Google Play Books adds textbooks for purchase or rent

Google recently announced the availability of digital textbooks on its Google Play Books app that can either be bought or rented. If you opt to rent a book, it will be available to you for six months and you’ll save up to 80% off the regular purchasing price.

Google carries books from some of the well-known publishers including Random House, Pearson, Wiley, McGraw-Hill, and Macmillan Higher Education. The books can be viewed on any Android or iOS device with the Books app or on the Web. 

Translate like a pro with The Translator

If you travel constantly but don’t have a good grasp of the local language, The Translator app might just be what you need. It can turn written and spoken words into any of the available 58 languages and these can be easily sent via SMS, email, Twitter, or Facebook without leaving the app or you can easily copy the text to use it on other applications.

The Translator is available for download for the iPhone and iPad for $1.99.

Asus announces cheap yet powerful Asus MeMO Pad HD 7

Hot off the new Nexus 7 release, Asus is releasing a cheap but decently spec’d tablet, the Asus MeMO Pad HD 7. The $160 Android-powered tablet features a 7-inch multi-touch panel with 1280 x 800 HD resolution and IPS technology for a wide 170-degree viewing angle, high-quality dual speakers using Asus SonicMaster technology, 5-megapixel rear and 1.2-megapixel front cameras, and quad-core processor with 1GB RAM.

It is also equipped with 16GB internal storage with expansion capability via microSD (up to 32GB), Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN (802.11 b/g/n), Miracast, and has a supposed 10-hour battery life. The MeMO Pad HD 7 comes in blue, white, pink, and green and will be available on August 12 in Future Shop, Best Buy and Staples among other. Look out for a full review of the device here as we've been playing with a pre-release version.

Back to school netTALK & VTech bundle available at Walmart Canada

Just in time for the back-to-school season, netTALK & VTech come up with the netTALK DUO and VTech Expandable Cordless Telephone System bundle perfect for giving to your kids who going away on campus or abroad. 

The bundle is available at Walmart Canada and will save you over $44 with its promo price of $79.96. It includes 12 months free calling throughout Canada and the U.S. with features like call waiting, call forwarding, conference calling, enhanced 911, 411 directory assistance, visual voicemail, call blocking, 3-way calling, and many more.