Last week we learned that Woolworths, Dick Smith and Big W will soon start selling the 6-inch graphite Kindle 3. But now that Amazon has cut the price on returned/repackaged Kindle 3s to $US100 (Wi-Fi) and $US130 (3G), you have to wonder if those rumoured Android Kindles are just around the corner. Should you wait? More »
Want to save a few bucks on a Kindle and enjoy being told what to buy? Well! Amazon’s set to unleash Kindle with Special Offers upon Best Buy and Target next month, a device that costs $US25 less than a Wi-Fi Kindle – but makes up for it by cramming in ads. More »
People sure are making hay out of Amazon being fresh out of Kindles! And while there’s certainly a chance this could herald the imminent arrival of Kindle 3, it seems more likely that Amazon hit an unexpected wave of demand. But who knows? More »
Nick Bilton flags a surge of job openings at Amazon, all for the Kindle team. Word is that Amazon’s working on a touchscreen colour Kindle, and if anything, this hiring spree shows that they’re not screwing around: They’re gathering software engineers, new QA staff and apparently talking to game publishers about games for the platform. This wouldn’t be a Kindle 3, it’d be a Kindle tablet. More »
Everybody’s talking about Amazon retaliating the iPad with a multitouch, multimedia, app-heavy Kindle 3. But it’s not as obvious a move as you think. In fact, it’s a bad idea. More »
Kindle 2.5 or HD or whatever the hell it’s called might have a ginormouser display, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be the perfect e-reader. Actually we’re pretty sure it won’t be. [Giz Explains]
The NYT’s report about a new, big-screened Kindle has just been given a huge cred injection: Amazon has sent around invites for an event on this coming Wednesday.
