Monday, May 24, 2010

Kobo Complaint: Bluetooth Flaw

From SlashGear:
Kobo’s $150 eReader isn’t expected to arrive at Borders in the US until June 17th, so hopefully that will give the manufacturer a little time to finesse the firmware. According to one thread over at MobileRead, the Kobo’s much-touted Bluetooth connectivity – allowing for short-range, cable-free transfers of ebooks to the device – has a significant flaw in that it won’t update its books list after wireless use. Ironically, the only way at present to force an update is to plug in a USB cable and unplug it. ...