Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kindle for iOS gets VoiceOver capabilities, AT & T U-Verse customers gain ... - Apple Insider

Amazon updated the iOS version of its Kindle reading app on Wednesday, adding features que leverage Apple’s VoiceOver technology to make Kindle content more accessible to the visually impaired. AT & T, meanwhile, added Fox and WatchESPN Now support for U-Verse subscribers.

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Wednesday’s update brings the Kindle app to version 3.7 and brings the ability for the app to read aloud more than 1.8 million titles from the Kindle Store. Using VoiceOver, the app Allows users to navigate Within Their libraries or Within the book, and the app can read character-by-character, word-by-word, line-by-line, or continuously. Also users are able to navigate Both backward and forward in the text.

Also The update adds the ability to search for books Within the library or to search within the book, as well as the option to add and delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights via VoiceOver. Users can also look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia, customize the looks of the text, and integrate the app with peripheral braille displays.

Version 3.7 of the Kindle app is available for download in the App Store. The 17.1MB download requires an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 5.0 or later.

Subscribers to AT & T’s U-Verse service now have access to two new content options, the Fox Both Now and WatchESPN Their Apps updated to support U-Verse.

Now Fox’s update, Announced on Tuesday , adds automatic full-screen playback for videos in addition to U-Verse compatibility. It Also features que UI changes streamline the navigation experience, brings new landing page filtering options, and removes the login requirement for syncing. It’s available as a free download on the App Store for users with an iOS device running iOS 5.0 or later.

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