Amazon warns consumers: update the Kindle or say goodbye to the Internet – SAPO Tek

Readers of Kindle electronic books may not be the most popular devices in the world compared to smartphones or tablets. But for anyone who is an avid reader eventually become almost inseparable partners

If you have a Kindle 2012 or earlier will have until tomorrow, March 22, to make a software update that replaces an already old version of operating system. The warning is made by the Amazon that highlighted the importance of this update.

Who does not ‘connect’ will see your Kindle lose access to the Internet, this mean that you can not download more books or access the online store Amazon.

But does this mean that the Kindle will become unusable? No. In addition to continuing to load books ‘manually’, that is, by connecting the player to your computer. The connection to the PC will also be the only way to update the e-reader after the deadline set by Amazon, writes Engadget.

This is the list of Kindle that need to be updated by tomorrow:

– Kindle (2007)
– Kindle (2009)
– Kindle DX (2009)
– Kindle Keyboard (2010)
– Kindle (2011)
– Kindle Touch (2011)
– Kindle (2012)
– Kindle Paperwhite (2012 )

the problem in e-readers should not be more severe because everyone has an activated feature that makes downloading the latest updates even when in sleep mode. The alert Amazon is more directed to those who no longer use the Kindle a few weeks ago.

In addition to the ‘age’ of the software versions, Amazon does not mention if there are vulnerabilities security associated with the correction and update process.