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In this article you will find that we consider details of all the latest features and information about the popular Kindle 3, together with those which are considered the best regarding the Kindle 3. To begin with the main difference between the two Kindle 3 versions is that one features free 3g connection from AT&T. The Kindle Wifi does not possess a wireless modem, weighs about 0.2 oz. which is less weight than that of the 3g model. However, the Kindle 3g is available in both white and black, while the Kindle Wifi is only in black at this time. Apart from that, both models are the same. Apart from the latest features included with the Kindle 3, the standard features from it's predecessors stay the same.
Here we have listed the Kindle 3 new features:
Enhanced Browser
Rather than keeping the standard browser, the Kindle 3 runs on a much faster browser that uses the leading open source browser engine, the WebKit. One of the many highlights of the WebKit web browser is the 'article mode' which optimizes the web pages to be read as plain text, concentrating on the subject matter in the article and eliminating adverts and additional columns. Remarkably, the browser performs excellently as far as electronic readers go.
Double the Battery Life
The Kindle 3 battery can last for right around a month on a single charge with the wireless turned off and up to 10 days with it on. This is a huge improvement and greatly welcomed by users.
Brand New Fonts
Kindle 3 is now offering three different font options, the conventional Caecilia font, a compacted edition of Caecilia, and a Sans Serif selection. Kindle 3 can also support the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Cyrillic characters, and the Greek and Latin scripts. Cyrillic is needed in Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and some other languages.
Enhanced Pdf Functionality
The Kindle 3 now has enhancements for Pdf file format. It also has highlights, notes, dictionary and password-protected support. Pdfs can be looked at in landscape mode, and is capable of zooming up to 300%. An awesome feature with Kindle 3 is that it has the capability of darkening texts on Pdfs.
Sleek Look along with Brand New Buttons
Kindle 3 is now more compact and lighter when compared to Kindle 2 and it has brand new, quieter page-turn buttons plus a new button design and a navigation pad. It feels so great to grasp in one hand.
Text-to-Speech Feature
This feature was added to the Kindle 3 to help people with damaged vision to navigate its menus.
Bigger Memory Storage
Although the Kindle 3 does not possess a memory card slot, it incorporates 4 Gigabytes of internal memory, double the amount of the Kindle 2. This is more than adequate storage space for it's capacity to hold up to 3, 500 files and books. All these improvements are greatly welcomed by the many readers who have purchased this eReader.
Megan Sara Jones is the author of four Ebooks published on Amazon. For more information on this article, or all things connected with Kindle readers or Ebooks please visit Everything Kindle.
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