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Gadgets

Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System In 2010

5:26AM Sean Fallon | Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organised ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. More »
Gadgets

Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups The Ante With Full Colour And Video

4:58AM Mark Wilson | Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch display for ebook readers that not only renders colour and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still Kindle. More »
Gadgets

Kindle For PC Beta Now Available To Download

10:39PM Danny Allen | Now you don’t need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports colour photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. More »
Gadgets

Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook And PMP Features

6:45AM Jack Loftus | Details are sparse at the moment, but we do know this afternoon that Creative is hard at work on developing a “MediaBook” device that will combine video, pictures and text with what’s being described as an eBook form factor. More »
Entertainment

Ever Wanted To Hear A Kindle Read The Kama Sutra? Now You Can (Maybe NSFW)

4:51PM Nick Broughall | The sad truth is that you’ve never experienced Vatsyayana’s Kama Sutra until you’ve had it read to you by the Kindle’s text-to-speech option. You’re welcome…
Gadgets

Why Are Books Disappearing From The Kindle Store?

10:45AM Nick Broughall | I’m really enjoying the Kindle. But since writing my review, I have come across something that’s a bit frustrating: Books seem to be disappearing from the store. More »
Gadgets

Amazon Kindle International Edition Review

11:33AM Nick Broughall | The original Kindle from Amazon launched in the US back in November 2007. Now, almost two years later, the online retailing giant has launched an international version for over 100 different countries, including Australia. I’ve been playing with one for almost a week now, and as much as I love it, there are a few things you should know before you buy one… More »
Software

Mac Getting A Kindle App, Just Like Windows

8:02AM Adam Frucci | Windows isn’t the only operating system getting a Kindle app; Amazon has just announced that they’re prepping a Kindle app for Macs as well, allowing you to read your Kindle purchases right on your computer. Taste the excitement! [Silicon Alley Insider]
Gadgets

Weekend Gadgets: It’s All About The Kindle

4:45PM Nick Broughall | In the craziness that was Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch yesterday, I received a little delivery. As I tore open the box marked ‘Amazon’ with excitement, I was trying my best to contain my excitement. As the Kindle appeared, resplendent in its shiny cream plastic and brushed aluminium back, I allowed myself a grin, because I’ve been waiting for this frickin thing for too long. More »
Gadgets

Amazon Drops The International Kindle Price By $US20

7:51AM Sean Fallon | Amazon has responded to the release of Barnes and Noble’s nook eReader by price matching their International Kindle down to $US259. Eh, I’m not reading eBooks overseas. I still want a Nook. [NYT]