mobiputing » amazon kindle http://mobiputing.com Tue, 22 May 2012 18:09:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Amazon overhauls Kindle app for Android http://mobiputing.com/2011/09/amazon-overhauls-kindle-app-for-android/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/09/amazon-overhauls-kindle-app-for-android/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:00:06 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=11404 Amazon Kindle 3.1Amazon is expected to launch a 7 inch tablet later this year running a highly modified version of Google Android with a focus on eBooks, music, movies, and apps that you can acquire from Amazon's digital media stores. But the company hasn't abandoned its apps for other Android phones and tablets. Amazon recently launched a major update to its Kindle app for Android. The Kindle... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/09/amazon-overhauls-kindle-app-for-android/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle app now available for the HP TouchPad http://mobiputing.com/2011/07/amazon-kindle-app-now-available-for-the-hp-touchpad/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/07/amazon-kindle-app-now-available-for-the-hp-touchpad/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:50:03 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=10823 kindle touchpadOne of the biggest complaints early reviewers have had about the HP TouchPad tablet is the lack of high quality apps available for webOS 3.0. In fact, some of the apps HP had promised would be available at launch didn't make the cut when the tablet started shipping earlier this month. Take the Amazon Kindle app for the TouchPad, for instance. The TouchPad hit the... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/07/amazon-kindle-app-now-available-for-the-hp-touchpad/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle 3.0 app adds support for Android 3.0 tablets http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/amazon-kindle-3-0-app-adds-support-for-android-3-0-tablets/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/amazon-kindle-3-0-app-adds-support-for-android-3-0-tablets/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:14:19 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=9248 Amazon has released a new version of its Kindle app for Android, bringing improved support for tablets running Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Appropriately, the new app is Kindle 3.0 for Android. There are two key areas where the app has been redesigned. The first is the new grid view for your library which lets you see thumbnail icons of all your books instead of a... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/amazon-kindle-3-0-app-adds-support-for-android-3-0-tablets/feed/ 2 Kindle app for iOS adds Project Gutenberg books, background downloads http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/kindle-app-for-ios-adds-project-gutenberg-books-background-downloads/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/kindle-app-for-ios-adds-project-gutenberg-books-background-downloads/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:08:29 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=7043 Amazon has launched version 2.5 of its Kindle app for iOS with a few key new features. First, if you're running iOS 4 you can now download books in the background while running other tasks. You still need to start your download from the Kindle Store, and to be honest, most eBook files are so small that they're done downloading before you know it, but... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/kindle-app-for-ios-adds-project-gutenberg-books-background-downloads/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 now available http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-now-available/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-now-available/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:00:38 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=7003 Amazon has launched a Kindle app for Windows Phone 7. The app has all the usual features, allowing users to read books downloaded from the Amazon Kindle store -- and to synchronize your data including bookmarks and last page read across all of your Kindle devices. The app lets you buy books or download free titles, adjust fonts, colors and contrast, and supports portrait and... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-now-available/feed/ 0 Amazon plans to launch Kindle app for Android, Windows tablets http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-plans-to-launch-kindle-app-for-android-windows-tablets/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-plans-to-launch-kindle-app-for-android-windows-tablets/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:15:59 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=6996 Amazon already offers Kindle apps for Windows and Android, allowing you to purchase and read eBooks on a PC or phone. But the company has announced plans for new Windows and Android apps specifically targeted at tablets. Android tablets will likely have larger, higher resolution displays than a typical Android smartphone, which means a redesign is in order. Windows tablets, on the other hand may... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/01/amazon-plans-to-launch-kindle-app-for-android-windows-tablets/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle for Android adds newspapers, magazines, integrated store http://mobiputing.com/2010/12/amazon-kindle-for-android-adds-newspapers-magazines-integrated-store/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/12/amazon-kindle-for-android-adds-newspapers-magazines-integrated-store/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:43:01 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=6659 Amazon has released a major update to its eBook app for Android. Probably the biggest change in Kindle for Android 2.0 is support for newspapers and magazines, with Amazon offering over 100 periodicals to choose from. But another nice touch is the fact that Amazon has finally integrated the Kindle Store directly into the app, which means you don't have to flip back and forth... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/12/amazon-kindle-for-android-adds-newspapers-magazines-integrated-store/feed/ 2 Amazon Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 on the way http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-on-the-way/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-on-the-way/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:05:06 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=5246 Amazon has announced plans to develop a Kindle eBook app for Windows Phone 7. That's hardly surprising, since Amazon currently offers several physical Kindle devices,PC and Mac apps, and software for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android. Still, it's nice to see that the company doesn't plan to give up on the whole cross-platform thing anytime soon. The Windows Phone 7 app will... