By Hannah Johnson Publishers, now that you have all mastered the iBook format and created e-book and apps for Kindle, iPhone, iPad and Blackberry, it’s time to tackle the next rising star of the mobile world: Android. Ok, yes, Android has been around since last year, but only recently has it taken off in the United States. With Android’s open-source …
Kindle Gets Games, Android Outsells iPhone in USA
By Hannah Johnson Another day, another Tech Digest: Games Come to the Kindle One of the arguments against electronic reading is that the potential for distraction is high. Well brace yourselves for more distraction. Amazon has released two word games for the Kindle — Shuffled Row and Every Word — for the Kindle DX and Kindle 2. The games were …
New BlackBerry (But Not in the UAE), Connecticut Investigates Agency Model
By Hannah Johnson BlackBerry Torch Announced (But the UAE Doesn’t Get Any) Research In Motion unveiled its newest device, the BlackBerry Torch. It has a touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. In addition to all the usual smartphone features (fancy camera, LED flash, GPS chip, and 32G of storage), the Torch also uses an updated text reflow function in the …
Videos Going Viral, Translate Google Docs, Wylie Interviewed by FT
By Hannah Johnson It’s Friday! Sit back in your office chair and relax with PP’s latest Tech Digest, a roundup of interesting links on technology, mobile, digital developments, social media, and more. Making Your Viral Videos Actually Go Viral The eMarketer blog posted an interesting case study earlier this month about Colgate’s new marketing campaign for a miniature disposable toothbrush: …
3D Consumer Camera, Russia Bans YouTube, EU Lobbied on Privacy
By Hannah Johnson Welcome to the first Tech Digest roundup of noteworthy links about new technology, digital developments, social media, cool gadgets, and more. Without further ado, here is today’s digest: Amazon Announces New Kindle As everyone predicted this week when they saw the Kindle was out-of-stock, Amazon has announced a “smaller, lighter, faster” Kindle. It looks like Amazon is …