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Karnataka Chief Minister’s visit to Delhi on October 17 kindles hope among Cabinet aspirants

Karnataka Chief Minister’s visit to Delhi on October 17 kindles hope among Cabinet aspirants

Published by Parlour News

A file photo of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chairing a Cabinet meeting at Nandi Hills in Chickballapur district. Amid talk over a Cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to meet All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Monday to discuss the ministerial reshuffle. While a reshuffle is believed to strengthen Mr. Siddaramaiah’s position in his leadership struggle with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday said leadership change will not happen in case of a Cabinet reshuffle. Meanwhile, as the speculation over power sharing is getting overshadowed by the possible Cabinet reshuffle, Mr. Shivakumar told reporters in Delhi: “I am a loyal party worker. I will never blackmail the party. I have worked hard day and night to build party. I will do so in future too.” Following the rout in the Bihar polls, the murmured power sharing formula is learnt to have gone to the backburner. According to sources in the party, the talk of the reshuffle has gained credence. Several senior legislators and some …

The Kindle’s new Recaps feature will catch you up on a book series

The Kindle’s new Recaps feature will catch you up on a book series

Published by Webster

Amazon is comparing a new feature for the Kindle to the “Previously on…” segments that TV shows frequently use. But the Kindle’s Recaps feature is instead focused on book series and provides a “quick refresher on storylines and character arcs” before readers start the next book, Amazon says. The short Recaps, which do include spoilers, are available to readers in the US for “thousands of bestselling English language Kindle books in series you have purchased or borrowed,” according to Amazon. You can determine if a series you’re reading has Recaps available by looking for a View Recaps button “in the series page in your Kindle Library.” It will also be available in a three-dot menu where you see a series of books grouped together in the Kindle UI. Amazon says it’s being rolled out as an over-the-air update over the next several weeks, but it can also be downloaded from Amazon’s website and manually installed on Kindles immediately. Amazon also plans to soon make it available on its Kindle app for iOS. Disclaimer: We do …

Some Kindles now let you double-tap anywhere to turn the page

Some Kindles now let you double-tap anywhere to turn the page

Published by Webster

The new software wasn’t immediately available as an over-the-air update for my Kindle Colorsoft, but I was able to download it and install it manually following Amazon’s instructions. The feature works well using relatively light taps anywhere on the Colorsoft, and since it requires two taps in rapid succession, it’s not easy to trigger by mistake. Unfortunately, it’s limited to just one direction. You can either use it to jump to the next page, or scroll down a long list of books. Perhaps a future update will enable triple-taps as a way to scroll up or go back to a previous page. Although the 5.18.1 software update is also available for older versions of the entry-level Kindle, Paperwhite, Scribe, and Oasis, the new double-tap feature is only available for the Colorsoft and 12th-generation Paperwhite, Amazon spokesperson Connor Rice confirmed to The Verge. Update, March 26th: Added confirmation from an Amazon spokesperson. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more …

Amazon October Prime Day 2024: the best deals on Kindles, laptops, Lego, and more

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It’s time yet again for another Prime Day event, as the second annual Prime Big Deal Days is now underway. We’re compiling all manner of deals for your perusal, but we’re sticking to our style of only surfacing the worthwhile stuff — the “good stuff,” if you will. Below, you’ll find discounts and savings on smart home devices, laptops, tablets, TVs, headphones, e-readers, and many other items our expert team of editors and writers have tested or can personally voucher for. Amazon’s Prime Day events usually offer a firehose of deals, many of which are worthwhile if you plan on starting your holiday shopping early and don’t want to wait until the steepest discounts land on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The bulk of the deals are exclusive to those with an Amazon Prime subscription (which costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year), but if you haven’t subscribed before, you can still participate with a 30-day free trial. Be sure to check out all our coverage of the two-day event through tomorrow, October 9th, …