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"At today's Amazon Kindle event in LA, the ecommerce giant has made a number of announcements, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, an updated Kindle Fire and a brand new Kindle Fire HD. Here's everything you need to know, now that the event has just come to a close:\r\nKindle Paperwhite\r\nPreviously rumored to launch today, Jeff Bezos announced the new Kindle Paperwhite, which features a\u00A0brighter, sharper front-lit screen and the ability to last 8 weeks on a single charge (even with the light on).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Paperwhite is 9.1mm thick and 7.5 ounces. There is also a free 3G-connected model that will run for $179.\u00A0Go\u00A0here\u00A0for more details.\r\nNew $69 Kindle\r\nAmazon had released a $79 kindle last year, and now that device has been updated with new fonts and crisper text at a lower price.\u00A0Beyond these improvements, little else has changed, but it\u2019s definitely looking like quite a bargain.\r\n\r\nThe device will ship September 14th, and you can read more about it\u00A0here.\r\n\r\n8.9&amp;quot; Kindle Fire HD + Upgraded Kindle Fire\r\nOne of its biggest announcements, Amazon has just introduced the successor to its first tablet effort: The Kindle Fire HD, an 8.9\u2033 IPS tablet at 1900\u00D71200 resolution.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Kindle Fire HD runs on an OMAP 4 processor with increased processing power and memory bandwidth.\u00A0It features a laminated display for better contrast and less glare, and also\u00A0has dual-stereo speakers and Dolby Digital Plus sound technology.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe original Kindle Fire has also received updates, with a price reduction\u00A0to $159. Check out TNW's hands-on with the Kindle Fire HD for more.\r\n\r\n\r\nPay-once, continue reading Kindle Serials\r\nAmazon is introducing a new Kindle publishing option called Kindle Singles, which will allow you to purchase a serial and get all of the other episodes delivered to you in sequence as they\u2019re released.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou can read more\u00A0here.\r\nKindle Free Time\r\nKindle Free Time has just been announced, a feature which helps parents monitor when kids are using tablets and what they\u2019re using them for.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Kindle Free Time feature lets you set limits on how long your kids can use the tablet and even allows you to limit by specific features. There\u2019s also a kid-friendly\u00A0interface that allows parents to visually track what their kids are doing more\u00A0easily. Read more here.\r\nKindle Fire HD 4G LTE ($499)\r\nAs an upgrade to the new Kindle Fire HD, Amazon is releasing a 4G LTE version priced at $499.\u00A0The 8.9\u2033 IPS tablet comes in at a 1900\u00D71200 resolution.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAmazon also introduced a $49/yr data plan that allows for 250MB of transfer per month. A $10 Amazon Appstore credit and 20GB of Cloud Storage also comes with it. You can read more here.\r\nTakeaway\r\nThough previously rumored, no Amazon phone has been announced today. This, however, doesn't mean it isn't on the way, but that it could simply be a long ways away from being released. For now, we're left with an arm-full of new Kindles, some of which step right onto Apple's territory. This is especially noteworthy, as Apple is rumored to be\u00A0simultaneously\u00A0developing a smaller iPad to compete with the Nexus and Kindle Fire.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;amp;v=KyJQGbu35FI\r\n\r\nClearly this space is only just starting to heat up, especially as a price war grows between Google and Amazon.\r\n\r\nOnly yesterday, both Nokia and Motorola also held their own events, apparently getting in the last word before Apple. Motorola announced the\u00A0Droid RAZR HD, HD Max and the\u00A0RAZR M, while Nokia announced the\u00A0920 and 820."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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