Amazon Kindle Color DX and Amazon Kindle Color 3G Some more details of the long awaited Amazon Kindle color readers are emerging. In fact there are two Amazon Color tablets being prepared for release towards the end of 2011, according to a brief statement by stock analyst Detwiler Fenton & Continue reading …
Kindle 3 Reader
You’ll certainly appreciate the greater convenience and built-in reading tools, but you will realize that having a Kindle is not as carefree. A Kindle extended warranty could be a smart choice for some. Continue reading …
It is almost exactly one month since Amazon announced that it is joining forces with OverDrive the eBook lending service provider to enable Kindle customers to borrow eBooks from their local libraries. To date, this has been impossible as the Kindle does not support ePub, the format commonly used in Continue reading …
May 192011
As mentioned on our previous post Travelling With Kindle 3G Abroad and Free 3G Wireless Web Browsing, the only 3G usage that is truly free is Kindle Book browsing and downloading; and Wikipedia.org browsing. This post explains how to get the most out of Wikipedia browsing. It would have been Continue reading …
May 182011
Have you ever wondered that is inside the sleek exterior of the Kindle reader 3G? Well, here is the answer: E ink “Pearl” display from EINK Corporation in Taiwan. processor i.MX353 from Freescale Semiconductors (Austin, Texas) power management chip MC13892 from Freescale Semiconductors (Austin, Texas) EINK display controller S1D13521 from Continue reading …
May 152011
Amazon, already unpopular with traditional book retailers for ‘ruthlessly’ undercutting on the price of books, has now being criticized for its plans to produce its own titles. This will give it a stranglehold on the industry and drive traditional publishing houses and book shops out of business, claim critics. It Continue reading …
Do you remember reading that the Kindle 3G comes with “Free 3G Wireless – No monthly payments, no annual contracts.” Did you think this could be handy on your next trip to Europe, or any indeed any one of over 100 countries. Here is the Wireless Coverage Map. But according Continue reading …
After many rumors, Amazon has at last released an ad subsidized Kindle – Kindle Wi-Fi. In doing so, Amazon have cleverly introduced another price point that breaks the $100 barrier. The up front cost is just above $100 but with the Special Offers, the total cost is well below $90 Continue reading …
