Amazon Echo finally lets you add events to your Google calendar

It feels like a long time coming but the Amazon Echo now gets the capability to add events to your Google calendar. All you have to do is tell it something like “Alex, add ‘run errands’ to my Calendar for 10 a.m. this Sunday” and then it’ll put it right into your calendar. No need to type it into your phone anymore. The Echo previously only lets you know what’s on your calendar but without the capability to add new entries.

Just head over to the settings screen of your Alexa app to activate the feature. Tap on the “calendar” option to turn this feature on.

Source: The Next Web

Amazon rumoured to be developing Kindle with rechargeable cases

Upcoming Amazon Kindles are rumoured to be coming with even better battery life courtesy of rechargeable protective casing. According to The Wall Street Journal, these cases will help slim down the e-reader. But this could also mean battery life of the device alone won’t be better than before or at least still be similar to older models. There also is supposedly a solar-powered casing in the works that won’t be available for the launch of rumoured device next week.

These new cases and the new Kindles are supposedly Amazon’s attempt to push new Kindle devices as they’re apparently having a harder time selling newer Kindles because people are still perfectly happy with their current e-readers. It would need a new feature, like a rechargeable case, to help compel buyers to consider getting a new Kindle.

Source: Engadget

Amazon Cloud Drive launches unlimited cloud storage for Canada

Amazon.ca today announced unlimited cloud storage with Amazon Cloud Drive—two new storage plans for customers to securely store their existing content collections and automatically upload endless amounts of new content, including photos, videos, movies, music, and files.

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Old Kindles to lose connection to the ‘net if not updated by Tuesday

If you’ve been neglecting the old Kindle you still have, now might be the time to bust it out for a bit and update it. Amazon has issued a warning that if the older Kindle e-readers aren’t updated by Tuesday, March 22^nd, these older devices will not be able to connect to the Kindle Store or sync with the cloud, which of course means you won’t be able to download new books. The update is needed for the original Kindle Paperwhite (2012) and every Kindle before that. To sync your old Kindles, just make sure to power it up and then look for the Sync and Check for Items in the menu. But if you miss the March 22^nd deadline, you can still manually download the update file from Amazon’s site and transfer it via USB. You can get more details about that here.

Source: The Verge