Be Careful What You Say, Steve
It wasn’t long ago that there were whispers of a potential App Store for the Mac that would prohibit applications from inclusion unless signed by Apple. Essentially, it would be the similar to the...
View ArticleFour Apple iPad E-Readers Compared
One of the things Apple is touting in its commercials is how the iPad can carry more books than you could ever read. While they are obviously referring to their own iBooks application, there are a ton...
View ArticleAre E-Book Prices Fixed? Investigation Begins
The Connecticut Attorney General seems to be on the warpath against technology, and it is sure to be pure coincidence he is currently running for a Senate seat. Connecticut Attorney General Richard...
View Article17,000 Random House Titles Available In Apple’s iBookstore
Apple is now selling eBooks from all six major publishers, with the addition of Random House Wednesday. The announcement was made at the Apple’s’ iPad 2 event, prior to its announcement of the iPad 2,...
View ArticleOfficial Steve Jobs Biography Due in 2012
The notoriously private Steve Jobs has finally opened up to an author and approved what will be the first ever official biography of his life. Aptly named iSteve: The Book of Jobs, the book is due for...
View ArticleTime to Ditch Physical Books?
I’m moving. Again. I’ve never been one to turn down a newer, more interesting city, whether it be New Orleans, which I experienced and got swept out by Katrina, or Chicago, which always will feel like...
View ArticleApple Shows Off Siri, iCloud & Camera in New iPhone 4S Commercials
Apple has ramped up its iPhone 4S advertising with three new TV commercials that demonstrate the device’s hottest new features. The 30-second clips were posted to YouTube over the weekend and focus on...
View ArticleApple Updates iBooks App To Add Nighttime Reading Theme, New Fonts & More
Apple has issued an update to its popular iBooks application for iOS devices today, introducing some great new features that include a much-needed nighttime reading theme, a number of new fonts,...
View ArticleApple Making Education Announcement Next Week
While the rest of the tech world parties in Vegas, Apple on Wednesday quietly sent out invitations for an “education announcement in the Big Apple” on January 19. We may see those filmed interviews...
View ArticleWill Apple’s Textbooks Change the Face of Education? (poll)
With Apple’s announcement this morning of new textbooks and tolls for teachers, it looks like Apple is getting back into the education game in a big way. The question now is if it will be a game...
View ArticleBooks Created Using iBooks Author Can Only Be Sold In The iBookstore
iBooks Author is an incredibly exciting piece of software for aspiring authors. Those who may be struggling to get their work published no longer have to convince a publishing house that their book...
View ArticleiPads are Not Schools: An Ex-Teacher’s Thoughts on iBooks 2 and iTunes U
Yesterday in New York, Apple took the wraps off of a suite of new and upgraded tools aimed at modernizing and monetizing the way educational textbooks are authored, distributed and used. iBooks 2,...
View Article350,000 Textbooks Downloaded from Apple in Three Days, says Analyst
According to one third-party report, Apple saw 350,000 textbooks downloaded from iBooks in the first three days of its new education initiative. Global Equities Research is reporting that its...
View ArticleNokia Reading App to Debut on Lumia Devices in Europe This Week
The Nokia Reading app for Windows Phone is finally set to get its debut in Europe this week, with exclusivity to the Finnish firm’s own family of Lumia handsets. It will arrive in France, Germany,...
View ArticleApple Launches New iPad Commercial Dubbed ‘Do It All’
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Surface tablet unveiling yesterday, it seems Apple wants to remind you which tablet is currently leading the market. It has released a new iPad commercial called “Do It...
View ArticleApple to Emphasize iBooks During iPad Mini Event, Says Report
Apple’s upcoming Oct. 23 iPad mini event will likely have a heavy focus on the company’s iBooks ecosystem, according to sources speaking with The Next Web. That’s not particularly surprising; Apple...
View ArticleApple to Emphasize Advantages of iPad in Education During Oct. 23 Event
The most obvious reason for the iPad mini to exist is so that Apple can do battle with other companies in the 7-inch space. But, perhaps even more importantly, Apple will align its new device to make...
View ArticleApple: 1.5 Million Books in iBook Store, 400 Million Book Downloads to Date
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook just shared a bit of information on the company’s iBook performance. He said Apple now has 1.5 million books available for purchase and download in its iBook Store, and that there...
View ArticleDeals Being Finalized to Bring Apple’s iBookstore to Japan
Apple’s iBookstore is making its way to Japan and deals have reportedly been made with publishers Kodansha, Shogakukan and Kadokawa, AllThingsD said on Wednesday. Things are reportedly going...
View ArticleApple Updates iBooks To Match the Look and Feel of iOS 7
See full gallery on TechnoBuffalo The look and feel of Apple’s iBooks app has been updated to match the company’s new iOS 7 style. At last, iOS’s last remaining skeuomorphic piece of software is being...
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