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Tsunami warning in Hawaii
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I’m in Honolulu, Hawaii on short vacation right now. And I’m staying in the hotel right in front of the Ala Wai bay in Honolulu. Today I was woken up…
Sign-up for KDK limited beta is now open.
As of this morning I’ve received an email from Amazon (which resulted from leaving my email at KDK page earlier). Right now Amazon is considering first candidates for the limited…
Unicode Fonts Hack for International Kindle DX
I was away from home for extended period of time without access to a machine that I could rebuild UFH packages for the newly released International version of Kindle DX.…
Kindle Now Open To Non-US Authors
In welcome move, Amazon has decided to open up the Kindle platform to authors who are situated outside the US. So now authors from all over the world can sell…
Opening the Kindle to Third Party Developers
The Kindle is great for what it does, but it is by design somewhat limited to Amazon’s vision. I’ve written on this blog before about allowing third party developers on…
Best Buy Will Sell Sony Reader, iRex
Here’s some bad news for Amazon and the Kindle. Best Buy is planning on selling the iRex and Sony Reader in their stores. Now not only will customers be able…
Barnes and Noble Setting Up to Compete With Kindle
Barnes & Noble has announced that they are planning to open their own ebook store. That the brick and mortar chain would make moves to compete with the Kindle isn’t…
George Orwell, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #12
George Orwell is a pen name of English author Eric Arthur Blair; he is most known for his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and the concepts like “thought police” and “doublethink” derived…
Aldous Huxley, Good Kindle Books at a Glance #11
Aldous Huxley’s books are often received with mixed emotions or even controversy. In 2006 Time magazine excluded Brave New World, Point Counter Point and Island from Best 100 novels list, which…
Gmail on Kindle
It is perfectly possible to access your Gmail account using Amazon Kindle browser. All you need to do is visit the mobile version at http://m.gmail.com rather than full version. Loading…