Netbook News compares the new 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (running Android 4.0) vs the 7″ Amazon Kindle Fire (running a modified Android 2.3). Their Verdict: the Samsung is worth the extra $50. The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 goes on sale Apr. 22 for $250. It looks and feels like Samsung’s previous 7-inch tablet. It [...]
Apple denied any wrongdoing regarding the pricing structure for iBooks, saying it is enabling price competition, not discouraging it. Apple said in a statement: The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply not true. The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon’s monopolistic grip on the publishing industry. Since [...]
Intel today introduced the studybook, a tablet that is part of the Intel Learning Series family and features unique classroom-ready features including an ultra rugged design and specialized educational software. Purpose-built for e-learning, a studybook’s features front and rear cameras, microphone, light sensor support project-based inquiry and mobile learning environments. It comes with a capacitive [...]
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five of the big six publishers (pdf), Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York district court, claiming collusion over eBook pricing. Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and HarperCollins have agreed to settle allegations that they conspired with Apple to set [...]
Amazon today announced an In-App Purchasing service, enabling developers to offer premium digital content and subscriptions within applications and games sold via Amazon Appstore for Android. Because Google’s own in-app purchasing technology requires access to the Google Mobile Services platform, it will not work on Kindle Fire, explains Fierce Wireless. Amazon runs a forked version [...]
Next Issue Media, a consortium made up of the biggest names in magazine publishing is bundling up to 32 national magazines in one monthly subscription package for $10-$15/month. It’s been called “Netflix for Magazines”, says Peter Kafka in All Things D. The pitch is simple: All the magazines you want, delivered digitally to your tablet, [...]
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