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New 'Send to Kindle': Non-book PC files to your Amazon ereader
No Mac as yet 13 January 2012 7:59 GMT TweetKindle has announced its new "Send to Kindle" software for the PC which attempts to make it super-easy to send PC files to your Kindle.
This has been possible previously using your Send-to-Kindle email address, but that involves a little messing...
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Kindle and iPad dominated Christmas stockings
YouGov data reveals trends 4 January 2012 10:57 GMT TweetIt seems that the UK had itself a merry Kindle Christmas, with Amazon's massively successful ebook reader being the most gifted tech-based product.
A staggering one in every 40 adults in Britain woke up to find an ebook reader under the tree...
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Over 4 million Kindles sold in December, Kindle Fire tops list
Christmas Day biggest for book downloads 29 December 2011 14:42 GMT TweetAmazon has revealed that over 1 million Kindles were sold each week in December, with the Kindle Fire tablet being the top selling product on Amazon.com for Christmas. In addition, gifting of Kindle books was up by 175 per cent on Amazon.com year on...
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Best Windows Phone 7 apps
FEATURE Must download apps 27 December 2011 16:08 GMT TweetSo you've got a Windows Phone 7 phone, and now you need to fill it with lovely Windows Phone 7 apps. But with over 45,000 apps available for the Microsoft platform what are the best ones to get and are there any that take advantage of the Metro interface.
We've...
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Queen's Speech lights Kindles on Christmas Day
Ebook version for first time ever 22 December 2011 11:15 GMT TweetAmazon is hoping that it will be an Annus Kindlebilis, as the Queen's traditional Christmas Day speech is to land in ebook format for the first time.
The Kindle version of HRH's speech will hit the Kindle Store after she has made the official...
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Kindle for iPad and iPhone update brings Kindle Fire-like features
Free update in time to Xmas 21 December 2011 16:22 GMT TweetThe Kindle iPhone and iPad apps have been given a major overhaul, with Amazon updating the iOS app to version 2.9 and bringing in new Kindle Fire-like features in time for the Christmas season.
The iPad version gets a new design for magazines,...
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Amazon Kindle Fire UK launch January 2012 claim sources
Not long to wait 6 December 2011 16:52 GMT TweetAmazon will launch the Kindle Fire in the UK in January in the UK according to sources close to the launch.
The news means the new Android powered tablet from Amazon, that was launched in November in the US, will miss the all important UK Christmas...
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Amazon to rival Apple's Siri with Kindle voice recognition tech
Startup bought on the quiet 10 November 2011 8:54 GMT TweetAmazon has been found to have purchased a startup called Yap, which could pave the way for it developing its own brand of voice recognition to rival the iPhone 4S Siri system.
Yap are the developers of an app called Yap Voicemail, which on...
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New Amazon Kindle Fire to be 8.9-inch?
Three new models in 2012? 4 November 2011 10:32 GMT TweetIt's pretty much nailed on, according to the omnipresent online rumour mill at least, that Amazon will launch a follow up to the Amazon Kindle Fire early in 2012.
All reports point towards a more beefier, in terms of hardware, device - one...
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Kindle Owners' Lending Library goes live in the US
Prime = free books 3 November 2011 9:58 GMT TweetOver in the land of the free (and the home of the brave) Amazon has unleashed its much rumoured ebook lending platform, entitled Kindle Owners' Lending Library.
And there's a heavy emphasis on the word "Owners" as you'll actually have to be...
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Which Amazon Kindle should I buy?
FEATURE 3G or Wi-Fi, we'll help you choose 24 October 2011 14:23 GMT TweetThere are two versions of the Amazon Kindle available in the UK, known as the Kindle Wi-Fi and the Kindle Keyboard 3G. Previously these devices were essentially the design, but one offered 3G connectivity and one didn't.
However, with the recent...
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New Amazon Kindle selling like hot cakes
Top of the charts 30 September 2011 16:48 GMT TweetIt isn’t going to be hitting shops for at least a couple of weeks, but that hasn’t stopped the new Kindle, announced earlier this week, becoming the number one selling gadget in the Amazon.co.uk Bestsellers list in the UK, and number 2...
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Amazon Kindle (2011) review
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The cheapest Kindle yet
30 September 2011 9:49 GMT
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With all the fuss over the launch of the Kindle Fire tablet, it would have been easy to overlook the new Amazon product that Jeff Bezos expects to sell "many millions" - the cheapest Kindle ever, slightly confusingly also called the Kindle. (The Kindle...
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Amazon Kindle Touch: Two touchscreen models, plus £89 Kindle
New ebook readers ahoy! 28 September 2011 16:21 GMT TweetAmazon has bolstered its expected Amazon Kindle Fire launch with a batch of new ebook readers. The Amazon Kindle Touch range consists of two models, one 3G and Wi-Fi, one Wi-Fi only. Plus, the company has announced a cheaper non-touchscreen Kindle...
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Better Amazon Kindle tablet to arrive early in 2012?
2nd tab incoming? 28 September 2011 10:11 GMT TweetA second, better Amazon Kindle tablet could land as early as the first quarter of next year.
That's according to to gadget site gdgt - the chaps behind reports that the Amazon Kindle Fire, the tablet that is expected to be unveiled in a matter...
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