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Time management: What kinds of tools does the app provide for restricting screen time? Texting and messaging management: Does the app let you see the content of your child’s text messages? Are you able to create rules or block specific contact? Are you notified of new contacts? Does the ...
Amazon has released a new firmware update forKindle e-readersthat brings some fairly big changes to the user interface. The homescreen has a new look and they changed the quick settings menu at the top of the screen, along with the reading settings menu when reading a book. One negative ...
When you purchase a book on Amazon, you can send it directly to your iPad and when you open the Kindle app, it will be there waiting for you to download. Landscape mode also means reading on an iPad is more natural than on a smaller screen, but books sync across devices if you want...
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You’re better off taking advantage of the all-new Kindle FreeTime app, which gives you much more customized control. Either way, you need to setup a Parental Controls password. Do so by heading to Settings→Parental Controls and turning the sole menu item on. Enter any password you like ...
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That’s enough room for quite a few Kindle titles. Keep it simple: The Fire 7 is a no-frills, no-fuss tablet for those who want to occasionally read an ebook or watch a movie but not much more. What to look for in the best budget Android tablets If you’re shopping for a cheap...
Amazon is being forced to rethink many of the design decisions of its Kindle e-book reader after the introduction of Apple's iPad. TheNew York Timesreportedthat Amazon assimilated multitouch screen maker Touchco into its Kindle engineering team last week; since then, it reports the Kindle group...
The Paperwhite is thinner than its touchscreen predecessor (theKindle Touch), and the display is less sunken into the plastic surrounding. The backplate of the e-reader eschews the two-tone, beige and silver profile from that model for a much more sophisticated solid black. From the back yo...