Tech DC » battery life http://www.techdc.com home and office computer support for D.C., Virginia & Maryland Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:07:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Old Kindle and Kindle 2 users get no improved battery life http://www.techdc.com/old-kindle-and-kindle-2-users-get-no-improved-battery-life http://www.techdc.com/old-kindle-and-kindle-2-users-get-no-improved-battery-life#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:31:03 +0000 Robert http://www.techdc.com/?p=2343 Kindle Battery Update.. Not For Most People

It has been widely reported that the recent Kindle firmware update improved battery life up to 85%. Unfortunately, this is not true for almost all Kindle owners.  The battery life improvement only applies to the recent Kindle 2 (Global Wireless) version that was introduced October 7, 2009.  The [...]]]> Kindle Battery Update.. Not For Most PeopleKindle 2

It has been widely reported that the recent Kindle firmware update improved battery life up to 85%. Unfortunately, this is not true for almost all Kindle owners.  The battery life improvement only applies to the recent Kindle 2 (Global Wireless) version that was introduced October 7, 2009.  The original Kindle and Kindle 2 (U.S. Wireless) version see no such benefit. Amazon points this out in a roundabout way on their site.

The Kindle 2 (U.S. Wireless) version does get the other benefits like built-in PDF reader and manual screen rotation.

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