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Amazon extends battery life of newest Kindle by 85 per cent and adds native PDF Reader

Kindle now lasts up to seven days on a single charge with wireless on, up from four days, and displays native PDFs in their original form
November 25, 2009 | By the IPP Desk based on a press release

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new enhancements to the latest generation Kindle—85 per cent more battery life and a native PDF reader. Kindle now has battery life of up to seven days even with wireless turned on, a significant improvement from the previous battery life of four days. Battery life with wireless turned off remains at the previous level of up to two weeks. Battery power management for portable wireless devices is a complex technical area, and the battery life improvement announced today is the result of a six month firmware improvement and testing program. ...cont´d

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