Amazon launched its Kindle application for the BlackBerry devices. Kindle For BlackBerry app enables users of the Blackberry smartphone to read digital books purchased from Amazon and synchronize bookmarks with the Kindle electronic reader and other supported devices. Apart from the Amazon Kindle e-Book Reader device, currently it is available in Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch with a Kindle app and also on Windows PCs. Amazon also plans to release applications for the Mac and Apple iPad, a tablet computer set to be released at the end of March. Read full story »
Amazon.com announced that Amazon Kindle DX is available for the first time to customers around the world. with a large 9.7-inch electronic paper display, which is 2.5 times the surface area of Kindle’s 6-inch display, Kindle DX’s larger electronic paper display with 16 shades of gray has more area for graphic-rich content, such as professional and personal documents, newspapers, magazines and textbooks. Kindle DX with Global Wireless is available for pre-order for $489 at Amazon and ships January 19. Read full story »
According to Amazon press release, the most popular wireless device sold in Amazon.om during 2009 was Nokia 5800 XpressMusic unlocked version ($270), followed by Plantronics 510 Bluetooth Headset and BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T). The Kindle eBook Reader is the most gifted item in Amazon’s history. During this Christmas Day, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books. Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Sony’s e-reader line up and upcoming Plastic Logic’s Que reader are Amazon’s potential competitors. Read full story »
Amazon launched “Amazon Mobile Payments Service (Amazon MPS)”, which enables existing Amazon customers to use the payment and shipping information in their Amazon.com accounts to make purchases from their mobile devices. Customers will experience easy purchasing with Amazon’s 1-Click checkout on their mobile phones. Amazon MPS can be used within a native mobile application or on a mobile website. Amazon MPS enables you to get a payment authorization from your customer while on a mobile website or within a mobile application, make one-time payments, enable easy 1-Click purchases, refund completed payments, and cancel transactions. Read full story »
Recently Amazon added Kindle with U.S. Wireless and International Wireless to its Kindle family of wireless reading devices. The newest Kindle can ship to customers around the world. With this new Kindle, you can receive your books, newspapers, and magazines wirelessly while at home or abroad in over 100 countries, including India. Kindle with U.S. Wireless is priced at $259 and Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless is priced at $279. Read full story »
