I’m a big fan of digital comic book services like Comixology and Dark Horse’s own app. Thanks to these apps I’ll buy more digital comic books in a week than I’ve bought in paper in a year. Easily. I wondered whether there are similar apps that worked with magazines rather than comic books. There certainly […]
ASUS signs magazine deal with lekiosk
I’m a big user of Comixology on my Nexus 7; especially after the popular comic app made the tweaks necessary to perfect the platform for Google’s popular 7″ tablet. lekiosk is a bit like Comixology except rather than comic books it works with big magazines from the likes of the BBC, Conde Naste and Dennis […]
How do you read a .mobi attachment in Gmail on your Android Kindle app?
Now and then people email me .mobi attachments. This is a popular format for eBooks, .mobi files are quite small so they’re a popular alternative than shipping paper books around. My eBook reader is my Nexus 7 Android tablet. I have Amazon’s Kindle app on it which lets me resize text, sync across devices and, […]
Proporta’s Nexus 7 case
At the very start of August, Proporta were kind enough to talk to Geek Native about their Nexus 7 case design process. We talked to Lynnette Prigmore, Head of Product, and got to examine the company’s mindset. We had pictures of the process to… except, not pictures of the actual Nexus 7 case. Nowe we […]
Review: Is the eKit ITAB7STK a good match for the Nexus 7
I’m really enjoying my Nexus 7. This is the new and pretty cheap tablet from Google (and Asus). It runs Android and is just 7” in size. This means it’s a put it in your pocket tablet, a read it in bed tablet or have it in front of you on your computer desk. Not […]
Behind the scenes on the Proporta Nexus 7 case project
In July, as Nexus 7s were still struggling their way out of boxes, Geek Native popped over to Etsy to dig up 7 handcrafted covers for the tablet. We saw some great designs. But what if Etsy isn’t your thing? What if you wanted a fashionable retailer, a gadget expert, to lovingly design and make […]
7 handcrafted covers for the Nexus 7
Google’s had to stop taking orders on the Nexus 7 16GB for now. The cost effective but powerful Android tablet is selling very well and already Geek Native has learned that Comixology will be making updates to their app to better support the device. The question is – will the Nexus 7 benefit from the […]
Comixology on the Nexus 7
The Nexus 7 is just out – and the 16GB edition is sold out on Google Play. It’s my first tablet and I was looking forward to using it as a comics in bed device. So, how does Comixology Comics app stand up? There are some problems with it. Technical stuff first – the app […]
