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The Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe App Review

Friday January 27, 2012

What's this? Another storybook app? Why, yes, I do have another storybook app for your perusal. 'Cause that's how I roll. After taking a look at Nosy Crow's Cinderella app, it's time to hop over to the Magic Kingdom and take a gander at Disney's Beauty and the the Beast app. Correction, the Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe app. I suddenly have a craving for Häagen-Dazs ice cream for some reason. Anywho, check out my Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe app review for my take on a tale as old as time.

The Cinderella Storybook App Review

Wednesday January 25, 2012

As someone who has consumed Cinderella via various media through the years, seeing it in interactive storybook form makes me realize just how much our world has changed. I still remember reading it the first time as a kid in my grandfather's living room — courtesy of a book that was printed back in the 1960s (Heck, I wasn't even born when that book was printed). Now I'm looking at the e-book version from Nosy Crow, which comes with all sorts of bells and whistles. Will it be as magical to little kids today as my grandfather's old black-and-white book was to me? Read our Cinderella storybook app review to find out.

Amazon Releases Kindle Fire 6.2.2 Update

Thursday January 19, 2012

Hey, wait, didn't we just go through this?

Amazon's going forward guns ablazin' when it comes to software updates for its popular tablet, releasing the 6.2.2 firmware for the Kindle Fire. This particular update comes with with at least some definite details unlike the last one. Yes, it's still touting that same old enhanced fluidity and performance spiel like the last Kindle Fire update. But it's also got specifics like a new full screen mode for viewing web pages and improved e-mail support.

As always, updating your Kindle can be done either the easy way or the hard way. For the full details on both methods, don't forget to check out our handy-dandy Kindle Fire update guide.

Bloomberg: Apple iPad 3 Tablet Now Under Production

Friday January 13, 2012

Looks like it's take three for one of the touchy-feely babies of a certain Cupertino, Calif.-based company.

Bloomberg News is reporting that manufacturing is now in full swing for the iPad 3. Mass production of the latest version of Apple's popular tablet apparently started early this month, likely to meet an expected March release.

The hubbub on the Interwebs point to a quad-core processor, long-term evolution (LTE) wireless capability and an improved display that makes images look like printed material. But wait? Isn't that going to put a damper on Apple's prized battery life? Well, to deal with the increased power requirements, the tablet reportedly will come with a larger battery.

Besides being Apple's second largest source of moolah after the iPhone thanks to $25.3 billion in sales, the launch of the third-generation iPad also will have additional meaning. It would be the first big release for the company since Steve Jobs passed away last year.

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