The Nettwerk Spring Music sampler is here, it features fun, poppy tunes to lift your spirits and send the winter gloom packing, and best of all, it’s FREE! If you loved fun.’s We Are Young, you’re in for a surprise with their The Gambler track on this sampler. It’s a sweet, Mumford & Sons -esque … Read more
Garth Nix’ Abhorsen Trilogy is even better in audiobook form than it is in print, thanks to actor Tim Curry’s masterful narration. If you’ve been looking for supernatural-tinged fantasy with a female protagonist, or something appropriate for fans of young adult literature (recommended for grades 7 and up) look no further. The first book in the series … Read more
Remember Draco Malfoy’s evil, self-serving father from the Harry Potter films? Jason Isaacs, the excellent actor who imbued that role with such loathsome superiority, is now starring in an unusual, almost experimental new television series called Awake. The concept behind the show is, what if you couldn’t tell the difference between dreams and reality? From IMDB: After … Read more
Interesting statistics can sometimes come from unexpected places. In its due diligence on researching Amazon stock in order to determine how to rate the investment, Citi conducted a survey of 1,100 online consumers. Some of Citi’s questions pertained to the Kindle and Kindle Fire. As reported on eBookNewser: 23% of respondents report that they own … Read more
For U.S. taxpayers whose filing needs are simple (e.g., no Schedule C, no corporate taxes, etc.), Intuit’s TurboTax has long been a favorite means of filing annual federal and state tax returns with minimal hassle and expense, and now TurboTax is available as a free Fire app! One caveat from Intuit: because the new app cannot import information from … Read more
With an average rating of 5/5 stars across over 100 customer reviews, Mahjong Artifacts, Chapter 2, is a real winner for fans of Mahjong and casual gaming. From Amazon: Mahjong Artifacts: Chapter 2, a highly addictive game with millions of players, takes tile-matching games in an exciting new direction. Pair up tiles to dismantle hundreds … Read more
If you’re a fan of ‘chick lit’ and have yet to hear of Maria Murnane, you soon will. Her novel, Perfect on Paper, was selected from among more than 10,000 entries to be published by Amazon’s in-house imprint, Amazon Encore. PopSugar Daily has christened Waverly Bryson, Murnane’s heroine, “the new Bridget Jones“, and since its publication, the … Read more
Yesterday, New Scientist reported that only about one-fifth of the typical free app’s power is spent on delivering app content, and the rest is spent on delivering the advertising that’s incorporated into most free versions of apps. From the report: For example, in Angry Birds only 20 per cent is used to display and run the … Read more