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New kobo tablet8/8/2023 They bring their vibrant bookstore with over 3.5 million titles and make them available to most major markets in the world. Kobo tablets tend to be more focused on the core reading experience than many of their peers. I will have a better idea in a few hours upon the conclusion of the Kobo launch event. I don’t know the full story yet because I am only going by the press briefings issued a few days before the event, along with a number of interviews with Kobo executives. We are not too sure about the main UI yet but the big rumor is that Kobo did away with Tapestries and developed a brand new overlay to Android. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Skype, OfficeSuite Viewer, McAfee, Pocket, Feedly, 7digital, Rdio, TuneIn Radio, Cinema Now, WildTangent (more than 200 games), Google Play, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Street View, Calendar, Contacts, Google+, and Google Chat are all included. Some of those apps come bundled on the tablet. It is also Google Certified, so users will have unfettered access to Google Play and around one million apps. The Kobo Arc 7 features a very modern version of Google Android, with the final device being bundled with 4.2.2. This unit likely will not appeal to power users or voracious readers, but that is what the Arc 7 HD and Kobo 10 HD are for. This will likely bring new people into the fold and get them participating in the Kobo ecosystem of content. The company really had to cut costs to produce this model in order to ensure that it could be available for as little as possible. It might not have stellar resolution compared to the prior model, but it does step up the processor and memory. The Kobo Arc 7 is a step in the right direction in terms of overall hardware functionality. This allows for clear playback, even when the device lays flat. It’s good that it’s positioned at the very top of the rear chassis, and creeps up on top of the bezel. There is a single mono speaker for listening to music, audiobooks, or other content. It also has a front facing camera, but has a fairly woeful. This might not be a full HD tablet, but it does have a Micro HDMI Port, so users can watch movies, play games, or display content on a television or projector. One of the great things about this model is that users can expand the memory via the Micro SD card up to an additional 32 GB. There are also 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory. Still, the processor really shines when compared to the dual-core processor of the original Arc. The Kobo Arc HD 7 and the Kobo Arc 10 HD all use an Nvidia Tegra 4 quad core processor, but this model uses a budget-conscious MTK 8125 Quad-Core, 1.2 GHz. Kobo had to sacrifice screen quality to drive down the price, but if you are buying this just to read eBooks, magazines, and newspapers, it should be more than sufficient. The Kobo Arc 7 features a seven-inch capacitive LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. This new device is geared towards a more cost conscientious crowd and the estimated retail price will be $149.99 This new model actually has lower resolution then the previous iteration but boosts up the hardware and performance. The Arc 7 is considered the spiritual successor of the Arc Android tablet released last year. Kobo has just unveiled the brand new Arc 7 e-Reading tablet at an event today in New York City.
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