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Kindle Paperwhite at Night

Kindle Paperwhite Update 5.3.5 Brings Dictionary and Search Enhancements

Amazon has issued another firmware update for the Kindle Paperwhite. This new version goes by the number 5.3.5. It includes the usual “general improvements” as well as a couple of new features. The first feature enhancement improves dictionary usage by showing the full definition of a looked-up word in the dictionary window instead of just [...]

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Kindle Fire HD

New Software Updates for Kindle Fire HD and 2nd Gen Kindle Fire

Amazon has just issued a series of firmware updates for their latest line of Kindle Fire Tablets, including both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch HD models as well as the 2nd generation Kindle Fire (the one that sells for $159). The update adds some new features. The 7-inch Kindles now support X-Ray for Textbooks (the 8.9″ [...]

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Kobo Arc

Kobo Unleashes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Kobo Arc Tablet

Kobo announced today that they’ve released a firmware update for the Kobo Arc tablet that upgrades the operating system and adds some new features. The Kobo Arc is Kobo’s latest 7″ tablet. It has a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, a high resolution 1280 x 800 screen, and comes with options for 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB [...]

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Kindle Paperwhite at Night

New Firmware Update for Kindle Paperwhite – Version 5.3.4

Amazon released another update for the Kindle Paperwhite today. The new software version is 5.3.4. It’s a minor update but it’s a large file of about 164MB. The update doesn’t add any noticeable new features. All that Amazon says about the update is that it includes “general improvements for your Kindle Paperwhite”. I downloaded the [...]

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Kindle Touch Gets Lots of New Features with Firmware Update 5.3.2

Amazon has just issued a major firmware update for the Kindle Touch that adds a ton of new features. Amazon has basically turned it into the Kindle Paperwhite minus the high-res screen and frontlight. Plus the Kindle Touch has speakers and an audio jack so it gets Amazon’s new Whispersync for Voice feature as well [...]

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Kobo Reading Stats

New Kobo Firmware 2.3 Adds In Book Reading Stats to Kobo eReaders

I turned on my Kobo Glo yesterday and it informed me there was a new firmware update available so of course I went ahead and installed it. The biggest change that I’ve noticed so far with the new 2.3.1 firmware is that Kobo added a nifty reading stats menu that’s accessible from within Kobo ebooks [...]

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Kindle Fire HD

Software Update for Kindle Fire HD Version 7.2.2 Adds New Features

The Kindle Fire HD got some new features via a firmware update yesterday. The new firmware is labeled version 7.2.2, and it’s for the 7″ Kindle Fire HD. The 8.9″ model has different firmware, and there isn’t any mention of the new features on its software update page yet—it will probably be updated soon. Here [...]

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Sony Reader PRS-T2

New Firmware Updates for Sony Reader PRS-T2 and PRS-T1 Now Available

Sony has released firmware updates for their latest ebook reader, the Sony PRS-T2, as well as last year’s model, the Sony PRS-T1. With the PRS-T2 it will notify you that the update is available after connecting to Wi-Fi and then ask to download and install it. I’m not sure if the PRS-T1 has automatic updates [...]

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Nook Software Update

Software Updates for Nook Touches and Nook HD Tablets

Barnes and Noble has started rolling out firmware updates for the Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Nook Touch, and Nook HD and HD+ tablets. According to B&N, the software update is minor. In fact it’s so minor all they give as a description for the Nook Touch is, “The NOOK Simple Touch Ver1.2.0 update provides minor [...]

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Kindle Paperwhite

Firmware Update for Kindle Paperwhite, Version 5.3.0

Amazon is now starting to roll out the first firmware update for the Kindle Paperwhite since its release about 1 month ago. The update will be delivered automatically to all Kindle Paperwhites via Wi-Fi over the “coming weeks”, or you can download it now from Amazon and install it manually. The new software is version [...]

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