Tuesday, March 3, 2009
First Impressions of Kindle on iPhone

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.

Walt gives his first impressions of the free Kindle e-book reader application for the iPhone.
I’ll have a full, detailed review of the new 3G iPhone in a few weeks, but here are some first impressions based on Apple’s announcement today. Biggest pluses: speed, price and third-party programs. Biggest minuses: still locked to one carrier, missing features and wimpy camera.
Walt Mossberg is the author and creator of the weekly Personal Technology column in The Wall Street Journal, which has appeared every Thursday since 1991.
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