Kobo for Android gets updated with support for extra languages, more Facebook integration

Kobo's Android App goes global!

With more than 9-million users around the world, Kobo is committed to delivering the best eReading experience to its users – and doing it on virtually any device. As the only pure-play eReading company, Kobo continues to deliver on its promise to get more people reading – anytime, any place!

Now, with its new Android app for smartphones and tablets, people now get a multi-language experience in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German or Dutch! We're truly international!

Additional features included in this fab update now give users in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany:

Facebook Timeline integration – as the only official eReading partner of Facebook, Kobo users can share what they're reading with friends and family.
Kobo Pulse – create conversations with other readers within your favourite books.
2-page landscape view for tablets – rest those fingers with the ability to view two pages just like a real book.

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Extra footage of record-setting Yates electric plane flight shows power loss, dramatic deadstick landing (video)

We've chronicled Flight of the Century
founder and CEO Chip Yates' record-breaking 202.6MPH flight in his Long-ESA EV craft before. What we didn't quite touch on, however, is the power loss Yates' aircraft suffered after earning that electric plane speed record. Now Yates has released new video of the flight, which includes the moment his aircraft breaks the record, the ensuing power loss and his dramatic deadstick landing. That smile you see in the photo up there is the smile of a man who just made history and is also happy to be alive. Hey, we're glad he's safe, too. You can witness the close call yourself by checking out the video after the break.
[Image credit: Flight of the Century]

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