Amazon have released a new firmware update for the Kindle e-reader which will significantly increase the battery life by a huge 85% and the firmware update also adds PDF capabilities, all for free.
Kindle customers won’t have to send their devices in for upgrade or download or manually update the Kindle, Amazon will be deliver the firmware update via the Amazon WhisperNet service in the background.
The firmware 2.3 upgrade applies to both Kindle DX as well as the U.S. and global versions of the Kindle, the battery-life upgrade applies to just the “Global Wireless” version of the Kindle. The upgrade extends the battery life of up to seven days even with wireless turned on, a significant improvement from its previous four day lifespan with wireless turned on.
The Global Wireless and U.S. Wireless version of the Kindle receives the PDF reader upgrade.
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