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  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Out Now

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Out Now

    Yes, Barnes & Noble is still a part of the eBook market. Amazon may have a bunch of popular Kindles and weird Gary Busey ads, but Barnes & Noble still exists and is trying its hardest to compete in the tablet space.

    Barnes & Noble has partnered with Samsung on its tablets, which are still being branded as Nooks. The online retailer recently announced a larger version of its Nook tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1.

    According to Barnes & Noble the new, larger Nook 10.1 takes Samsung’s Galaxy Tab hardware and loads it up with software that’s “optimized for reading and entertainment.” The company is now selling the tablets online and in Barnes & Noble stores for just $300 (after a $50 rebate).

    In addition to that “special introductory price,” Barnes & Noble is giving buyers hundreds of dollars worth of free content. Anyone who buys a Nook 10.1 or a Nook 7.0 will now get a “refreshed content pack” worth more than $200. The content includes four eBooks (Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None is the most notable), one episode of three different TV shows (The Newsroom, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Octonauts), and up to four 14-day magazine trial subscriptions. Buyers will also get several free apps and $5 in Nook Store credit.

    “With the launch of the new large screen Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, we have a fantastic lineup of devices for our customers to choose from as we head into the holiday gifting season,” said Michael Huseby, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “Customers are telling us that they love the reading and entertainment experience on our new 7-inch Samsung Nook and we’re certain that the addition of the stunning 10-inch model, alongside our popular Nook GlowLight eReader, will ensure that there’s a perfect device for everyone in the family at Barnes & Noble this holiday season and beyond.”

    The new Nook 10.1 comes with updated Nook software. Barnes & Noble promises that the update will include a “cleaner visual design,” a “more immersive shopping experience,” and new navigational tools to switch quickly between content and the Nook Store. The software update will roll out to Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7.0 tablets sometime in November.

  • Apple iPad Accounts For 98% of Tablet Web Browsing, Report Says

    As popular as Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets are, it seems that customers who use the tablets are not often using them to browse the web.

    Onswipe, a company that specializes in creating touch-screen experiences for the web, today released the results of a new study that looked at what tablet devices people were using to access their websites. The unsurprising result is that the iPad is the tablet most people were using. What is unexpected is the scale of the iPad’s dominance: the device accounted for 98.1% of Onswipe’s unique impressions.

    The study looked at Onswipe’s web data from September 13th to September 20th. The company announced on its blog that the data covered 29.5 million unique impressions from 1200 different sites. “The iPad is clearly a browsing device,” said Jason Baptiste, Onswipe CEO.

    The runners-up for web-browsing tablets are the Samsung Galaxy Tab with 1.53%, the Motorola Xoom with .21%, the Amazon Kindle Fire with .11%, and the Asus Tablets (presumably the Nexus 7) with .06%.

    So, if the iPad is for web browsing, what are people using the other tablets for? One thing to consider is the sheer number of iPads that have been sold. Apple set the standard for the tablet industry the same way it did with smartphones, and iPad sales outnumber other tablets by millions. Still, that alone might not account for such a dominant representation on the above graph.

    Another possibility is that smaller tablets, such as the Galaxy Tab, the Kindle Fire, and the Nexus 7, are being used for the consumption of content other than the web. Amazon, in particular, has created its Kindle Fire tablets to be perfect at pushing content (books, streaming video, apps) straight from Amazon’s ecosystem.

    It also has to be considered that Onswipe’s websites might appeal more to iPad users for some reason. With 1200 websites and 29 million impressions included in the study, though, it probably gives a good overview of tablet web browsing as of this year.

    (via Apple Insider; Image courtesy Onswipe)

  • Galaxy Note Tablet Launch Accompanied by Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

    Tomorrow will be the day that Android (or Samsung) fans can get their hands on the new Galaxy Note 10.1. The Note will launch in two versions: a $499 16GB model and a $549 32GB version. Both versions of the new Note are 10.1-inches across, but if you are looking for something smaller, Verizon has you covered.

    Tomorrow will also be the day that Verizon begins selling an LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. The mini-tablet will have a 7-inch display and will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The tablet has support for Verizon’s 4G LTE data network, a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, and only comes in an 8GB version, though the device does support microSD cards of up to 64GB. It has a 3.2 megapixel rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Also, the device will come pre-loaded with apps that Samsung and Verizon think customers will want, such as Netflix, Amazon Kindle, Peel Smart Remote, and Samsung’s Media Hub.

    Verizon and Samsung are marketing the Tab 2 to businesses as well. The Galaxy Tab 2 features on-device AES-256 bit encryption, has support for VPN and MDM solutions, and comes with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.

    The Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will cost $349.99, and can be bought in Verizon stores or through the Verizon website. That price is $100 more than the Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, which retails for $249. Customers purchasing the Tab 2 from Verizon will be required to subscribe to a Verizon wireless data plan. Current Verizon customers will be able to add the device to their existing Share Everything plan for $10 a month.

  • The Apple / Samsung Girl

    The little girl is referred to as “Little Miss Tablet”, and although I can’t find her name, I am certain that she has made a significant mark in advertising history. I can’t recall anything like this having happened before.

    I asked myself how I would feel given the following: What if Pepsi started parading around with a polar bear on its can? What if Jared were seen eating another sandwich? What if Justin Bieber started starring in acne-fighting infomercials by a brand other than Proactiv?

    I’ll tell you how I’d feel. Like there was something dirty about it. And I am not emotionally attached to any of those products. I do not feel partial to either of the brands involved in this particular rivalry either; however, I feel that the lack of commitment from this little girl is somehow pure. After all, what is really wrong with not being married to a particular brand? Why should we not celebrate our right to buy whatever we want and not feel dirty about it?

  • Kobo Emerges as the E-Reading App for the Samsung Galaxy Tab

    Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Tab tablet device, and Kobo announced that it is supplying the e-reader technology for it.

    "After much speculation, the new Samsung GALAXY Tab has just been announced by Samsung’s CEO in Berlin, and Kobo is THE eReading application powering the ‘Readers Hub’ on the new Android tablet," says Kobo. "This partnership is an industry first for Kobo and Samsung, offering the first eReading experience on an Android Tablet to readers worldwide."

    "This is a HUGE WIN for Kobo!" the company proclaims. "Samsung is a global leader – a world class organization that touches billions of consumers worldwide.  The GALAXY Tab is an amazing device and will be a real contender in the marketplace as consumers everywhere adopt tablets. To have been selected as THE eReading application that powers the ‘Readers Hub’ on this device is simply incredible."

    Samsung Galaxy Tab

    The announcement comes at a time when not only is the competition heating up in the tablet space, but it’s also heating up in the e-reading space, led by Amazon’s Kindle, which offers apps on other platforms as well as its own. This is going to be another space (in addition to the connected-TV space) to keep a close eye on over the next year or so.

    Kobo’s store has over 2.2 million popular titles, including new releases and 1.8 million free books. The company also says its adding thousands more each week. Apple announced yesterday that it has 35 million books in iTunes.