Kindle 2019 review: Amazon's cheapest e-reader gets adjustable frontlight
Amazon’s basic Kindle lights up with a better screen to close the gap with the PaperwhiteAmazon’s cheapest, most basic Kindle now has a light and a better screen, which makes it very nearly the new...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle Oasis 2019 review: the most paper-like reader yet
Luxury model has colour-changing frontlight that gets warmer as the sun setsAmazon’s most expensive, luxury e-reader, the Kindle Oasis, has taken a leaf out of the modern smartphone’s book for 2019...
View ArticleAmazon launches Kindle e-reader aimed at children
New 6in Kindle Kids Edition comes with 1,000 books, word-building tools and parental controlsAmazon has launched a new version of its popular Kindle e-reader aimed at children, which comes bundled with...
View ArticleLast minute tech Christmas gift ideas for every budget
Left it a bit late? Here’s a quick list of good tech things for people of all agesLego Hidden Side– £25Continue reading...
View ArticlePlanned obsolescence: the outrage of our electronic waste mountain
Unrepairable phones and laptops are one of the scandals of our throwaway society. But the pushback is building – and the coronavirus crisis has added more pressure for change ‘Imagine you showed...
View ArticleBook sales hit record highs in 2019, but publishers ‘now need help’
Figures for last year show sales of £6.3bn, up 20% on 2015, but the Publishers Association says sector needs government support to weather coronavirusBook sales in the UK hit record levels in 2019,...
View ArticleWhat's better than reading a perfect bit of writing? Forgetting it, being...
My new favourite app sends me random round-ups of passages I’ve enjoyed. It’s the perfect marriage of art and scienceThere are many apps I find fascinating. I have one that tells me what kind of plane...
View ArticleAmazon launches Kindle Scribe alongside raft of smart home products
The Scribe’s goal is bigger than its predecessors: it aims to replace paper entirelyAmazon has unveiled the Kindle Scribe, a new E Ink Kindle that aims to be the e-reader’s first writing-friendly...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle Scribe review: supersized e-reader aims to replace paper
Monochrome device offers reading and handwriting on a big e-ink screen with very long battery lifeAmazon’s latest Kindle is a supersized e-reader that wants to replace not only the printed book but...
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