Amazon’s latest Kindle eReader with an E Ink screen sells for $119. But if you don’t need a front-lit display and don’t mind buying refurbished units, you can pick up an older Kindle for less than half the price… and get a few bonus features that are missing from newer models. The discontinued Kindle Touch […]
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4 Comments on Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReader
Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReader
4 Comments on Amazon updates Kindle Touch firmware, brings Paperwhite-style UI to discontinued eReaderAmazon has rolled out a software update for the Kindle Touch, bringing some of the features from the Kindle Paperwhite to folks still using Amazon’s first touchscreen Kindle eReader. Clearly the software update won’t bring a front-lit screen to the Kindle Touch, but it does give users new ways to navigate the home screen, book […]
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Deals of the Day (3-13-2013)
The Amazon Kindle Touch may not have all the bells and whistles of the new Kindle Paperwhite, but it does have a 6 inch E Ink touchscreen display and space for plenty of eBooks. It’s also a lot cheaper than the $119 Kindle Paperwhite. Amazon doesn’t actually sell the Kindle Touch anymore, but DailySteals is […]
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Amazon Kindle Touch now supports landscape mode, translation, more
Amazon has released a software update for the Amazon Kindle Touch that lets you hold the 7 inch eBook reader in landscape mode, customize the language settings, or access more options for sharing passages from eBooks. Kindle Touch software version 5.1 is available for download from the Amazon website, where you’ll also find instructions for […]
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Amazon offers free 2-day shipping on Kindles for last-minute Christmas shoppers
With Christmas just a few days away, Amazon is betting that a lot of folks are still shopping for last minute presents — and the company wouldn’t mind at all if a few of those gifts were Kindle devices. So Amazon is offering free 2-day shipping on all of the latest Kindles. If you place […]
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Kindle Touch is jailbroken, can run custom code
The Amazon Kindle Touch eBook Reader may not run Google Android like the latest eReaders from Barnes & Noble and Sony. But that doesn’t mean you can’t crack open the operating system and install custom apps. Developer Yifan Lu has figured out how to jailbreak the Kindle Touch simply by downloading an MP3 file and […]
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Amazon Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch start shipping early
Amazon is already shipping the Kindle Fire tablet and tomorrow the Amazon Kindle Touch eBook Reader will begin shipping to customers. The Kindle Fire had been scheduled to start shipping tomorrow, while the Kindle Touch ship date was initially set for next week. The $200 Kindle Fire features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel color […]
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Amazon’s latest Kindles will be available at 16,000 US retail stores
Amazon may have just given you one less reason to consider a NOOK Tablet or NOOK Simple Touch over a Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch. During yesterday’s launch event for the new NOOK Tablet, Barnes & Noble pointed out that you could walk into a bricks and mortar store to try out a NOOK before […]
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Amazon Kindle, Touch, and Fire up for pre-order ($79 and up)
Amazon introduced three new Kindle devices this morning: two eBook readers and the Kindle Fire tablet which is designed to access music, eBooks, movies, and apps from Amazon’s digital content stores. All three devices are expected to ship in November, but you can place pre-orders starting today. Kindle Fire This 7 inch tablet sort of […]