Thread: 2.9.x for Aura HD -- Any ETA?
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Old 10-04-2013, 08:51 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by mr_nihilism View Post
Sounds like poor Mini & Touch will be left out in the cold. But I really am happy to hear both AuraHD and Glo will be updated.

Is there something particular that limits Kobo from rolling out 2.9.0 to all of it's devices? Processor speed, perhaps?
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
I'm not sure if it is processor speed so much as screen real estate. While the Touch and Mini have 800MHz processors compared to the Glo/Aura/Aura HD with their 1GHz processors, I suspect the real problem is the Mini/Touch have a lower screen resolution which would not work well with the new GUI.
I was wondering the same thing. It would be nice to be able to access Pocket from whatever device so I hope in time the Pocket integration will come to the Mini and Touch (no need for the new GUI).
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