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Gizmodo:
Amazon claims that all it took was a six month firmware improvement test to get the Kindle 2 to run for 85 percent longer than before, which is a pretty damn impressive feat of engineering. It also gets a native PDF reader, previously only found in the Kindle DX. The total battery life for the international version measures (Read More)
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GigaOM:
White-hot consumer demand for the new Nook e-book reader is proving to be a mixed blessing for Barnes & Noble. Sold-out pre-orders for the device were a rare bit of good news in an otherwise gloomy fiscal second-quarter report issued today, but chasing demand for the Nook is forcing the bookseller to hike its investment in (Read More)
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Engadget:
If you've found yourself somewhat irked by the Kindle's lackluster organizing abilities, you clearly aren't alone. A post by The Kindle Team over on Facebook has made clear that Amazon is aware of the shortcoming, and it's currently toiling away on a "better way to organize your growing Kindle libraries." No details are giv (Read More)
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GigaOM:
Amazon has released a series of software upgrades that make its Kindle eReader even more useful. The new software upgrades allow for more efficient management of wireless connectivity as it boosts the total battery charge to about seven days from four days, even with the wireless turned on. That’s a roughly 85 percent boost (Read More)
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Gizmodo:
That "Hulu for magazines" is happening. It's impressive in its sense of scope and desperation, with Time, Hearst and Conde Nast—bitter rivals that publish more than 50 magazines altogether—coming together to save print magazines by mummifying them digitally. The New York Observer reports that the company formed by publishin (Read More)
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Crunch Gear:
Amazon announced some major changes to their Kindle e-book reader today. Specifically, it stated that they’ve worked out a way to increase battery life by 85%. That means that the new firmware update will allow you to leave your Kindle on (with the wifi active) for about 7 days before you need to recharge. Additionally, the (Read More)
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Mashable!:
Just in time to remind holiday shoppers, Amazon has announced an 85% battery life increase as well as a native PDF reader application for the Kindle digital book reader. Whereas the previous battery life topped out at about four days with wireless access turned on, the updated Kindle will run for seven days without needing (Read More)
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Engadget:
We're not quite sure what sort of black magic it's worked to make it happen, but it looks like Amazon is really taking the art of firmware updates to a new level with the latest upgrade for the Kindle. Not only does it finally add native PDF support (which would have gotten folks rightly excited on its own), but it promises (Read More)
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Wall Street Journal:
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that it has improved the performance of the battery on its Kindle e-book reader, extending the battery life by 85%. The company now claims the device will go up to seven days on a single charge with the wireless service turned on. In addition, Amazon said it has a (Read More)
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Silicon Alley Insider:
Amazon announced today two big upgrades to its 6 inch Kindle. The battery life is 85% longer and it has native PDF support.While the native PDF support is supposed to help business users reading documents on their Kindles, it also opens the door to e-book piracy.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Kindle Fantasies Are Run (Read More)
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Until today one of the biggest differences between the Kindle 2 and its top wireless e-reader competitors—aside from sheer availability during the holidays—was the inability to use the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) for native PDFs. Some PDFs could be converted to read on the Kindle but (Read More)
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CNET News.com:
Just before the holiday season, Amazon has announced that it's offering some small but notable upgrades to its Kindle e-book reader. (Read More)
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VentureBeat:
Textbook rental site Chegg.com may be raising tremendous amounts of funding, but competitor BookRenter isn’t sitting still — it just announced a $6 million first round.That number is dwarfed by the $84.2 million Chegg has raised (not counting debt), but BookRenter chief executive Mehdi Maghsoodnia says his Campbell, Calif. (Read More)
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Silicon Alley Insider:
The Daily Beast has a new president: Steve Colvin, former CEO for the U.S. arm of Dennis Publishing, The New York Post's Keith Kelly reports.Colvin, who oversaw Maxim, Blender and Stuff while at Dennis, will report to Brown at the editor's buzzy website. His duties include "revenue generation, audience development, brand d (Read More)
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