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Google Play Store Adds TV Shows and Magazine Subscriptions

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At Google I/O 2012, the company showed off some of the new features included in their newGoogle Play Store, including the ability to buy Movies, TV shows, books and magazine subscriptions.
Google recently changed the name of their app store from the Google Market to Google Play, which includes apps, music, movies and books as well as apps. They told attendees of their Google I/O 2012 keynote that they now host over 600,000 apps with 20 Billion installations from the Google Play Store. Today they also announced some new features to the store. Users in 132 countries can download content from the Google Play Store with half of the developer revenue coming from in app billing.
Google Play adds tv shows and magazine subscriptions
Now users can also buy TV Shows. Android users can buy individual episodes or whole seasons of a show. Add that to the movies that users can currently buy and the Play Store compares nicely with Apple’s iTunes video content.
Google announced partnerships with movie and TV video content providers including Disney, ABC, NBC, Universal, Sony and Paramount.
In addition to movies and TV shows, Google added magazine subscriptions. A user can now subscribe to some of their favorite magazines through the Google Play Store. Magazines from publishers Condé Nast and Hearst will show up in the updated Google Play Store.
Google Play Store now offers apps, movies, TV shows, magazine subscriptions and books, all the content that you could get from Apple.
Finally, Google will now also follow the Apple lead and keep their content in the cloud. Users can still download the content, but it will stream if users don’t want to load it locally.

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Price of 259 euros, and supports several languages Pocketbook A10 combines Tablet and Reader e-books

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This period is a turning point is very important, or coalescence of the paper book and the Renaissance paper, here is the Frankfurt book fairs have become attached devices to read e-books, where are these books compete with paper counterpart strongly, but there are chances confirm the disappearance of relatively recent.
The evidence for the presence of several e-books all the local and global markets. The machine, which we are doing now and although it presented in the Exhibition "IFA" did not come to the attention of many of the center of many of the exhibits, but it has several advantages make it ready to compete with all of the "Kindle Fire" and "iPad" in the markets, it is a hybrid Tablet combines electronic book reader, a "Pocketbook A10", submitted by the company "Pocketbook International" specializes in portable reading devices.
The device features several functions, it supports the formats, the following text (PDF ADOBE DRM, EPUB ADOBE DRM, EPUB, PDF, FB2, TXT, DJVU, RTF, HTML, DOC Word 2003, DOCX Word 2007) in addition to coordinating images and graphics (TIFF, PNG BMP, JPEG), and three video formats (AVI, MKV, MP4), and two forms of music formats (MP3, WAV). The device "Kindle" it supports all these formats.الجهاز مصمم لمنافسة "كيندل فاير" و"آي باد"
Moreover it is equipped with about 1000 pre-book in English, German, and 44 dictionary in several languages, had used any word to find the unknown quickly without leaving the device. Furthermore, it is your feature convert the text to the voice of "Text-to-Speech", and convert audio to text, allowing the person reading the book in five languages, in addition to 27 other languages ​​are available for download from the website of the company global. And the device already installed a full web browser and follow-up emails, and a large number of Web services such as Android, to download games and applications. As for the battery shall continue to work with up to 6 hours when you download and watch videos or surf the Internet, and listening to music, while remaining for 10 hours in case of read-only. And the battery of the type "lithium - polymer", and has a 6000 mAh effort in time (3.7 volts). The device has a structure outside of a unique design and attractive, Valugeh background appear to be inspired by the shape of an airplane wing, which is made of plastic with a white mixed with black with a touch of paint smooth and shine to sleek, like rubber, not plastic, it is less prone to scratches, as well as easily carried in the hand. The device is designed so that the buttons are comfortable to use, either horizontally or vertically. The technical specifications of the device that a display screen to touch a large color-type "TFT" measured 10 inches and the degree and clarity of 1024x768 pixels and supports 262K colors, to enjoy the colors, images, video, clearly, and with an "OMAP 3621" Company "Texas Instruments" quickly one GHz , and the RAM capacity of 512 MB, 4 GB flash memory, and the supplier port "Micro USB", and troubleshooting 3.5 mm headset jack. Further support for the technology "WLAN", Bluetooth, and a slot for a SIM card to connect to the preparation of the third generation 3G, card slot, "SD" supports memory cards up to 32 Gigabat. And running "Android 2.3.4", and has a camera front the 2 megapixel camera, support video calls and conferences, and a microphone and built-in system instead of GPS, "GPS", sensor equilibrium to change the screen orientation automatically according to the position of the device. The device weighs 670 grams and measurements (207x244x15) mm. The company plans to launch new product in the market early next November 259 euros.
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Sony announces new Android-powered Tablet S and Tablet P devices

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Launching in Europe at the end of September, the Sony Tablet S is a ships with a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, a 9.4 -inch WXGA (1280×800 pixels) TFT colour LCD, oddly shipping with a 0.3MP front-facing and 5MP rear-facing camera. Both the 16GB and 32GB WiFi models will ship with Android 3.1, but the WiFi and 3G will launch with Google’s latest Android 3.2 software.

The Tablet S’ “form factor shifts the device’s weight closer to your palm, making it feel lighter and more comfortable while reading a book or magazine” and features a small sloped rear to provide an optimum reading angle when placed upon a flat surface.

The 3G-enabled model will be available in November, possibly signalling Google’s new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

The Sony Tablet P is designed to be an entertainment device, launching with a folding design with dual screens, making it easy to slip into your pocket or bag. The tablet features the same processor but utilises two 5.5-inch Ultra Wide VGA (1024×480) screens and will only be available as a WiFi and 3G device.

