Amazon schedules its annual fall hardware event for September 30 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Echo smart speakers, Kindles, and possibly other gadgets
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Kindle Colorsoft hands-on: bold and sharp color on a 7" display, wireless charging, and comfortable, lightweight design, but pricier than other Kindles at $280
The Kindle Colorsoft is shaping up to be a winner — Early Verdict … The Kindle Colorsoft ($279) is the first color Kindle and something I've been waiting years for.
Amazon Kindle users are unable to download new and previously purchased books to their Kindles; Amazon says the outage could last at least 48 hours
Amazon is having an outage with its Kindle e-reader ebook system. New books purchased from the Kindle Store will not be downloaded locally …
Many of Amazon's Kindles are displaying ads for blatantly AI-generated books on the lock screen, with some appearing to be flagrant copies of existing works
https://futurism.com/... X: Caroline / @i_dont_caroline : Finally. Someone said it. This is ridiculous and so frustrating. I see more of this shit advertised than actual books. This needs to stop. htt...
Many of Amazon's Kindles are displaying ads for blatantly AI-generated books on the lock screen, with some appearing to be flagrant copies of existing works
https://futurism.com/... X: Laura Brady / @laurab7 : “I never minded the ads on them... until they became flooded with AI-generated books.” Kindles are displaying ads for blatantly AI-generated books....
Amazon plans to stop supplying Chinese retailers with Kindles, will close the e-bookstore in China on June 30, 2023, and remove the Kindle app in 2024
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said it will stop supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers from Thursday and will shut its Kindle e-bookstore …
Amazon rolls out an OS update with a new UI for Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Oasis, the first refresh since around 2016
Refined look and feel coming to most Kindles released since 2015. — Amazon's Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly, and they're mostly of the nondescript … Source: Amazon .
A look inside a community of hackers who tinker with Kindle e-readers to disable Amazon's tracking, circumvent file format restrictions, install games, and more
Melanie Ehrenkranz / OneZero : Tweets: @dlberes , @medium , and @mvzelenks Tweets: Damon Beres / @dlberes : For years, a community of Kindle hackers has taken a little bit of power away from Amazon a...
After China Labor Watch probe, Amazon admits its own audit found many workers at a Foxconn factory that makes Kindles and Echos were hired and paid illegally
US tech giant admits audit of Foxconn factory in Hengyang found irregularities — Amazon has admitted that thousands of agency workers …