerry 10 tablets. They did make the PlayBook tablet and haven’t

• 

  Gadgetell CES BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on

  793 readersOn our sister blog Gadgetell, Shawn Ingram posts a CES hands-on report with the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, the seven-inch device that is BlackBerry’s attempt to compete with the iPad. A photo gallery accompanies the article, including shots of children’s book applications. Ingram is impressed with the device so far, even if its control scheme seems

• 

  Samsung Drops Price Of Galaxy Tablet

  2584 readersSamsung has lowered the price of its Galaxy S tablet and is available through Sprint for $299, down from $600. After a CES all about tablets and rumors that a new iPad 2 is on the way, Samsung seems to be repositioning itself as a cheaper alternative ...

• 

  Kobo announces major European retail deal

  3053 readers From the press release: Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.7 million users worldwide, has announced that European online retailer redcoon (www.redcoon.de) will sell the company’s Kobo eReader Touch Edition beginning Oct. 1. Priced at 149 €, the innovative Kobo eReader Touch Edition comes with a rich feature set,