# Kindle 2 finally gets native PDF support, screen rotation - Host: [arstechnica.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/arstechnica.com/) - Saved: November 25, 2009 (2009-11-26T05:34:46Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/362132956595/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/362132956595.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Companies that make the whole widget, like Apple, are able to nudge consumers towards buying new hardware by limiting the software features that work on older models. Amazon, which makes both the hardware and software for its Kindle e-book readers, appeared to be heading down the same path. The Kindle 2 had significantly improved system software that didn't work on the original model, and the wide-format Kindle DX came with its own, even more capable software stack. But now, half a year after the introduction of the DX, its smaller sibling is receiving a software makeover that will enable screen rotation and PDF reading. The Kindle 2 hardware got a bump, as well, with a new battery that is claimed to have an 85 percent increase in life. According to Amazon, that means users can leave their wireless connection switched on and still get about a week's worth of use out of their device. Since the Kindle 2's battery isn't removable, though, anyone who already owns one is stuck with their current capacity. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Apple proposes HTTP streaming feature as IETF standard](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/862c50a381f4/) (arstechnica.com, July 9, 2009) - [Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/016f0b56fd31/) (arstechnica.com, September 18, 2009) - [New Super Mario Bros. Wii review: impressive, and then some](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/3adf3aa4d314/) (arstechnica.com, November 16, 2009) - [90% of IPv4 address space used; IPv6 move looking messy](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e2c83ac3a57e/) (arstechnica.com, January 21, 2010) - [Voyager 2 stops making sense](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/09b33814bcea/) (arstechnica.com, May 9, 2010) ## Saved the same week - [HandBrake Updates to 0.9.4 with Over 1,000 Changes, 64-Bit Support](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7df6b7546859/) (lifehacker.com, November 25, 2009) - [Javascript JPEG Encoding](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/78642628e307/) (ajaxian.com, November 25, 2009) - [Dow Jones' Sale Price Of Fin Solutions Shockingly Low: $13.5 Million, On $14 Million of Revs](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9310ef1c3abf/) (m.paidcontent.org, November 25, 2009) - [Google News Without News Corp. Is No Big Loss](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/688360c35bec/) (businessinsider.com, November 25, 2009) - [ITiVo Downloads Shows to Your Mac for On-the-Go Viewing](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/5c4db861e98a/) (lifehacker.com, November 25, 2009) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/11/kindle-2-finally-gets-native-pdf-support-screen-rotation/