Amazon has released a really cool new browser extension called Send to Kindle for Google Chrome that lets Kindle users send web content such as news articles, blog posts, and even highlighted text from Google Chrome to a Kindle device or Kindle app. Unlike the other Send to Kindle apps that allow you to easily […]
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Get a New Kindle 4 eBook Reader for $47.40 from Amazon
Amazon is running an incredibly good deal on the Kindle 4 where you can get the ad-supported model for just $47.40, or the non-ad Kindle 4 for $65.40. The deal grants 40% off Kindle accessories placed with the same order too, or separately—as long as they are shipped by Amazon and not a third party […]
Does Kindle Touch Stock Shortage Mean New Lighted Kindle is Near?
Let the speculations begin. Amazon.com has suddenly depleted their supply of Kindle Touches down to nearly nothing. Of the four variations of Kindle Touch models Amazon sells, there is currently only one model in stock, the $139 WiFi Kindle Touch without Special Offers. The $99 Kindle Touch WiFi model is unavailable and the page says […]
Amazon Now Limiting Kindle 3G Data Usage to 50MB Per Month
Some folks over at MobileRead have noticed that Amazon is now limiting Kindle 3G usage to just 50MB per month for the experimental web browser. After hitting the limit you can still use the Kindle’s 3G connection to shop and download ebooks, as well as browse Amazon.com and Wikipedia, but all other 3G web browsing […]
New Firmware Version 5.1.2 for Kindle Touch Closes Security Hole
Amazon has issued a new firmware update for the Kindle Touch, version 5.1.2. It doesn’t bring any cool new features but it does close a glaring security hole in the Kindle Touch’s web browser. It turns out the Kindle’s “Experimental” web browser, as Amazon calls it, was indeed the experiment of hackers who discovered an […]
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on Kindle Fire Review and How To (Video)
For this review I’m going to show Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Kindle Fire and outline everything you need to know to install Android 4.1 on your Kindle Fire. Since Google released the source code for Android 4.1 last week, Android developers have been working hard to get Google’s latest mobile operating system up […]
Watching Cartoons on a Kindle Touch and Nook Touch (Videos)
In the past I’ve posted about how hackers have figured out how to play videos on a Nook Touch and Kindle Touch, so this isn’t anything new exactly, but I’ve recently come across a couple of new videos and they are too strange to pass up. This time around we’ve got a couple of cartoons […]
Updates for Kindle Android and iPad Apps Bring Much-Needed New Features
Amazon issued some updates for their reading apps this past week. They added some much-needed new features to the Kindle for Android app, and they also updated the Kindle for iPad app as well as the Kindle Cloud Reader, their web browser based app.