Kindle Software Update > Information Source > Archive of 01-2012
amazon kindle fact bits
The Kindle has a built in cell receiver so that you can wirelessly browse, preview and purchase books using one-click.
Plenty of free e-books in Mobipocket format show up fine on Kindle.
Non DRM Mobipocket format is already supported on the Kindle - just drag and drop.
Ebook readers have extremely high contrast/readability and are extremely energy-efficient, being able to display several thousand pages of material without needing to recharge. eBooks are a narrow product, but they have their own ways in which PMPs cannot compete.
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4 Tips to Secure and Protect Your Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire has access to email, social networks, bank accounts, and more. Take steps to lock down your Amazon tablet and protect the data it contains. ...
Kindle Fire updates to bigger browser, better e-mail
Version 6.2.2 of Amazon's Kindle Fire software offers a new full-screen mode for Web browsing, momentarily concealing navigation and bookmark buttons for an inch of increased screen real estate. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET) Amazon's latest software update for the Kindle Fire tablet (version 6.2.2) is now officially available as a free, over-the-air update. Along with some general performance ... ...Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.2 update offers bug fixes, full-screen browsing (video)
Amazon has released another software update for its Kindle Fire tablet that offers a number of bug fixes, improved performance, and new features. According to Amazon's support site, "This update enhances fluidity and performance, improves support for manually set up e-mail providers in the Email app, and offers a new full screen mode for viewing web pages." Users should get a notification on ... ...New Kindle Fire update rolling out now
Kindle Fire owners have been using firmware 6.2.1 for nearly a month now. Amazon changed that, however, with the new 6.2.2 update. It isn't nearly as significant as last month's UI-improving 6.2.1 update, but it's rolling out now nonetheless. This is a minor update for the Kindle Fire. In fact, the only notable change is [...] ...Kindle Touch gets new software version 5.0.3
It wasn't all that long ago that the Nook Simple Touch got a bit of freshening up thanks to some new code, and now it's the Kindle Touch's turn for an upgrade. Amazon has just released software version 5.0.3 for its newest e-reader that brings "general software improvements" to the device. We're not sure exactly what that means, but we do know the update will be delivered via WiFi in the next ... ... ~O-O~
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