Device selling like hotcakes on gray market
(NEWSER) - Amazon’s Kindle 3G has become the hottest item on China’s gray market, and not just for its e-book features. Chinese bloggers have been gleefully recommending the device because it can circumvent the government’s censorship measures—or as one put it, “scale the wall automatically.” Its secret? The 3G Kindle uses a global system mobile (GSM) connection that covers more than 100 countries, instead of a censored local WiFi connection, the AFP reports. More»
