Got a relative with an age-related eye problem? If so, an iPad or other tablet with a backlit display might make a great gift. The contrast between background and text on those devices makes reading easier for people with macular ...
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Yesterday, Amazon announced that it is bringing “Voice Guide” and “Explore by Touch”—two new accessibility features previously available on Kindle Fire HD 8.9”—to its new standard definition Kindle ...
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Innovative visual content eBook distributor Graphicly is excited to announce a partnership with Peanuts Worldwide to bring the vast library of Peanuts children’s books and comic strips to the leading eBook marketplaces on Apple ...
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Amazon today announced that Kindle Fire HD 8.9"—the large-screen version of Amazon's best-selling HD tablet—ships today, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Customers can order their Kindle Fire HD 8.9" at ...
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The results are in. Our latest tablet Ratings, which include nearly all of the hottest new models, find Apple's newest full-size iPad and iPad Mini, as well as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD, the biggest standouts. Here's a rundown on the ...
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Amazon today announced Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, an "all you can eat" subscription content service for kids ages 3 to 8 that's available via its new Kindle Fire tablets. The screened content includes kid-friendly books, games, educational ...
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More consumers want a tablet for the holidays than want even money or world peace, according to this year's Consumer Electronics Association holiday survey. With that kind of competition, what are your chances of getting a good deal on one ...
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Seagate Technology plc today announced that Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device storage has been selected by CNET for the'Best of CES'award for Networking and Storage.Designed to wirelessly stream content for up to eight smartphones or ...
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In our latest tablet Ratings, the 10.1-inch Google Nexus 10 rated as highly as the Apple iPad among Wi-Fi only models, becoming the first full-sized tablet to do so since the original iPad was introduced in 2010. At $400, the 16GB Nexus ...
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Advanced Micro Devices showed off a Windows 8 tablet running the company's upcoming tablet chip code-named Temash,which the company hopes will reverse a string of past failures and provide enough ammunition to compete with tablet chip ...
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Tech gadgets have proven to be popular Christmas gifts this year, leading the last week of 2012 to see the most new device activations and app downloads in iOS and Android history, a new report has revealed. Flurry, a mobile analytics ...
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Computerworld-Apple's new 7.9-in.iPad mini will be a huge hit with business users as well as consumers,several industry analysts predicted Tuesday. Why? It starts with the$329 price tag for a Wi-Fi-only 16 GB version,making it ...
The first teardown of an iPad Mini showed few surprises, but the team that took apart Apple's new smaller tablet said it was "extremely difficult" for do-it-yourselfers to repair. iFixit.com, which regularly rips apart devices sold by ...
Amazon.com launched a free online tool that will help schools and businesses centrally control and distribute content on Kindle devices to their students and staff, it said Wednesday. The new service, called Whispercast for Kindle, can ...
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Computerworld - Tablets seem to be heading in two directions: There are those primarily designed for consumption of books, movies and other content, and those intended for content creation as well as consumption. That distinction is ...
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