Both models will ship with a USB 2.0 port and SD card slot simplify direct file transfers from other devices such as PCs, digital cameras or camcorders.

Software wise, Sony has included Quick view, to load websites quicker but also smoothly, added a large virtual keyboard, Sony Entertainment Network services – providing movie and TV downloads, unlimited music – and also PlayStation Certified games. Not stopping there, Sony will launch its new Reader Store, a catalogue of eBooks and periodicals that will be available in the UK in October and Germany by the end of the year. Other European countries will get the Store in Spring 2012.

Sony adds:

“Sony Tablet” S and “Sony Tablet” P come installed with a wide range of preinstalled applications to let you enjoy video, music, games, eBooks and more. Both models provide instant access to Google™ mobile services and applications, including 3D maps and easy web search with Google Voice Search.

Social Feed Reader combines Facebook and Twitter into a single feed for easy and convenient viewing.

  • Music Player lets you browse your music library, create dynamically themed playlists with SensMe™ channels, view cover art and visualisations and get related online content. Touch an icon on screen to ‘throw’ music wirelessly from “Sony Tablet” to enjoy on other DLNA networked devices like your hi-fi system.
  • Video Player lets you browse and playback video content with a wide range of view modes, search scenes and ‘throw’ video to watch on other DLNA networked devices like your “BRAVIA” TV.

The Sony Tablet S will be available from the end of September with the 16GB model costing $499 and the 32GB priced at $599. The Sony Tablet P will launch in November but doesn’t yet have a price. This is to be determined by AT&T, which is carrying the tablet exclusively.

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The Key to Successful Blogging: Do Something!

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Frustration (was: threesixtyfive | day 244)
Frustration (was: threesixtyfive | day 244) (Photo credit: Sybren A. Stüvel)

Over the last month several hundred bloggers in the SitsGirls and TheBlogFrog communities have come together to tackle 31 Days to Build a Better Blog together. The 31 days are coming to an end this week and I’ve been so excited to see how working through the workbook as a large group has helped so many bloggers.
Almost every day since the challenge started I’ve had participants tell me that their blogs have been growing as a result of participating.
I’ve chatted to a number of participants in the last few days to get their feedback on the workbook and to try to get to the bottom of why it has helped them (or how it could be better) and there has been one consistent piece of feedback that I think is so valuable that I just need to share it.
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Here’s the thing:
Almost every person I’ve talked to has said most of the teaching and exercises in the workbook are things that they already knew that they should be doing. The problem was that while they knew it – they were not doing it.

For example – Day 5:

Day 5 of the challenge is to email one of your readers. The idea is to give someone a little unexpected personal attention, to get to know them and to help them in some way beyond what they might expect.
The principle is simple and the concept wouldn’t be foreign to any blogger. It’s something most of us know that would be a worthwhile experience but yet its something that so many bloggers would write off as not important enough to really do.
The reality is that if you did this once a day over a year that you’d have 365 readers (each with their own network) who you’ll have made an impression on.
The impact could be significant, particularly for a new blog, yet for some reason many bloggers are content just to have the knowledge that looking after readers and giving them some personal attention could help their blog – but never take action on it.

Example #2

This same theme came up as a result of the ProBlogger Training Day here in Melbourne two weeks back. Much of what we covered on the day was not particularly new or revolutionary (although for some it was). However this week I’ve had 3 emails from attendees saying talking about how they’ve already grown their blogging business (two doubled their readership and one told me that they’ve just started experimenting with affiliate marketing and are making over $150 a day!).
In each case I asked the blogger what it was that helped them and in every case they told me that they started doing something that they’d always said that they’d start doing.
This post is not a pseudo sales page for my workbook or training days (although sometimes when you pay for something you feel more accountable to take action) – the principle applies whether you use one of my products, read the free posts on ProBlogger or work on your blog alone. The key is to not be satisfied to KNOW how to improve your blog but to move beyond theory and do something.

What should you DO?

There are many things that help to grow a successful blog. In the 31 Days workbook I covered 31 of them but the list is almost endless.
One exercise that you might like to do today is to grab a notebook and pen and jot down as many things that you already know to do to improve a blog. Don’t go looking for ideas or reading more theory today – but make a list of things that you already know that could improve your blog and identify some that you will implement today.
For you it might be increasing your content creation (for those of you who’ve let your posting levels slip), for others it might be paying some more attention to current readers, for others it could be reaching out to other bloggers in your niche, for some it might be about developing that eBook that you’ve been saying you’ll do one day…. the key is to move beyond the theory and do something.
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Kindle Books Now Outselling Hardcovers

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E-books have hit a significant milestone. In each of the last three months, Amazon reports that sales of books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of hardcover books, and that growth is only accelerating.

In a statement, Amazon says that, “over the past three months, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 143 Kindle books. Over the past month, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 180 Kindle books.”

That’s impressive, especially considering it was only back in December that Amazon was celebrating Kindle books outselling the real thing on Christmas Day. Six months later, the shift has apparently become the norm.

While part of that shift has to do with reading trends in general — Amazon notes that e-book sales grew 163 percent in the month of May and 207 percent year-to-date through May — Kindle book sales (and other devices like Barnes & Noble’s Nook) has been aided in recent months by price cuts getting e-readers into the hands of more consumers. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that “the growth rate of Kindle device unit sales has tripled since we lowered the price from $259 to $189.”

Those price reductions, of course, have been triggered in large part by new competition in the form of iPad. As much as anything else, Amazon is once again reminding us that Kindle is far from dead in the wake of Apple’s tablet, although with Kindle now offering apps for Windows (), Mac, and most mobile operating systems, its long-term success may ultimately be much more dependent on its e-book store across platforms as opposed to physical device sales.

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