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Apple’s Mythical Tablet Perfect for Comic Books

Written on October 23, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 9 people have commented

In his latest article for the Chicago Sun Times, Mac-afficianado and supergeek Andy Ihnatko discusses LongBox, an iTunes-like comic book online store and screen reader. If you’re into graphic novels, you’ll likely want to know more about this service, which promises to bring order and unity to the chaotic digital world of comic books. What [...]

Rumor Has It: Apple Tablet Arriving January 19

Written on September 29, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 20 people have commented

The mythical beast that is the Apple tablet is becoming less of an amorphous wonder device, and more of a properly spec’d piece of hardware, at least if you believe iLounge. The site is claiming to know at least 10 definite things about the upcoming device, including its street date.
iLounge’s source is said to be [...]

Look Out Stanza, Scroll Motion Bringing 1M+ Books, Magazines to iPhone

Written on June 08, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 10 people have commented

Print media isn’t dead, it’s just slowly becoming digital media. Which I guess would mean that it’s dying. Regardless, it’s good news for those of us who actually like using our iPhones as e-readers. And it’s good news for Scroll Motion, a company responsible for bringing lots of best-sellers to the iPhone platform via its [...]

Leading iPhone eBook Reader Stanza Acquired by Amazon

Written on April 28, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 11 people have commented

People who like to read books on their iPhones (including myself) will be pleased to hear that Amazon has grown tired of playing catch-up with Stanza on the platform and instead bought out the much smaller company behind the app, Lexcycle. The Stanza makers are reportedly “very excited” by the development, which is understandable considering [...]

Helvetireader Puts a New Face on Google Reader

Written on November 30, 2008 by Jonathan Buys and 20 people have commented

Jon Hicks from Hicks Design has released the Helvetireader skin for Google Reader. Helvetireader takes a minimalist approach, masking many of Google Readers abilities, creating a simple and very easy to read interface to Google’s excellent RSS feed reader.
Google Reader has been my RSS reader of choice since I made the switch from Bloglines [...]

Stanza vs. Classics: Maybe I Can Save You $3

Written on November 12, 2008 by Tom Reestman and 12 people have commented

I read a lot, and have been very impressed with Stanza for the iPhone as an ebook reader. Like many, however, the idea of Classics was appealing, and upon release I purchased the app.
So how does it compare to Stanza? Would I recommend it? The answers, in my opinion, are that it doesn’t, and I [...]

Mac of All Trades: 4 Ways to Extend Your Mac

Written on October 14, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Aside from being a fantastic computer and girlfriend/boyfriend substitute,  your Mac is capable of some pretty amazing things.  In fact, whenever I have a problem that needs solving or a gap that needs filling, I turn first to…well, first to buying things, but once I realize (yet again) that I have no money, I turn [...]

“Times” RSS Reader Released Today

Written on May 02, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 9 people have commented

Today, Times, the newspaper-like RSS feed reader, has been released.
A few days ago we gave you an in-depth preview of this application from Acrylic Apps and are excited to see it finally released.
Be sure to take a read through our review of the app and then go download the free trial.
Times is $30 for a [...]

A Kindle-r, Uglier iPod For E-books?

Written on November 19, 2007 by Bob Rudis and 6 people have commented

Unless you’ve been enjoying an early start on your Thanksgiving vacation, you couldn’t avoid reading about Amazon’s newest effort to purvey their wares, the Kindle reader. Some are even calling it “Reading 2.0″.
BusinessWeek threw down the gauntlet with their “Buy Amazon – Kindle is the iPod of books” story today. That is a brazen statement [...]