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amazon kindle fact bits
If you read some of the Kindle discussion groups, you'll see people complaining about "no backlighting", and then a few days/weeks later they will be lauding the fact that it has no backlighting.
As glued to the net as we all are, there's vast quantities of content that is not available online.
The Kindle only allows the reading of Amazon DRM-protected content.
Kindles can read a variety of non-proprietary, non-DRM'ed formats. They read TXT, HTML, JPEG, and non-DRM Mobi files directly.
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Kindle Fire Silk browser ported to other Android devices: Theft?
The porting of the Kindle Fire Silk browser to non-Amazon hardware raises the question -- is this theft? ...
Amazon's Silk Browser Might Just Run on More Than the Kindle Fire [Amazon]
# amazon When the Kindle Fire arrived, the Amazon Silk web browser received much hype for its ability to use the cloud for processing and rendering power, thus making the web experience smoother on the $200 device. But apparently it can run on more than just Amazon's tablet. More » ...Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update launches, brings Silk browser improvements
Mentioned two weeks ago by Amazon officials, the Internet company has started rolling out version 6.2.1 of the Kindle Fire software. Much of the user interface has been tweaked to become more responsive to screen tapping and navigation of content is much more fluid. The Silk browser is also smoother when moving through different Web pages and loading content. The update brings customization to ... ...Kindle Fire Software Update Doesn't Fix Laggy Browser
Amazon has released a software update for its Kindle Fire tablet, promising enhanced "fluidity and performance." But the update doesn't mention anything about improved browser performance, and our own testing suggests the browser is inexplicably slow. ...Silk ported from Kindle Fire to rooted Android devices, other web browsers now jealous
Give it time and eventually someone will port your favorite browser to everything, even your toaster , if you're lucky. A group of developers on the XDA-forums has begun sharing how to port the Silk web browser found on the Amazon Kindle Fire to various Android devices. To accomplish this, you'll need a rooted Android device, whereupon you can download a package file and install it to the ... ... ~O-O~
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