????Kindle Fire剛上市時(shí)，由于軟件擴(kuò)展性差和反應(yīng)遲鈍招來許多批評。因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)的系統(tǒng)還是單任務(wù)的。現(xiàn)在情況大不一樣了。Fire OS 3.0增加了一個(gè)叫做Quickswitch的多任務(wù)功能。用戶可以從屏幕下方滑動拉出任務(wù)列表。其中包含打開的應(yīng)用程序、出版物和書籍。用戶可以隨意選擇。切換非常流暢。

????像X-Ray這類軟件也得到了增強(qiáng)，從僅限于書籍?dāng)U展到電影領(lǐng)域。亞馬遜充分利用了旗下的電影數(shù)據(jù)庫IMDB。現(xiàn)在Kindle用戶可以查閱到大量信息，比如說用戶所購買或租賃的某部電影里有哪些演員；或者某個(gè)電影場景中的背景音樂是什么。亞馬遜還推出了另一項(xiàng)功能“第二屏幕”（second screen）。顧名思義，用戶可以將Kindle中的視頻通過PlayStation 3等設(shè)備投射到電視上，而Kindle此時(shí)的角色就變成了遙控器。用戶可以控制視頻播放，還能隨時(shí)查看視頻的額外信息。

????Fire 3.1系統(tǒng)將于今年晚些時(shí)候推出，似乎是瞄準(zhǔn)了企業(yè)級市場。它不但兼容IT協(xié)議，還有更成熟的電子郵件應(yīng)用，可以支持threaded messaging等新特性。“人們想要的設(shè)備是能同時(shí)兼顧工作和娛樂兩方面需求的。他們不想為了工作帶一款設(shè)備，為了休閑再帶一款設(shè)備。”

????顯然，貝佐斯希望憑借更大膽的設(shè)計(jì)、更具競爭力的定價(jià)，以及Mayday等新功能吸引消費(fèi)者將HDX作為首選平板產(chǎn)品。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：項(xiàng)航

????When the Kindle Fire first launched, its software was criticized for being limited and occasionally sluggish. It essentially was a mono-tasking device. That's less so the case this year. Fire OS 3.0 includes a new multitasking feature called Quickswitch. Users pull up the pane by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen. A row of open apps, publications, and books appear. They can then scroll through and select what they want. The transition is instant.

????Other software tweaks include a beefed-up version of X-Ray. Once limited to books, the feature now takes advantage of Amazon's ownership of the movie database IMDB and lets Kindle owners discover say, which actors are in a particular movie they've rented or purchased, or which song is playing in the background of a particular scene. The other, called "second screen," basically leverages a device like a PlayStation 3 loaded with Amazon Instant Video software attached to a TV, and turns the tablet into a similar console. Users can check out additional information about what they're watching and control video playback.

????A Fire OS update due later this year, dubbed 3.1, seems aimed at the enterprise, including compatibility with IT protocols and a more mature email app with features like threaded messaging. "People want one device that allows them to do their job and is their entertainment device," says Bezos. "They don't want to carry one for their job and entertainment consumption."

????Clearly, Bezos hopes his company's bolder design, ever-aggressive pricing, and new features like Mayday will be enough to entice customers into making the HDX their tablet of choice.