Amazon has updated the Kindle app for iOS to version 3.5, and with the new version comes what was a major feature on the Kindle devices. Previously only available on physical Kindles from Amazon was the X-Ray feature, which allows you to track characters and themes in books to help you keep track of … [Read more...]
The Kindle app for iOS has just been updated to version 3.1, and with it brings some major new features and tweaks. The big change is new support for graphically heavy files — namely children's books, comics, and graphic novels. The iPad version also has tightened the margins, arguably for a … [Read more...]
With the early reviews of the new iPad waxing lyrical about text rendering, it seemed bizarre that the Kindle app didn't have Retina Support — well that's now been remedied. Today Amazon released an update to their iOS Kindle app featuring: … [Read more...]
Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 46 - "Happy Happy Joy Joy", our last podcast of 2012. You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast our iPad and iPhone podcast live each week. If you missed the live show, we … [Read more...]
Our friends at DigiTimes, not content with floating iPad 3 rumors, are claiming that Apple will launch a 7.85-inch iPad in the fourth quarter of 2012. This according to their sources in the supply chain. Claims of a potential 7.85 iPad mini are founded on the premise that such a device is … [Read more...]
Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 33 - "These Are Not The Droids You're Looking For". You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast our iPad and iPhone podcast live each week. If you missed the live show, we hope … [Read more...]
Apple's view on apps has always been "if you don't like the App Store rules, make a web app!", and Amazon has done just that. Not willing to fork over 30% of their revenue through Apple's control of in app purchases, they have just rolled out a web app — the Kindle Cloud Reader. It's a web app … [Read more...]
Amazon seems determined to make the Kindle ubiquitous, and it's currently available on just about every platform on the planet. The iOS version just received a significant update, with a major new feature that allows you to add your own files: • Continue downloading books while the app is in the … [Read more...]
Okay Amazon, I'll give you that an e-ink screen is easier to read in direct sunlight than an iPad. Fair call. But I'll buy a Kindle over an iPad when it can surf the web in full color, play games, watch videos, write emails, work, and use good apps, as well as read ebooks. What's that? It can't? You … [Read more...]
Want to know what the difference is between a Kindle and an iPad at extremely high magnification? Over at Bit-101, they've slung both devices under a microscope (a USB one that will set you back some $60 at Amazon). The image above is at 26x, the one below is 400x, both with the Kindle on the left. … [Read more...]