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-kindle-app-for-windows-phone-7-on-the-way/feed/ 1 Amazon updates Kindle iOS app with 2-column iPad view, annotations http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-updates-kindle-ios-app-with-2-column-ipad-view-annotations/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-updates-kindle-ios-app-with-2-column-ipad-view-annotations/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:49:22 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=4710 Amazon has released an updated version of its Kindle app for iOS. One of the most significant changes is support for a two column view on the Apple iPad, which lets you see two pages side by side -- just like you would with a real book. Amazon is also using its Shelfari service to add a "Book Extras" feature which is available on the... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/10/amazon-updates-kindle-ios-app-with-2-column-ipad-view-annotations/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle 1.1 for Android lets you search inside books http://mobiputing.com/2010/09/amazon-kindle-1-1-for-android-lets-you-search-inside-books/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/09/amazon-kindle-1-1-for-android-lets-you-search-inside-books/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:07:06 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=4424 Amazon has pushed out an updated version of its Kindle app for Google Android. It still doesn't support the audio and video capabilities that are available in the iOS version of the Kindle app, but it does add a few other features from the iOS app, including: Search for text inside a book Edit notes and highlights and synchronize them across multiple Kindle devices Look... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/09/amazon-kindle-1-1-for-android-lets-you-search-inside-books/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle iOS app adds dictionary, Wikipedia, Google support http://mobiputing.com/2010/07/amazon-kindle-ios-app-add-dictionary-wikipedia-google-support/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/07/amazon-kindle-ios-app-add-dictionary-wikipedia-google-support/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:48:49 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=3135 As much as I love the feel of holding a good book in my hand, there are a few things you can do with digital books that you can't easily do with the old fashioned paper type of book. For instance, you can quickly search for text in the eBook, or highlight a word to look up its meaning in a dictionary. You know, assuming... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/07/amazon-kindle-ios-app-add-dictionary-wikipedia-google-support/feed/ 2 Amazon Kindle app for Android now available (eBooks) http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-now-available-ebooks/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-now-available-ebooks/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:13:11 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=2522 Amazon launched a new Kindle app for Android devices today. Like the company's iPhone app, the new Kindle for Android app will let you find, purchase, download, and read digital books on your mobile device. The mobile app synchronizes your last read pages, bookmarks, and annotations with other devices linked to your account. So if you have a physical Kindle eBook reader, an iPod touch... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-now-available-ebooks/feed/ 2 Amazon adds audio/video to Kindle apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-adds-audiovideo-to-kindle-apps-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-adds-audiovideo-to-kindle-apps-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:10:07 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=2507 Amazon has rolled out an updated version of the Kindle software for Apple's mobile devices. The new app adds support for eBooks with audio and video content. This opens up the doors to all sorts of multimedia content. For instance, the latest Kindle edition of Knitting for Dummies comes with 6 videos that can actually demonstrate how to perform different knitting techniques. And the new... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/amazon-adds-audiovideo-to-kindle-apps-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/feed/ 4 Kindle 2.1 for iPhone offers bigger fonts, in-book search http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/kindle-2-1-for-iphone-offers-bigger-fonts-in-book-search/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/kindle-2-1-for-iphone-offers-bigger-fonts-in-book-search/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:40:41 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=2130 Amazon released a minor update to its Kindle app for iOS this week. Kindle 2.1 features a few tweaks that are aimed at iPad users, and one major new feature for iPhone/iPod touch users. The iPad version gets bigger fonts and more font sizes as well as faster navigation between home and archived items. The iPhone and iPod touch version now allows you to search... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/kindle-2-1-for-iphone-offers-bigger-fonts-in-book-search/feed/ 0 Amazon Kindle app for Android coming this summer http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-coming-this-summer/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-coming-this-summer/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 12:48:38 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=1516 We already knew Amazon was working on a version of its Kindle eBook reader for Google Android. Now we know when it will be released... roughly. Amazon has announced that the Kindle App for Android is due out this summer -- and it will have one major feature that's missing from the iPhone and iPad versions. You'll be able to purchase eBooks from within the... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/amazon-kindle-app-for-android-coming-this-summer/feed/ 2 Amazon Kindle app, video on demand coming to Android? http://mobiputing.com/2010/03/amazon-kindle-app-video-on-demand-coming-to-android/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/03/amazon-kindle-app-video-on-demand-coming-to-android/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:27 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=143 Amazon's Kindle platform lets you purchase and read eBooks on an iPhone, BlackBerry, PC, or a Kindle eBook reader. So far there's no app for Android. But as Kevin Tofel points out, it looks like a Kindle reader for Android could be coming soon. The folks at Engadget got their hands on a couple of leaked documents from Dell for the company's upcoming Dell Mini... Read more »

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