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Kindle Gets Games; Two Free Apps Launched

The Kindle is no longer an ebooks-only device; developers have just released two Kindle-ready games, thanks to the Kindle Development Kit (KDK).

Senh: It is becoming a cheaper, black & white version of the iPad - or since it came first, the iPad is a colored, more powerful version of the Kindle. It's an interesting development, although I think it's hard to break away from what you're known for. Still, it's a great alternative since it's cheaper, lighter, and has significantly longer battery life.

Amazon Introduces $139 Kindle With Wi-Fi as It Competes With Apple's IPad

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos cut prices and added features to the Kindle to defend it against a threat from Apple Inc. in the fast- growing market for electronic readers. Amazon introduced two new versions of the device today, including a $139 model that works with Wi-Fi. A second version, with 3G mobile technology as well as Wi-Fi to download books, costs $189. Bloomberg News reported details in May about Amazon’s plans for the Kindle, its bestselling product.

Amazon sells out of the Kindle

Amazon has sold out of its least expensive Kindle, perhaps providing further evidence of the e-reader's popularity or signaling a new device in the offing.

Kindle's New Software Update Allows Tweeting

The e-reader's introduces a new social features. PCMag takes it for a for a test drive.

Senh: Smart move by Amazon. Eventually, it'll turn into an efficient black and white version of an iPad, which isn't bad. If you're just text messaging or reading email, you don't really need color.

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Can Borders And Kobo eReader Kill Amazon And The Kindle?

Borders just announced that they're selling the Kobo eReader, an $149 ebook touted, by Wired, no less, as a Kindle killer. This device isn't formally Border's only ebook reader. Instead, they will sell multiple readers online and in stores and the real news is that they're creating an ebook store that will act as their default spot on the interwebs for ebooks and content.

Amazon Kindle To Get Facebook, Twitter

Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader is getting access to Facebook and Twitter, along with several other enhancements, as part of a software update being sent wirelessly to the devices.

In a posting on Amazon's site, the company says the new software will let users share book passages on their Twitter and Facebook accounts. The update will also let people sort books and documents into collections and lock their Kindle with a password. There also will be larger font options and the ability to zoom in on PDF documents.

E-reader boom kindles a variety of new options

When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change....

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