Fire OS 3.1: New features for reading on the Kindle tablet - CNETFrance

Hardly available, the new Kindle tablet will already know a major update. In addition to performance optimizations and autonomy, version 3.1 brings new features which were eagerly awaited …

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class=”c7″ the occasion of the launch of its new range of tablets, Amazon announced the launch of its latest version of the OS house Amazon: Kindle Fire Mojito available the new generation of tablets. We found many new and rather interesting, such as Mayday, customer service video chat available on some models and only the United States but also many thoughts for playback functionality, necessarily important for a Kindle device .

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class=”c7″ But there was also a little disappointed: GoodReads, the social network acquired by Amazon reading a few months ago had not been integrated into the new OS. However GoodReads had officially announced that integration would occur in the next update of Kindle.

GoodReads now integrated in depth

class=”c8″ GoodReads was acquired by Amazon in March. The social network of the busiest reading and allowed Amazon to hand over thousands of user reviews on books, on a very large community, and finally very thoughtful tools.

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class=”c8″ GoodReads is now integrated in the Kindle system, and can easily find books and start discussions about them. GoodReads is now integrated directly into the reading experience without having to leave the book.

class=”c8″ It thus becomes possible to share quotes with others on GoodReads to know what your friends are reading and add a list of books you want in your books Virtual Library.

class=”c8″ It will also be easier to give an opinion on a book, and immediately share this view. Finally, it will be possible to import all your purchases of books (paper or Kindle) in your GoodReads profile.

Some improvements

Cloud Services

how Amazon introduced its new does not really whether the items listed have all been updated to version 3.1, but can return to the innovations that have been made there are only a few weeks version 3.0.

class=”c8″ The “Collections in the Cloud” eg possible to organize his books, newspapers, magazines and applications in custom collections. The Cloud functionality will also synchronize these different collections on your Kindle devices. This update 3.1 is not very clear on what changes.

Ditto for the better management of memory storage is also available through the cloud. One problem with tablets (especially in the absence of micro-sd slot) is indeed often the lack of storage space.

We know that Kindle has a unique approach in this area suggest that you store your content in the cloud, free of charge if they were purchased from Amazon. Ebooks, but press, magazines, comics, and other more intensive content can be stored without limits and available on all devices.

class=”c8″ Fire In OS 3.1, so it is always possible to delete or archive in 1 or 2 tap into the cloud of you no longer need content and you can download it again later, well known to those who have a Kindle reading light approach.

class=”c8″ The update brings a lot of course other news, as well as improvements in performance, autonomy, and fixing some bugs.

class=”c8″ The update (13.3.1) will be offered quickly and directly on the device, but for those who could not wait, it is available for download on the site ‘Amazon.

Florent Taillandier

Blogger tablets and digital reading