Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Freeview FV and Facebook Wi Fi: Vertical Hold Episode 101
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited has its limitations, as do the rumours about the retailing giant’s planned push into Australia. All this and more in the latest episode!
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Kobo Glo HD Review
The Kobo Glo HD is an excellent e-reader at a very appealing price point, although as always there’s a bit of regrettable vendor lock-in at play.
E-Reader users "Read Ten Times As Much"
If Kobo Australia’s research is right, the hardcore readers still gravitate towards e-ink devices over tablets or smartphones.
Is Amazon's local Kindle store good value?
Rejoice, Australia, because Amazon’s launched a local Kindle store with pricing in Australian dollars. But are we getting good value for money?
Amazon hits Australian shores (kind of)
Amazon has announced it’s opening an Australian Kindle store, as well as offering its new high end Kindle Fire HDX tablets for Aussie consumers.
ABC Shop is now selling the Kindle
Another Aussie retailer starts stocking Amazon’s e-reader — but only one model, and at a sharp price premium.
Xbox One: 2nd-Hand ignores the physical reality
The Xbox One launch generated lots of excitement online this week, but not all of it was positive enthusiasm. The most prominent point of contention would have to be Microsoft’s stance — such as it is — on games ownership, whether you’re selling on your games or just loaning them to a friend. I’m not …
Red Dwarf: The Man In The Rubber Mask eBook for $3.99? I'll take three!
Want something with a geeky obsession to read, but lacking in cash? How about Robert Llewellyn’s (yes, Robert “Kryten” Llewellyn) freshly updated story of how he came to be Kryten? The best part (if you can’t read the headline, that is): It’s only $3.99.
QBD joins the Aussie eBook pack
Another day, another Australian eBook store — of a sort. eBooks have been taken up at a great rate — which at least is good for literacy, even though there’s nothing to replace the feel of a real book — and Australian discount book seller QBD has just launched its own eBook store.
A bit of everything: LTE Wireless, Nokia's Doomed, Digital Goods, Dull Apples and Borderlands.
A very busy week last week — so busy, that unless you were following my twitter stream intently, you missed out on my plugging my latest work. Something I’ll make up for here. At CNET.com.au, I’ve reviewed a media streamer: AC Ryan Playon!HD Essential: “AC Ryan, as a brand name, sounds rather like the name …