11 Feb
By Iain Mackenzie
Newsbeat US reporter
Online retailer Amazon has launched the new version of its electronic book reader, Kindle.
Kindle 2 is thinner, slightly lighter and has a longer battery life than the original version that went on sale in November 2007.
The company says its new model has seven times more memory, enabling it to hold [...]
10 Feb
February 9, 2009 1:04 PM PST
by Dong Ngo
(Credit: Plastic Logic)
It’s a day for e-reader news. Along with Amazon.com’s Kindle 2 announcement, competitor Plastic Logic revealed the first partners to distribute content on its eReader when the device becomes commercially available sometime in 2010.
The partners include Ingram Digital, LibreDigital, and Zinio, which has more than 1,000 [...]
9 Feb
Quentin Hardy, 02.08.09, 03:00 PM EST
Could Amazon’s device help save an industry?
On Monday Amazon is expected to announce the second version of the Kindle, its powerful electronic book. Most gadget freaks expect some significant improvements, including a better keyboard layout and less intrusive navigation controls. The most interesting question about the device almost certainly will [...]
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