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Amazon Kindle is UK's most unused Christmas present
Not crotchless panties, surprisingly 20 January 2012 11:25 GMT TweetThe Amazon Kindle may have topped the sales charts in the UK this Christmas, but it now heads up an entirely new, but not as renowned list. As well as being the Brits' most sought after Chrimbo present, it's also the most unused.
A survey conducted...
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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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SolarKindle e-reader cover shines on
CES 2012: Useful kit for your Kindle 9 January 2012 1:36 GMT TweetAs Liam Gallagher once claimed; You can wait for a lifetime to spend your days in the sunshine. But by the time you that, your Kindle would've run out of juice. Luckily for you, SolarFocus Technology has unleashed the SolarKindle over in Vegas at CES...
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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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Amazon is corporate bully, according to Kindle case maker
Claim in lawsuit 28 December 2011 10:58 GMT TweetKindle case manufacturer M-Edge has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com, claiming that the online retail giant threatened to unlawfully "de-list" its products and attempted to change the terms on a three-year contract signed in 2009 through a campaign...
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Kindle Fire software update to fix US issues - great news for UK release
Performance and UI improvements 12 December 2011 10:03 GMT TweetAmazon has responded to negative user comments by promising a software update for its Kindle Fire tablet in the next 2 weeks.
Since launch, it is believed that the device has sold well, with Amazon claiming that it has had to reorder stock...
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Teach your dad to use his Kindle
FEATURE GOOD CHRISTMAS: Get him reading 7 December 2011 18:16 GMT TweetA Good Christmas means good presents. What better than a piece of technology that the whole family can enjoy and that’s easy as (mince) pie to pick up? If you hadn’t guessed from the title and the large picture just above, we’re talking...
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Amazon Kindle Fire review
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Hot or cold?
18 November 2011 8:21 GMT
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Is it a jumped-up e-reader, a cut-price iPad or nothing more than a portable shop window for Amazon’s endless shelves? The Kindle Fire blunders into the tablet wars with something to annoy everyone: an LCD screen to irritate E Ink fans; a GPS-less,...
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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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Pocket-lint Podcast #58 - iPhone 5 Special
Let's talk iPhone, Forza 4, Kindle and more 4 October 2011 15:59 GMT TweetThe "Let's Talk iPhone" Apple press conference is imminent, so the team turns its immediate attention to the iPhone 5, no, hang on, er, the iPhone 4S, nope, bugger, Tim Cook's possible catchphrase. Oh, you get the picture.
Also on the agenda...
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Amazon Kindle (2011) review
REVIEW
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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Amazon Kindle Fire: Official with $199 price tag
7-inch tab goes live 28 September 2011 15:59 GMT TweetAmazon has done what we all knew it would do: officially unveiling its first foray into the tablet world with the 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire.
And for once, the rumour mill seems to have got it spot on with regards to the cheap price tag. But...
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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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