http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/amazon.launches.ver.23.update.for.kindle.2.dx/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon on Wednesday launched its promised update for the Kindle 2 and DX. Version 2.3 brings with it native PDF support for the smaller Kindle and extends battery life from four days to about a week with the 3G connection turned on. Previously, users had to e-mail PDF files for a conversion.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/amazon.launches.ver.23.update.for.kindle.2.dx/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/amazon.upgrades.kindle.2.feature.set/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-2sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon today gave its regular-size Kindle a lift through a firmware upgrade. It now has the same native PDF support as the larger Kindle DX and no longer needs a conversion through e-mail. Active battery life is also a large 85 percent longer and should last for about a full week with 3G turned on versus four days with the previous firmware.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/amazon.upgrades.kindle.2.feature.set/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/publishers.online.mag.store.due.in.weeks/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/plasticlogice-reader-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A coalition of magazine publishers is getting close to producing a digital storefront of its own that would produce a centralized portal for their titles, a leak hinted late Tuesday. Anonymous sources for the New York Observer claim Condé Nast, Hearst and Time are within weeks of a deal for a store that would offer both digital versions of their publications as well as physical copies. Time exec... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/publishers.online.mag.store.due.in.weeks/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.nook.orders.only.shipping.january.4/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/barnesandnoblenook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble today signaled that new orders for the Nook reader now won't ship at all in 2009. Those placed today will ship no sooner than January 4th, or more than three weeks after the delay to December 11th. The bookseller hopes to console those missing the Christmas target by giving them a certificate that promises a Nook reader when it ships.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/new.nook.orders.only.shipping.january.4/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/kindle.2.now.ships.to.canadians/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/amazonkindle2-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon today gave the green light to selling the Kindle 2 in Canada. The reader is the same international version sold elsewhere and will give Canadians the same access to the Kindle bookstore as Americans. Some Canadian publications, such as the Globe and Mail and the Ottawa Citizen, are also available in subscription form for the e-book reader.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/kindle.2.now.ships.to.canadians/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/barnes.and.noble.overwhelmed.with.orders/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/barnesandnoblenook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble today alerted Nook buyers that new orders now won't ship until December 11th (subscription required). The delay from the original November 30th date follows a recent push back for some until December 7th and is credited by spokeswoman Ellen Keating to sales that have "surpassed our expectations." The book retailer hasn't said how many pre-orders it has taken.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/barnes.and.noble.overwhelmed.with.orders/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/iphone.to.be.formidable.opponent.to.the.kindle/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/flurrysml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While the iPhone platform has proven attractive to game developers, e-books have begun to dominate the latest apps, according to data collected by Flurry. From August 2008 to August 2009, most of the new apps were released into the Games category. Starting in September, however, the Books category took the lead for the first time in the App Store's history.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/iphone.to.be.formidable.opponent.to.the.kindle/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/fresh.complaints.follow.itunes.drm.uproar/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/norway.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Norway's Consumer Council, Forbrukerrådet, has spoken out against Amazon's terms-of-service regarding e-books purchased on the Kindle, as detailed in a post on the Council's website. The group's director, Hans Marius Graasvold, claims several points in the e-book agreement violate Norwegian consumer-rights laws.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/fresh.complaints.follow.itunes.drm.uproar/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/msi.reader.due.first.half.2010/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/nvidiategraapx2500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI is developing an e-book reader that would use NVIDIA's Tegra processor at its core, the company's chairman Joseph Hsu says today. Confirming an earlier rumor, the executive admits that a device with the fast graphics and ARM chip combo is in progress but has "some problems" that have pushed a formal unveiling back until sometime in the first half of 2010. Other details will likely only be su... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/msi.reader.due.first.half.2010/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/app.synchronizes.with.standalone.devices/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/kindlesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following Amazon's announcement of Kindle software for Windows users, the company has acknowledged that it is also working on a Mac version, according to Fast Company. Although the spokesperson did not provide specific details regarding the Mac app, the PC edition allows users to purchase, download, and read content from the Kindle store.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/app.synchronizes.with.standalone.devices/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:40:00 GMT