Google Play Books delivers a slew of new features for non-fiction reading on Android
The Google Play Books Android app is getting a handful of new tools today as part of an update aimed at improving non-fiction reading. "Traditional ebook reading is great when you want to read books from start to finish — but what if you want to skim through recipes; jump between questions and…
Google Play Books is now a lot better for reading nonfiction titles like textbooks
By now, you're likely quite familiar with the concept of reading an ebook, whether on a tablet or dedicated e-reader: you load it up with as many books as you can, tap or flip your way through the pages, and maybe highlight a few favorite passages or look up some word definitions along the way.…
Google makes Play Books more student friendly
Google's latest Play Books update for Android makes the app a lot easier to use for reading non-fiction e-books. See, Play Books is perfect if you're just reading something from cover to cover. But if you're using it to read text or reference books...
Google Play Books Updated To Make It A Better eReader For Students, Chefs, And Others Who Read Huge Books
Most eReader apps tend to be built for reading something from start to finish — which makes sense, given that that's how about 99% of fiction works are meant to be read. But what about non-fiction stuff? The research documents, the text books, and the cook books of the world? In books of that…
Top Android device, accessory, and app deals for October 30
Anybody shopping for Android apps, accessories, smartphones, or tablets will want to take a skim through these sales we've scrounged up from around the web. Every day, we comb through these sales to make sure they're fresh and accurate, and try to find a few more. Latest additions will be at…
Vodafone's spooky Halloween weekend deals has the HTC One M8 listed for £289
Vodafone is preparing to run a weekend deal to celebrate Halloween and both the HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will see 40 percent slashed from their original listed prices. If you've been holding off on making a purchase, now may be a good time to look at available options.
Kunimasa Suzuki to depart as leader of Sony's mobile division Nov. 16
Sony will have a new leader of its mobile devices division on November 16, as the company announced today that Kunimasa Suzuki will leave that position for a new job as executive vice president of Sony Entertainment. Its Senior Vice President Hiroki Totoki will take over Sony's mobile division…
Flipboard 3.0 aims for personalization with 30,000 topics
Flipboard has been around for a while now and the app was originally a place for people to read the latest news on a variety of topics. As the Flipboard … Continue reading
WATCH THIS: Here are the first unboxing videos of the amazing Nexus 6 and Nexus 9
The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are Google's latest Nexus-branded smartphone and tablet, and while both devices are available for preorder from Google Play — the Nexus 6 is already sold out though — Android fans are yet to get their next Nexus toys. While you wait for your Nexus 6 and/or Nexus 9 to be…
Play Movies & TV Becomes Latest Google App To Reach The 500 Million Downloads Milestone
Google's apps, alongside Facebook's , remain the only Android apps to reach over 500 million users. Some of the tech giant's offerings, such as Gmail and YouTube, have even managed more than a billion downloads. Now Play Movies & TV has become the company's latest app to join the…
Lenovo 's Acquisition Of Motorola Mobility Is Now Final
When gigantic multinational corporations buy one another, the process is a bit more complicated than grabbing a new couch off of Craigslist. Lenovo announced its intention to buy American phone manufacturer Motorola off of Google back in January of this year , less than two years after Google itself…
A banking giant and payment startup unite to modernize money transfer
As the mainstream adoption and subsequent uproar around Apple Pay has shown, people are beginning to expect that the financial industry catch up with the supercomputer in their pocket. Credit cards and cash are still on the front lines, but the bigger changes will come when startups bring their…
Huawei Ascend Mate2 will not get Android KitKat
In our excitement over Android 5.0, we might have been guilty of forgetting that there are those who still live in a Jelly Bean world. As if to douse cold … Continue reading
Motorola Droid Turbo is available today on Verizon!
As promised, the Motorola Droid Turbo is available today on Verizon. We've got the phone in-hand right now — be sure to check out our hands-on from the launch event — so expect more in due time. But the broad strokes to be aware of are a 5.2-inch display, massive 3,900 mAh battery with…
Angry Birds Transformers rolls out onto Google Play Store
Children of the 80s will be pretty pumped to hear that Angry Birds Transformers is now available on Android. Not only is Angry Birds putting aside their well-known physics puzzle gameplay for a more action-packed side-scrolling shooter, they're also staying true to the retro charm of original…
Samsung Gear S launching in the US on November 7, pricing and availability detailed
Samsung's SIM-enabled Gear S will be launching in the US on November 7, with the smartwatch going on sale at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. The device will also be available at at Samsung Experience stores located within Best Buy.
[Updated: Fourth] Xiaomi Becomes The World's Third Largest Smartphone Manufacturer, Celebrates With A Jolly Super MiTu
Xiaomi isn't letting its devices' limited geographical availability get in the way of its heated competition with other brands for worldwide smartphone sales. As reported by both the IDC and Strategy Analytics , the Chinese manufacturer has shipped the third most smartphones in the world…
New map updates now available for Nokia HERE app
Nokia now has some new map updates available for its HERE app for Android , with the company saying, "There are additions and fixes in every continent, too many to practically list, so just download with the assurance that your map is fuller and more accurate than ever."
Motorola and Lenovo are officially an item
Motorola and Lenovo today announced that they have completed a deal for the latter to acquire the former. Motorola is now a Lenovo company, and what that means for the future is still very unclear at this point.
This might be why you can't find a Nexus 6 in the Google Play Store right now
Google opened Nexus 6 preorders on Wednesday in the U.S., but the company soon sold out the available 32GB versions of the first Nexus phablet, and the 64GB version was still listed as "coming soon." This isn't the first time Google's new Nexus handsets sold out soon after being made…
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