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Originally Posted by JSWolf
It is a real question. It's a real Kindle Touch. It's a real shame too that the firmware on Kindles is so different depending on the model. There's no reason for Amazon to have done this.
Kobo's first Touch model can run the current firmware and it went on sale on June 10, 2011.
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If can't be the real JSWolf, he could never live down having a Kindle of his own.
For the KT, 5.3.7.3 is as new as it will ever get.
Please note that the SSL/TLS update of last year has been silently rolled into the posted 5.3.7.3 without notice nor change in the firmware version.
So if you have problems with making network connections, try re-installing the current Amazon posting, even though it has the same version number.
And you KT has the last built-in audio handling and no-extra charge TTS.
So if you can live without a lighted screen, it is a great model to have (I have at least 5 of them, haven't counted recently - they multiply in the dark closet).
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You are correct about the firm-wares up to about a year or two ago.
Amazon has been trying to consolidate their model specific builds into a singe (well, so far two) firmware builds for all touch screen devices.
So far, their attempt at merging everything into a single build has had some (internal) problems.
Their Lab126 staff just can't seem to get it right (every time).