Publishing Tech

Android

Andriod 2.3 Platform for Publishers

The latest Andriod platform update provides enhanced multimedia and audio capabilities.

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HP to Launch Digital App Magazine With TouchPad Tablet

In an effort to differentiate its upcoming TouchPad tablet from competitors like the iPad and Android tablets...

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iPad

iPad 2 rumors: Everything we know about Apple’s next-generation tablet

We haven’t yet had a glimpse of the iPad 2, but rumors and Apple’s yearly upgrade cycle suggest that it is, indeed, in production and on track for a spring debut. 

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Asus tablet

ASUS, MSI and ECS tablet plans tipped: Android, Windows 7 and Tegra 2 galore

ASUS may have been content to tease details of its Eee Pad EP121 tablet, but other sources aren’t quite so restrained. 

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Kindle

Amazon Updates Kindle for Android With Magazine Support

Amazon has updated its Kindle for Android app, adding support for newspapers and magazines. Amazon has long offered access to newspaper and magazine content via its Kindle hardware devices, but this is the first time that functionality has been extended to third-party gadgets. 

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Kobo

Kobo Wireless eReader gets access to Bell’s Wi-Fi network

Kobo Books announced today that users of its Wireless eReader will now have unlimited access to Bell’s Wi-Fi network at any one of Bell’s approximately 800 Wi-Fi network hotspot locations across Canada. 

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Project

How to design a cover for Virgin’s iPad-exclusive Project magazine

Virgin is holding a competition for its iPad-exclusive publication, Project, and calling designers to create a new cover for the recently launched magazine.

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Nook Color

NOOKcolor SDK for Developers Now Available

So you were hangin around when they said “The next NOOK will be NOOKcolor!” and you were on the edge of your seat when they announced “Developer Support!” you’re really gonna jump for joy now – NOOK SDK v1 is available for download RIGHT THIS INSTANT.

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Amazon Kindle

What the next Kindle will look like

After Barnes & Noble unveiled its Nook Color e-reader recently, I got a few e-mails from folks asking me what I thought Amazon.com was up to and whether Jeff Bezos had some sort of color device up his sleeve.

 

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Adobe Webkit

Adobe tweak Webkit for interactive digital publishing [Video]

It’s been tempting for many to write Adobe off, as HTML5 gathers pace and criticisms of Flash grow louder; still, having seen what the company is doing with the Webkit engine and tweaking it for digital publishing purposes, we wouldn’t speak too soon. 

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