Kindle For Android Gets Design Update. Amazon has released a new update for its Kindle for Android app, which has tens of millions of users, according to the company. The update includes a new design and interface, and easy access to samples. “Customers have told us they love the UI of Kindle Fire and how easy it is to access and navigate their digital content,” a spokesperson for Amazon tells WebProNews “We’re extending this design to Kindle for Android by optimizing the Kindle Store for tablets, improving the library interface, redesigning the home screen, and simplifying navigation through the app.” “For customers who are new to Kindle or Kindle apps, we’re making samples of many of the best sellers even easier to find, to help them get started,” the spokesperson adds.
“Customers will find the samples on the home screen of their Kindle app.” The app gives users acccess to over 1.5 million books in the Kindle Store, including 300,000 exclusive titles. Kindle For Android Gets Design Update. iPhone 5 Release Date Rumor: September to October? Japanese Apple blog Macotakara is reporting that we might have to wait a little longer for the next-gen iPhone than previous rumors have led us to believe. According to “reliable sources,” Apple will stay on the schedule set in 2011 and release the iPhone 5 sometime in the Fall, between September and October. The iPhone 4S was launched in October 2011 at a special media, so if this new rumor proves accurate, Apple will have put about a year between releases.
Macotakara says that this is the preferred cycle that Apple plans to keep for some time. This directly contradicts the last major iPhone 5 rumor, courtesy of DigiTimes. Their sources said that Apple would not wait a year before launching their new device, announcing it to the world at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference in mind-June. 2011′s WWDC focused primarily on software – iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion, and the iCloud. Rumors contradicting rumors. iPhone 5 Release Date Rumor: September to October?
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Optical vs Metric Kerning Throughout the Adobe CS, by using the Character panel, you can automatically kern type using metric kerning or optical kerning. Knowing which one to use and when is usually based on what font you are using and how many built-in kerning pairs it has within the font. For text, metric or auto kerning is usually recommended though if you are combining different fonts or type sizes, you might consider Optical settings as Illustrator will adjust the letter fit for you. Optical settings can often yield better results for display type. 2.