Kobo Arc Android Tablet Now On Sales In Canada and UK, France On November 19

(GSM Insider) - Kobo Arc is getting its footsteps in the Android tablet market by releasing Kobo Arc to two different markets - Canada and UK.

Kobo Arc is a 7 inch tablet with 1280 x 800 HD resolution. The processor is 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4470 dual-core processor. The RAM memory is 1GB. Kobo Arc preloaded with Android 4.0 ICS but the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming very soon.

With the introduction of Kobo Arc, it will brings competition to Nook tablet from Barnes and Noble and Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon. The competition will be a healthy one for consumer. 

There are three different versions of Kobo Arc available - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. It is available to purchase in UK and Canada starts from today. If you are from UK, head to 550 high street WH Smith stores. For Canadian, it is available at Indigo-Chapters, Best Buy, and Future Shop.

This Kobo Arc will be available in France starts from November 20, 2012 at Fnac Booksellers. 

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Kobo Arc K107 Tablet Gets Approval From FCC, Perfect Time For Holidays Season

(GSM Insider) - Kobo Arc K107 tablet just gets approval from FCC as well. The launch date should be around the corner after Kobo finalize the production. It will be in the perfect time for the holidays season that coming soon.

Kobo Arc K107 tablet comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 7 inches HD display, 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4470 dual-core processor and up to 12 hours of battery life. Surprisingly, there will be no rear camera for this Kobo Arc K107 tablet. The price of Kobo Arc K107 tablet is $199. Beware Nexus 7 and Kindle, Kobo Arc is another choice for consumer in the United States. 

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Kobo Announces 7 Inch Android Tablet - Kobo Arc and Three New eReaders

(GSM Insider) - Kobo is one of the competitors for Amazon in the eReader market. Just a day before the Amazon event, Kobo announces Kobo Arc tablet that powered by Android and other three new eReaders - Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini and Kobo Touch.

Here are the key specifications and price details of Kobo Arc, Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini and Kobo Touch:

KOBO GLO – READ COMFORTABLY DAY OR NIGHT

The new front-lit Kobo Glo is the next generation in comfortable eReading. It offers innovative soft, even and adjustable ComfortLight technology to enable consumers to read anytime – day or night. Its durable screen and customizable page-turning features make it the perfect eReader for the booklover. The Kobo Glo uses E Ink technology, customizable fonts and a no-glare XGA high-resolution 6" E Ink screen that is just like reading print on paper, and connects easily to Wi-Fi allowing consumers to explore and discover recommendations in the Kobo eBookstore. The Kobo Glo eReader comes in Black or White and a selection of stylish colours – Pink Sunset, Blue Moon, Silver Star - and will be available starting October 1^st for $129.99 MSRP.

KOBO MINI – SMALL IS A BIG DEAL

The Kobo Mini is the world's smallest and lightest full-featured E Ink eReader available today, offering the full Kobo experience at a great value. Proving that great things come in small packages, the 5" Kobo Mini easily fits in your purse or pocket and is loaded with all the amazing features Kobo customers have come to know and love. Just like reading print on paper, the no-glare 5" E Ink screen is easy on the eyes – even in bright sunlight. The Kobo Mini comes in black or white and offers a selection of three stylish Kobo SnapBacks in Teal, Ruby Red, and Purple.  Perfect for people on-the-go, young adults, and easy for first-time readers to hold and read, the highly portable Kobo Mini holds up to 1,000 eBooks.  The Kobo Mini will be available starting October 1^st for $79.99 MSRP.

KOBO ARC  – READS YOU LIKE A BOOK
The new Kobo Arc offers booklovers a competitively featured Android 4.0 multimedia tablet with a new way to discover content – books, movies, TV shows, music, web pages and more.  With a Kobo-developed interface called Tapestries, Kobo Arc gives consumers an exciting new way to discover content.  Using an intelligent cross-media recommendations engine, Tapestries responds to the user's "pinned" content to recommend related videos, movies, books, web pages and other related content. Tapestries makes it easy to discover new personal multimedia recommendations with little effort as the engine learns what consumers love – and brings them more. The 7" high-definition display delivers crisp, sharp text and with 16-million colours bring photos and videos to life. With front-facing speakers with SRS TruMedia, a built-in microphone and hi-resolution 1.3 MP camera to take photos and videos, the Kobo Arc offers up to 10 hours of continuous reading or video play, and two weeks on standby.  With Google® Play, Kobo Arc users have access to more than 600,000 apps and much-loved pre-loaded apps including Facebook®, Twitter®,  Rdio®, Zinio® and PressReader®. The Kobo Arc is available in Black and White with Blue and Purple interchangeable SnapBacks.  The Kobo Arc will be available this November, starting at $199.99 (8G) MSRP and $249.99 (16G) MSRP.

KOBO TOUCH – THE MOST NATURAL READING EXPERIENCE
The award-winning Kobo Touch, named Wired's #1 eReader in 2012 and the industry's first touch-screen eReader, is available in stores around the world– and is now $99.99.  The Kobo Touch includes Kobo's latest software with more ways to personalize the reading experience, get recommendations and discover new content.  The Kobo Touch is available in seven languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, and Japanese.

Those staying in the United States, Canada, European countries, Australia and New Zealand can pre-order these devices start from today.  [Source]

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