The Galaxy Tab S4 is a great productivity machine precisely because it’s an Android tablet

When I took the press briefing for the Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung’s new ultra-premium productivity tablet, another reporter in the room asked, “Why Android?” His subtext: If someone is going to spend so much on a 2-in-1 tablet experience—in this case $650 for the Tab S4 itselfRemove non-product link and $150 for the Samsung Book Cover Keyboard—why not just build a full-fledged Windows 10 device with the same physical parts? Samsung does make Windows laptops after all, so it’s not like the company doesn’t have a Windows legacy. To read this article in full, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FreeSmartSoft products still hiding an uninstallable 'back door'

It’s three weeks since we exposed freeware developer FreeSmartSoft for including an uninstallable adware-serving back door in some of its products. The company had released some updated versions since then, so we checked out a copy of the popular FSS Google Book Downloader to see if any lessons... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instant Articles Launches to Everyone on Android, with More Than 350 Publications Globally

We’re excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide. Combined with our recent launch of Instant Articles to everyone on Fa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Instant Articles Launches on Android

We’re excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide. Combined with our recent launch of Instant Articles to everyone on Fa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Great Comics On Presidential Politics

With the 2016 U.S. presidential election less than a year away, here are 12 comics about modern presidential (or at least vice-presidential) politics, covering workaday minutia all the way through Machiavellian schemes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon releases 'Reader's Edition' tablet

Amazon US has launched a new tablet "for readers" in time for Christmas called the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag

Jack Kliger on board as publisher. The post Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: David Cox, digital products director, Taylor & Francis

Describe your role I lead the global digital products team across books and journals at Taylor & Francis. The work of the team ranges from delivering the extensive roadmap for our journals platform, which contains millions of articles, through to managing the relaunch of our video-based... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New French Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories

Eight Short Edition vending machines are being set up throughout Grenoble, France to dispense free short stories to the reading public. The post New French Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short story vending machine promises old-school distractions

In the French city of Grenoble, there are unusual vending machines that don't dispense soda or snacks -- they print out short stories that look like paper receipts instead. These machines were built by a publishing company called Short Éditi... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get the Android Marshmallow Quick Start Guide free from the Play Store

Doing the reading before class may not have been the highest priority while you were in school. But here’s some text you may actually want to dive into: a primer on all the cool, new features of Android Marshmallow. Google just published its Quick Start Guide, a free eBook that anyone can grab... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Great books that publishers rejected – quiz

Man Booker winner Marlon James says he was turned down 78 times before getting published, and his long search for recognition is not unique. Find out how much you know about the history of literary rebuffs with our quiz on the great rejected books1. Whose novel was rejected as “Overwhelmingly... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook moves further into YouTube’s turf with new mobile videos tab

Facebook said today its replacing the useless Messenger section with a Videos tab on its mobile app. The stream, dedicated to YouTube's bread-and-butter, will serve videos from friends, publishers, pages the user likes and ads. Facebook also confirmed its testing a floating video box, a new... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Android is for Muggles -- Harry Potter 'Enhanced Editions' for Apple hardware only

While I was a bit old for the Harry Potter books when they first came out (so I thought at the time), I did enjoy the films. As someone who is extraordinarily average, I can understand the allure of a character like Harry, who goes from nothing to greatness. Reading the series has been on my... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buy Books for Syria campaign a 'great success'

Waterstones has said its 'Buy Books For Syria' campaign has already been a “great success” after first few days. While the company could not yet give sales figures for how many titles customers had been bought under the appeal, Sandra Taylor, head of PR and events at Waterstones, said it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hands-on with Amazon's new Fire HD tablets: Cheap, yet refined

One thing's for sure, Amazon's thinner new Fire HD tablets aren't iPad killers. Instead, they're being positioned as the ideal budget tablets for consuming video, ebooks and music. To that end, Amazon didn't even upgrade their hardware much -- bot... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett is hungry for one thing – and it’s not great newspapers

Cutting jobs and resources is US publishing giant Gannett’s only tactic with its UK titles. Contrast that with Buzzfeed …Richard Walker, the Sunday Herald editor in Glasgow, and his Newsquest colleague Tony Carlin, editor of the Evening Times there, have both opted to take voluntary redundancy.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, There Have Always Been Great Women Crime Writers

Editor Sarah Weinman talks about her new Library of America anthology "Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense of the Novels of the 1940s and ‘50s." The post Yes, There Have Always Been Great Women Crime Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: George Theodoropoulos, Production Editor, Hyphen SA

Describe your role I work as a production editor in English Language Teaching (ELT) publishing at hyphen SA based in Thessaloniki, Greece, overseeing the workflow of projects by planning and assigning editorial and design work on a global scale. Being part of an adaptive team that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches £50 tablet

Amazon has launched a new budget tablet for under £50. The device will be priced at £49.99 and will include a 7 inch IPS display, “all-day” battery life and the new Amazon content ecosystem – Amazon Underground. Through Amazon Underground, customers can shop for items including books and movies... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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