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How to turn your BlackBerry Playbook into a Kindle Fire. Tablets, BlackBerry PlayBook, Kindle Fire, Amazon, RIM, BlackBerry, How to, Features 0

How to turn a BlackBerry Playbook into a Kindle Fire

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If you are waiting for Amazon's Kindle Fire to be released in the UK there is now an alternative - the BlackBerry PlayBook. But wait, we hear you cry, the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn't have a Kindle app. That's correct, however with a bit of jiggery-pokery …
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  • Amazon Kindle Touch

    Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle

    Ditches plans for own eBook reader 21 May 2012 9:04 GMT

    Waterstones is to stock the Amazon Kindle as part of its major store refurbishment scheme. Alongside new free Wi-Fi zones, in-store coffee shops and dedicated digital areas, the UK retailer will be selling the Kindle family of devices.

    In addition,...

  • Kindle with front-lit display could be here by July

    Kindle with front-lit display could be here by July

    Nighttime reading 15 May 2012 10:45 GMT

    Amazon could begin selling a Kindle eReader with a front-lit display as early as July, according to reports.  

    A prototype of the monochrome device, which runs on E Ink’s display, was spotted in April and according to a source that has...

  • iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show it's unstoppable. Tablets, iPad, Asus, Lenovo, Amazon, IDC, Amazon Kindle Fire, Samsung 0

    iPad dominates tablet sales, latest figures show it's unstoppable

    68 per cent market share in Q1 3 May 2012 15:07 GMT

    We know that Apple sold a lot of iPads in the first quarter but according to IDC, an analyst firm in America, it means that Apple grew its worldwide share from 54.7 per cent in 4Q11 to 68 per cent in 1Q12 beating off competitors like Samsung, Asus,...

  • Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive. Apple, Google, Amazon, Amazon cloud player, Spotify, iCloud, Features, Music, Storage, Cloud computing, Google Drive 0

    Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive

    FEATURE UPDATED: Where to keep your content 26 April 2012 10:23 GMT

    It’s been a busy time for cloud storage and music services and Apple’s launch onto the scene with Apple iCloud has officially declared it global war. The lines have begun to blur as to what you own, where you own it and just how much you...

  • Amazon Kindle Touch 3G. eBook readers, Amazon, Kindle, kindle 2, Kindle Touch 3G 0

    Amazon Kindle Touch 3G review

    4.5 REVIEW Getting a bit touchy 24 April 2012 19:22 GMT

    It wasn't all that long ago that we reviewed the new Kindle. As you might imagine, we loved it. This is, after all, the best known and best designed ebook reader on the market. It's simple, cheap, and pretty much single-purpose. What it does, it does...

  • Amazon Kindle Touch

    UK Kindle Touch starts shipping week early

    Amazon pre-orders now going out 20 April 2012 8:58 GMT

    Those in the UK who pre-ordered the Kindle Touch or Kindle Touch 3G have been getting a nice surprise today, as Amazon has released the devices a week earlier than anticipated. Originally slated to be in stock from 27 April, the new eBook readers are...

  • Courtesy of TechCrunch.com

    Could the next Kindle feature a front-lit display?

    Prototype spotted 9 April 2012 11:39 GMT

    Amazon’s next-generation Kindle could feature a front-lit display, tackling one of the common complaints that ebook readers can't be read in the dark.

    Technology blog TechCrunch claims to have seen a prototype version of the device and,...

  • Google to take on Apple with its own iPad rival

    Google to take on Apple with its own iPad rival

    Internet giant to go it alone? 30 March 2012 10:02 GMT

    Google is to go head to head against the likes of Apple and Amazon by launching its own range of tablets, sources on the internet claim. The devices will bear Google’s name much in the same way as the Google Nexus One did in the smartphone market....

  • Amazon Kindle Touch coming to UK

    Amazon Kindle Touch UK release date set for 27 April

    Touchy feely reading 27 March 2012 21:00 GMT

    Amazon has announced that it is launching the Amazon Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G in the UK, following the debuts of the touchscreen-enabled e-book readers in the US last year.

    The new UK models will be identical to the US versions, but...

  • Harry Potter hits Kindle at last

    Harry Potter hits Kindle at last

    Harry Potter and the Digital Editions 27 March 2012 15:21 GMT

    JK Rowling has finally made available digital editions of all seven books in her best-selling Harry Potter series. Available in both EPUB and MOBI file formats, it is the first time the collection can be bought and downloaded (legally, at least) to...

  • How to turn your BlackBerry Playbook into a Kindle Fire. Tablets, BlackBerry PlayBook, Kindle Fire, Amazon, RIM, BlackBerry, How to, Features 0

    How to turn your BlackBerry Playbook into a Kindle Fire

    FEATURE Easy step by step guide 24 February 2012 11:14 GMT

    If you are waiting for Amazon's Kindle Fire to be released in the UK there is now an alternative - the BlackBerry PlayBook.

    But wait, we hear you cry, the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn't have a Kindle app. That's correct, however with a bit of...

  • PS Vita dominates Amazon pre-order chart

    PS Vita dominates Amazon pre-order chart

    14 of 20 items Vita-specific 21 February 2012 13:51 GMT

    Sony's new handheld console, the PlayStation Vita, launches in the UK and US tomorrow and, contrary to some naysayers' reports, is a highly sought-after piece of kit. It, and related accessories and games, make up 70 per cent of Amazon.co.uk's PC &...

  • Full colour Amazon Kindle Touch eBook reader coming 2012

    Full colour Amazon Kindle Touch eBook reader coming 2012

    With 6-inch E Ink display 21 February 2012 9:52 GMT

    Amazon is to launch a full-colour version of its touchscreen Kindle eBook reader later this year. E Ink, the electronic paper display manufacturer, says it has received orders from the retail giant to supply 6-inch full-colour, touch-enabled reader...

  • Amazon adds Viacom to its streaming armoury . Home Cinema, Amazon, MTV, Nickelodeon, comedy central, Viacom, Streaming 0

    Amazon adds Viacom to its streaming armoury

    MTV, Comedy Central and the gang on board... 8 February 2012 16:01 GMT

    Amazon's global assault continues with the news that the e-retail giant has signed a deal with Viacom - meaning a wealth of new content is now available for the Seattle-based company to stream.

    Stream in the US, that is - remember, we don't...

  • Amazon Kindle is UK's most unused Christmas present

    Amazon Kindle is UK's most unused Christmas present

    Not crotchless panties, surprisingly 20 January 2012 11:25 GMT

    The Amazon Kindle may have topped the sales charts in the UK this Christmas, but it now heads up an entirely new, but not as renowned list. As well as being the Brits' most sought after Chrimbo present, it's also the most unused.

    A survey conducted...

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