On the whole, even though the original Kindle (at left) and the Kindle 2 share the same matte white color and have the same-size display (6 inches diagonally), their keyboards and their navigation ...

— -- Here at a New York City media event, Amazon launched its second-generation e-book reader, the Kindle 2. This much anticipated update to the Kindle is priced at $359 and sports a new svelte ...

It is a handsome fella. I’m almost there. I turned my nose up at the first Kindle, finding it cramped, clunky and hard on the eyes — especially when pages “turned.” But Kindle 2 is a sleek little ...

Amazon unveiled its Kindle 2 in New York Monday and the device looks impressive, but may not enough to inspire gadget lust in a down economy. Meanwhile, Amazon's press conference was a bit of a ...

Kindle fans rejoice! The long-promised, much-anticipated Kindle 2.0 was unveiled Monday in New York by none other than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, with a special guest appearance by Stephen King. The ...

Amazon’s [AMZN] new Kindle 2, shipping this week, shames the original Kindle with a host of improvements: better enclosure, faster page-turns, a better Web experience and seven times the memory.

Side by side comparison of Kindle 2 and the latest Kindle DX announced on Wednesday. Amazon Kindle DX, the new purpose-built reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery and ...

Amazon.com is betting that the DX's larger screen -- 9.7 inches vs. 6 inches on the Kindle 2 version -- will appeal to squinting readers. Text on the DX also will be clearer and sharper at 1,200 x 824 ...

We’ve spent a few days with the Amazon Kindle 2, which has been the talk of the gadget world this week. We know some of you are wondering if you should pick one up, so we are here to give you our ...

Amazon’s VP for Kindle, Ian Freed, just confirmed to us the little nugget Jeff Bezos mentioned in the Kindle 2 keynote about WhisperSync: Kindle content is coming to cellphones. They’re not ready to ...

The blogosphere is buzzing with user reports that the text is lighter on the Kindle 2 than the Kindle 1. Some say this makes reading for long stretches uncomfortable and that Amazon should issue a ...

On its web site, Amazon says the Kindle is sold out--but buy it now and you'll get it as soon as Amazon can ship it, first come, first served. However, plenty of people are worried that a new model is ...