Back in the day, I was what you’d call a voracious reader. Actually, I still am. However, my medium and content selection has massively shifted over the years from print novels to digital non-fiction. And I probably average only half a dozen books a year at this point. So I’m an obvious late adopter to … Read more
Amazon launched a new Kindle app for Android devices today. The app will let you find, purchase, download, and read digital books on your mobile device. The mobile app synchronizes your last read pages, bookmarks, and annotations with other devices linked to your account. So if you have a physical Kindle eBook reader, an iPod … Read more
Amazon’s iPad and iPhone Kindle app has been updated to support audio and video playback. Although their current selection of enhanced content is small and the related eBook AV integration appears tacked on, I can’t help but assume this prefaces a more media centric, color Kindle 3. Although, I’d hope for the sake of older … Read more
NPR has released its second iPhone app. And while the first was understandably focused on NPR’s news programs and streaming audio from member stations, the new app is focused on music. In a nutshell, the NPR Music app for iPhone makes it easy to access all of the content available on the NPR Music web … Read more
It’s not that hard to open up the web browser on a mobile phone and find movie reviews or showtimes. But it’s a heck of a lot easier to use a dedicated app like Movies from Flixter sometimes. This free Android app will show you the latest movies that are at the top of the … Read more
Want to sync your iPhone with your computer over a wireless connection? Right now the only way to do it is to jailbreak your iPhone and purchase the Wi-Fi Sync app from the Cydia Store. But someday you might actually be able to do it without voiding your warranty. Steve Jobs has made a habit … Read more
The first round of iPhone 4 reviews (and a teardown) are in. But given the Gizmodo thing and prior announcement coverage, it doesn’t look like there’s much more to say. The most polished phone upped its game in both design and performance… yet is still shackled to AT&T. Engadget USA Today New York Times Wall … Read more
Apple has released a version of its iBooks app for iPhone and iPod touch models running iOS 4. Up until now, iBooks was only available for the iPad. The eBook store and reader joins a crowded field of eBook apps for the iPhone. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo (Borders) already offer apps for the … Read more