Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Wednesday, October 16th, 2024.

I'm Brian McCullough today.

Kindle's come roaring back with significant updates to the Paper White and the scribe but also for the first time ever

a Kindle with a color screen. Why has ASML suddenly plunged so much if chips are so hot

right now? Android 15 is beginning to roll out and Sonos is back to releasing new

speakers again. Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

Hey it's Kindle Day everybody. First up, Amazon has updated Kindle Paperwhite, adding

a larger, brighter, 7-inch display and faster page turns, starting at $160. Also the regular old Kindle

added color options and speed improvements quoting the verge. The paper white

is getting one of its biggest design refreshes ever with a larger screen that's completely flush with the

bezzles of the device while the entry-level model is getting updated with a pop of color and some speed improvements.

Of the two e-readers the Kindle

Paperwhite is receiving more significant changes. The e-reader is now bigger

with a seven-inch screen while boasting the highest contrast ratio of any Kindle.

It's also brighter and pages turn faster.

Amazon says they're 25% faster to be specific but the upshot is that pages switch

practically as fast as you can tap.

Full flash page refreshes are less common now,

and they're subtle enough that we barely notice them in demos.

Amazon says the new model can last three months on a single charge up from 10 weeks,

but we'll need some time to find out if that's true in our case.

The standard Paper White model will start at $159.99, a $10 increase from its predecessor.

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