So we feel your pain, original Kindle owners, after Amazon announced a major firmware update that brings native PDF support to the 6-inch Kindle 2 and DX readers with the promise of a staggering 85% increase in battery life to all Kindle 2 devices -- if you haven't already received it OTA, the 2.3 software update is now available for download and installation via USB tethering.

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"For Ota people, the factories aren't just the workplace, " says Tessai Sako, a government official, who grew up in the neighborhood.

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On April 5, the software update will begin being pushed via OTA to all iPhone devices on the T-Mobile network with iOS 6.1.x or higher.

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There's only one problem: you can't seem to pull in a reliable OTA (over-the-air) signal.

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Most providers carry both an analog version and the HD Version, and because there are still some cable and satellite providers that don't carry Fox HD, you may need to result to putting up an OTA antenna.

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Over the years, Ota's craftsmen have fashioned humble but handy creations like the pull tab that doesn't cut fingers or a gizmo that sucks air out of bottles before they're recycled.

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