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Amazon Extends Battery Life of Newest Kindle by 85 Percent and Adds Native PDF Reader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:34:45 +0000

Kindle Now Lasts up to Seven Days on a Single Charge with Wireless on, up from Four Days, and Displays Native PDFs in Their Original Form SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new enhancements to the latest generation Kindle—85 percent ...

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Amazon.com Help :Kindle Software Updates

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0000

Built-in PDF reader: Your Kindle can now display PDF documents without losing the formatting of the original file. Send PDF documents directly to your Kindle (via your @Kindle address) or drag and drop PDF files from your computer to your Kindle (when connected via USB). Learn more . Longer ...

jkOnTheRun found this 84 minutes ago on amazon.com

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More Power, PDF for the Kindle

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0000

There’s almost no such thing as “enough” in the world of tech. But Amazon’s Kindle e-reader , which can run for two weeks on a charge, surely has enough battery life. But the two-week figure only applies if you shut off the gizmo’s 3G data connection. Leave it on, ...

jkOnTheRun found this 84 minutes ago on technologizer.com

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Amazon.com Help :Navigating Your Kindle

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0000

Kindle Quick-Start Video New to Kindle? Learn how to register your Kindle, shop in the Kindle Store, read books on Kindle, and more. (5:30 minutes) Views of Kindle This section reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard. ...

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Amazon bolsters battery life for Kindle; Adds native PDF reader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:12 +0000

Amazon has improved the battery life of the Kindle and added a native PDF reader via a firmware update.

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Amazon.com Help

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:12 +0000

Welcome to Amazon.com Help Most Popular Help Topics Shipping and Delivery Reviewing/Changing Orders International Orders Tracking Shipments Returns and Refunds Sign-in/sign-out Marketplace Shipping Contacting Marketplace Sellers Kindle Support Home Page Most Popular Seller Topics Questions About ...

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The Kindle Team

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Amazon Kindle Kindle Customers, We have heard from many of you that you would like to have a better way to organize your growing Kindle libraries. We are currently working on a solution that will allow you to organize your Kindle libraries. We will be releasing this functionality as an ...

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usb big panda speaker: truth in advertising

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:00 +0000

Why can’t products just tell you what they are? Do we really need non-descriptive names like Wii, Kindle, Nook, and Droid to describe our gadgets? Really? Product naming doesn’t get much more concise and descriptive than this here thing, the USB Big Panda Speaker. Yep, ...

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Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:36 +0000

Customers buying the company's electronic reading device now will receive them next year.

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Kindle for PC is free app that lets you read over 360,000 Kindle books

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:27:55 +0000

Amazon.com has recently released the beta version of the Kindle for PC (Windows XP, Vista and 7) that lets you read all of the electronic Kindle books that they have for sale without needing to buy a Kindle device itself.

felthos posted 2 days ago from gizmosforgeeks.com

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Qualcomm Color Mirasol Display Will Fly on e-Books Next Year

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:44:39 +0000

Earlier today, I was less than enthused with BenQ’s e-book entry , but Qualcomm rejuvenated my e-book excitement with this news from SlashGear — color e-book screens will ship in 2010. The chipmaker’s mirasol color display has the potential to shake up the e-book industry ...

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Buyer's Guide: 33 things you don't need if you have an iPhone

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Every time I walk through Warehouse Stationery (New Zealand's equivalent to Office Depot) or Dick Smith's Electronics (pretty much Best Buy), I'm struck by how probably half the products in each store are pretty much useless to me since I've got an iPhone . Thanks to the apps that come ...

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The Nooks Are Sold Out Says Barnes & Nobles, No Holiday Books To Read To Your Kids

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:12 +0000

Barnes & Nobles competitor to the Amazon Kindle, The Nook, has apparently sold out. The New York Times is reporting that B&N didn’t think they’d get such a hit on their hands and are now saying they don’t have enough for everyone this holiday season. Like ...

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External Link: Kindle Available in Canada

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:14 +0000

Canadians were peeved when Amazon's international Kindle didn't include Canada among the list of countries in which it could be purchased. Amazon has amended that, offering Canadians the chance to buy a Kindle at US$259. Canadians will still pay higher prices than U.S. residents for books and ...

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook: Coming Slightly Less Soon

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:50:53 +0000

Want Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader ? You’ll need to wait a bit longer than originally expected. B&N had been saying that the gadget would ship in late November, but now is reporting that the first Nooks will be available on December 18th–a few weeks after the ...

jkOnTheRun found this 9 days ago on technologizer.com

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Wireless Keyboard HTPC Remote Controls

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:05:41 +0000

This wireless keyboard HTPC Remote controls is a PC based R/C that has a look of a Kindle, but it’s not really a e-reader or even a cell phone. The device has a wide face, comes with a full QWERTY keyboard in a tiny size, and a large touchpad that could fooled people into thinking ...

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Run Kindle for PC in Linux with WINE [Linux Tip]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:59 +0000

Reader Gene told us that Kindle for PC is "more important than people realize." That's because the desktop app runs almost seamlessly in Linux with one WINE tweak, making Kindle a great little laptop...

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You Can't Use A Barnes & Noble Gift Card For Ebooks [Warnings]

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:20:00 +0000

If you or someone you know is getting a nook, Barnes & Noble's version of the Kindle, this year and you want to use a gift card to fill it with books, forget it. For mysterious reasons, the retailer won't allow it. (By contrast, Amazon does.) The issue first popped up on TeleRead.org last ...

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Universities reject Kindle DX as a textbook replacement

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:31:50 +0000

By Tim Conneally , Betanews Two universities running Kindle DX pilot programs have rejected the device as a potential textbook replacement, citing a poor feature set and the controversial accessibility issues. Primary among these is the text-to-speech capability. This capability came under ...

L.A. Times Tech Blog found this 5 days ago on betanews.com

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Amazon Kindle for PC launches

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:12 +0000

We first caught wind of the Amazon Kindle for PC application back in October when it was announced with a vague launch date of November. Amazon announced yesterday that the Kindle for PC application is now available for download. The app turns your notebook or desktop into an eReader to access ...

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