Amazon is trying to emulate the real newspaper-like experience. After enabling users to read articles from newspapers (or books and sites) on their Kindle, they’ve announced a KDK aka Kindle Development Kit allowing developers to create apps for Kindle. In short, the puzzles like Sudoku which you find on the back of the newspaper […]
Web browsing now possible on International Kindle
International Kindle gave the liberty to use Kindle outside of United States but that came with a tradeoff – crippled web browsing experience. Although this breaks the deal for many, Wired has discovered a workaround that allows to surf the web without any restrictions. The little hack is to register your Kindle with an […]
Amazon Kindle firmware improves battery life by 85 percent and reads PDF files
Amazon has announced a firmware update to the current generation Kindle bringing two major enhancements. The enhancements – which Amazon reckons is a result of extensive 6 month firmware testing – are a 85 percent improvement in the battery life that lasts up to 7 days with wireless turned on or up to 2 […]
Amazon Kindle goes international, US-restricted Kindle price reduced
Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has finally gone international and will be available in over 100 countries (including India) from October 19. The international version is priced at $279 and comes pre-loaded with an AT&T SIM so as to allow users download content via Whispersync. As for the features, the global version is the same […]
Kindle 2’s twin brother surfaces – where else? – in China
“If you can’t afford it, create it” – is the mantra of the Chinese companies. Cloned mobile phones are a common sight in China but it seems they’ve been smitten with something new, which the Americans have been carrying for more than one and half years – the Kindle. WeFound is the answer to […]
Kindle 2 gets a price cut, now going for $299
Amazon has lowered the price of its smaller version of Kindle. The 6-inch e-book reader that was previously selling at $359 will now sell for $299. The unexpected price cut is attributed to the competitors who are selling their respective e-book readers for less than the $300. The Kindle 2 was launched early this […]
Amazon unveils Kindle DX
Not exactly Kindle 3 but Amazon has unwrapped its newest Kindle offering, the DX. As expected it brings in an extra few inches, which now measures at 9.7-inches (e-ink display) and tie ups with newspaper and academic textbook publishers. On the features front, it includes auto-rotating screen, built-in PDF reader, larger user storage of […]
Larger sized Kindle coming tomorrow
Amazon is holding a press event tomorrow to unveil the next iteration of Kindle with a larger screen. Amazon’s move for a larger sized e-book reader comes in order to lure newspaper and academic textbook publishers to adopt the platform. The first images that have surfaced, show Kindle DX (that’s what it’s called) with […]