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Read It Later Pro is Amazon’s Free Android App Today

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If you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months you might not know that Amazon gives away a free paid Android app everyday. Today Amazon’s free app is Read It Later Pro, an app that allows you to save web pages to read later on various devices, “a DVR of the web” […]

First Look at Rooted Sony Reader PRS-T1 (Video)

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That didn’t take long. The Sony Reader PRS-T1 has been out less than two weeks and it’s already been rooted. The video below is evidence of a rooted PRS-T1. It’s still in its early stages so its not exactly running smoothly, and there aren’t any directions or details, but it’s a good sign of things […]

Kindle Fire and Kindle Apps to Get New Personal Documents Features Too

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I just received an email from Kindle Support regarding the new firmware update for the Kindle Keyboard and the new archiving and syncing of personal documents feature that Amazon recently implemented. There was some question as to whether or not the Kindle apps would be gettting archiving and syncing of personal documents and non-Kindle ebooks […]

Kindle Keyboard Software Update Version 3.3 Adds New Features

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Amazon has started rolling out a new software update, version 3.3, for the Kindle Keyboard, formally known as the Kindle 3. The update gives the Kindle Keyboard the ability to sync and archive personal documents and non-Kindle ebooks (here’s the post from yesterday explaining this new Kindle feature in case you missed it: Uploading Non-Kindle […]

Kobo Touch Update Adds Notes and Other New Features

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The Kobo Touch received some new features yesterday via yet another firmware update, version 1.9.12. The most prominent new features the update adds is the ability to add notes to ebooks using the on-screen keyboard and changing how the device interprets page turns.

Sony Reader PRS-350 Marked Down to $85 Refurbished

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Sony has had refurbished PRS-350’s available for a long time. The problem is that they’ve been selling them for $153—seriously, who’s going to pay more for a refurbished PRS-350 than a brand new PRS-T1. Finally, Sony put a reasonable price on the PRS-350. It is now $84.99 from Sony.com. They still list the price as […]