<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Dr. Jay:<BR>.....<BR>I've got an e-mail in with Amazon's press contact to sort this out, but i wouldn't be surprised if i don't hear back today. Some of Amazon's statements say the battery life is "on the newest hardware" and it's not mentioned in the email that went out alerting existing users to the firmware update. It's pretty ambiguous, and I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>It was certainly mentioned in the email I received, as an owner of the Kindle international version, which says:<BR><BR><I>A new Kindle software update is now available and will be automatically delivered to your Kindle. We are constantly working on improving the Kindle user experience and have included the following features in this update:<BR><BR>- Longer Battery Life: Now read for up to 1 week on a single charge with wireless on, a significant improvement from the previous battery life of 4 days.<BR></I><BR><BR>The firmware update had already happened by the time I looked at my Kindle.<BR><BR>The fact that the firmware has been modified to improve battery life may have something to do with the fact that the GSM-based international Kindle has (or used to have) quite poor battery life with the wireless on - something around 1 day in areas with a weak GSM phone signal. I'm looking forward to seeing how much better it is now.
