Amazon presented today the update for its Kindle for Android app, allowing readers to access more than 100 and magazines, Editor & Publisher revealed.

"Amazon has long offered access to newspaper and magazine content via its Kindle hardware devices, but this is the first time that functionality has been extended to third-party gadgets," explained Mashable.

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Kobo, the eReader device backed by Indigo Books & Music, Borders, REDgroup Retail, Cheung Kong Holdings, and other leaders in technology and retail, announced it will offer newspaper and magazine subscriptions.

The selection includes "dozens of top U.S. and Canadian publications", according to the company, WebProNews reported.

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Amazon's 3rd generation Kindle will be shipped to buyers starting August 27. Smaller, lighter and faster, the Kindle has been designed to reduce chances of digital intrusions on the reading experience.

With storage capacity for 3,500 Books, a month of battery life, free 3G wireless, built-in Wi-Fi support, Text-to-Speech, and an "integrated, retractable reading light that lets you read comfortably anytime, anywhere," the new Kindle is good news, and for $189 or $139 without 3G, it comes cheaper than many of its peers.

What does this mean for news industry? The new Kindle seems similar in functionality to the previous versions, and still operates using E Ink. According to Geoffrey Fowler of the Wall Street Journal, Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, "takes pains to distinguish the Kindle from the iPad, saying the company is committed to making a single-purpose piece of consumer electronics...intentionally left off some potential whiz-bang features from the new Kindle, like color and touch-screen controls, that would have introduced compromises to the reading experience such as glare."

If you thought Apple's iPad was ahead in the battle of the tablets, think again: Google is not only said to be building an edgy tablet but also just purchased BumpTop, a Toronto-based startup that specializes in 3-D multitouch technology.

BumpTop's technology would represent an innovative addition to Google's tablet's repertoire: the ability for users to to toss files and programs around, stack them, and even hang them on tiny digital walls. GigaOm reports that this kind of three-dimensional, multitouch user interface would be a "dramatic departure from the typical 2-D app/icon approach" and present an innovative alternative to Apple's design. This technology could also transform user experience with the product.
Last month, a number of reports about the Google tablet sprung up across the Internet. In April, The Huffington Post called the Google device, which will run the Android operating system and seeks to be very much like a computer, an "iPad killer." At the time, The New York Times also reported that people with knowledge of the project said Google had been experimenting with some publishers to explore the delivery of books, magazines, and other content on a tablet.