Evernote gets a Chrome extension
There are a few competitors in the space but, Evernote, without much argument, is one of the best note-taking Apps around. It has recently launched a Chrome extension for web clips. So between its desktop App, its browser extension and its mobile App, Evernote is quite adequate for all the note-taking one needs to do. The free service is considerable, offering up to 60 MB uploads per month, as against the premium service of 1 GB a month for $5 a month. Evernote is strongly recommended for all professionals.
Twitter buys TweetDeck
The rumours have been floating for a while. But prominent technology sites have put the lid on them, by publishing reports that Twitter has acquired TweetDeck, everyone's favourite desktop suite for social networking. Twitter has reportedly shelled out $40 million to acquire TweetDeck. TweetDeck was in talks with UberMedia to perhaps launch a service that rivals Twitter. Now all the chatter online has moved to what Twitter would do to TweetDeck? There are some fears, unfounded at this point, that it might just pull the plug.
The e-book readers' war reloaded
The last few days have re-ignited interest in e-book readers of the likes of Kindle, Nook and Kobo. It just started with Barnes and Noble announcing a basic black-and-white Nook e-ink reader with touchscreen at $139. Canadian e-reader manufacturer Kobo beat Nook by a day to announce its e-ink touch screen reader, also retailing at $139. The day after Nook, Amazon slashed the prices of its basic e-reader, with Wi-Fi capabilities. Too bad, the Nook and Kobo readers are not available for retail in India. But I did see the Amazon Kindle on a few online stores, including HomeShop18.
For those of you, like me, wanting their devices to do a ‘bit extra,' I would recommend that the Nook or the Kobo be sourced through visiting relatives. Both these readers have prominent hacks that covert them into Android tablets, capable of running basic Apps. Mind you, these are nothing but Android devices though with pretty average processors.
The touchscreen is a nice, quirky addition to the e-readers. So far, the readers just had a clunky button scroll that made them feel antique in a world of iPhones and Android smartphones.
Compiled by KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN
