TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Technology Tell http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 18 May 2013 14:47:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Gets Much Awaited and Oft-Delayed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update http://www.teleread.com/tablet/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-gets-much-awaited-and-oft-delayed-android-4-1-jelly-bean-update/ http://www.teleread.com/tablet/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-gets-much-awaited-and-oft-delayed-android-4-1-jelly-bean-update/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:09:52 +0000 Adrian Diaconescu http://www.teleread.com/?p=84740 Samsung might have already started rolling out the third generation of Galaxy Tabs with the Tab 3 7.0, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten all about the aging members of the family introduced back in 2011 and 2012. In fact, one of those, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, is reported to be receiving some much awaited [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/tablet/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-gets-much-awaited-and-oft-delayed-android-4-1-jelly-bean-update/feed/ 0 Flipboard 2.0 Comes to Android with Curated Magazines http://www.teleread.com/android/flipboard-2-0-comes-to-android-with-curated-magazines/ http://www.teleread.com/android/flipboard-2-0-comes-to-android-with-curated-magazines/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:59:59 +0000 Jeremy Hill http://www.teleread.com/?p=84683 Flipboard for Android finally received an update to version 2.0. The biggest new feature of this update is the ability to create and share personalized magazines. This feature was first introduced for iOS a couple months ago. Flipboard 2.0 also utilizes Android’s native sharing functionality. You’ll be able to save content to a Flipboard magazine from other [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/sony/sony-xperia-tablet-z-available-for-us-pre-orders-starting-at-500/feed/ 0 Siva Cycle Atom is Pedal Power for Your Gadgets http://www.teleread.com/kickstarter/siva-cycle-atom-is-pedal-power-for-your-gadgets/ http://www.teleread.com/kickstarter/siva-cycle-atom-is-pedal-power-for-your-gadgets/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:15:26 +0000 Stanley Goodner http://www.teleread.com/?p=84012 This Kickstarter project has funded pretty quickly over the past couple of days, and I certainly expect it to overfund significantly before the campaign is over. The concept behind the Siva Cycle Atom is using a bicycle as a generator to power a battery pack, which can be used to charge electronic devices via USB. The Siva [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/google/google-fiber-app-is-now-available-for-ipad-turns-tablet-into-a-remote/feed/ 0 Audiobooks.com Now Offering a Free Week-Long Trial http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/audiobooks-com-now-offers-two-subscription-plans/ http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/audiobooks-com-now-offers-two-subscription-plans/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:30:02 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=76734 Few things can make for more of a fun personal experience than hitting the open road and bringing along some books-on-tape. Of course, the modern embodiment of books-on-tape, audiobooks, are the easiest means of devouring a long tome when your eyes are busy with more important tasks than reading lines on paper. Understandably, audiobooks are [...]

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