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- Amazon Unveils Spiffy New Kindle Devices Starting at $69
- Intel Readying 10-watt Haswell Chip for Ultrabooks
- Samsung Galaxy S III Sales Skyrocket to 20 Million Sales in 100 Days
- Mobile Users Boast the Biggest Gaming Posse, NPD Group Says
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| Amazon Unveils Spiffy New Kindle Devices Starting at $69 Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT
The first thing Bezos unveiled is the new Kindle Paperwhite, a front-lit eBook reader that shares some DNA with the company's Kindle Fire tablet. It's 9.1mm thin, weighs 7.5 ounces (thinner than a magazine, lighter than a paperback), and sports a magnificent display with 62 percent more pixels (212 ppi) than before. It has 25 percent more contrast for whiter whites and blacker blacks, and according to Bezos, it's equally suitable for viewing in a dark bedroom as it is in direct sunlight, solving one of the fundamental problems that plagues many tablets and eReaders. It's the first-ever paperwhite display, and what's more, Amazon is claiming you can leave the light on and still enjoy eight weeks -- two months -- of battery life. That's pretty amazing.
You can order the new Kindle eBook readers today (ships October 1) for $69 for the vanilla version, and $119 (Wi-Fi) and $179 (Wi-Fi + 3G) for the Kindle Paperwhite models. As expected, Amazon also unveiled a brand new Kindle Fire tablet, undercutting the competition in the process. The new Kindle Fire, which is also available to order today and ships September 14, runs $159 and features several upgrades, including a faster processor, twice the amount of RAM, 40 percent better performance, a front-facing HD camera, and longer battery life. It bears repeating that this thing is $159, or $40 cheaper than Google's Nexus 7. So that's Amazon's new entry-level tablet, but it's not the only new slate. It was rumored Amazon might unveil a larger size Kindle Fire, and the company didn't disappoint when Bezos pulled out 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD models. The Kindle Fire HD takes on the iPad 3 and Nexus 7 with MIMO, dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) technology, dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus, a TI OMAP 4470 processor, 1920x1200 screen resolution, 16GB (or more) of internal storage, and other upgrades. The 7-inch Kindle Fire HD is priced at $199 and ships September 14, while the 8.9-inch model cost $299 and ships November 20. Both are available to pre-order starting today.
Finally, Amazon announced a Kindle Fire HD to compete in the $499 space that's occupied by the iPad and several other tablets. Amazon's $499 model ups the ante with 32GB of internal storage and 4G LTE, along with an optional $50/year data plan that allows 250MB per month, 20GB of cloud storage, and $10 Amazon Appstore credit. Like all the rest, you can pre-order the Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE today, and it will ship November 20. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook
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| Intel Readying 10-watt Haswell Chip for Ultrabooks Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT
With less than a week to go for its annual developer conference, Intel has begun clearing its throat. On Wednesday, the company touted the 22nm Haswell microarchitecture, promising improvements in everything from graphics to security. But where ultrabooks are concerned, what matters most is power efficiency. Hitherto, most reports have hinted at a 15W TDP for Haswell chips. Now, though, a new report suggests that figure could be even lower. According to The Verge, Intel has revealed that it has a Haswell SoC with a 10W TDP in the pipeline. Not only does this mean that PC vendors will be able to make much more power-efficient ultrabooks in the future, but that these devices will also be thinner and lighter than the ones currently on the market. We are likely to find out more about Haswell during next week's three-day Intel Developer Forum (IDF) convention in San Francisco, so stay tuned. |
| Samsung Galaxy S III Sales Skyrocket to 20 Million Sales in 100 Days Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT
That works out to 200,000 devices sold every 24 hours, or nearly 139 every minute, if you want to break it down that far (or more than 2 every second!). "The Galaxy S III has enjoyed tremendous attention and popularity since its launch in May, and we are thrilled with its success," said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. "I would like to express my sincere appreciation to customers who have chosen the Galaxy S III. We will never stop providing the latest smart mobile technologies to help users live a life extraordinary." It was recently reported that the Galaxy S III had become the top selling smartphone in the U.S. in August, which is the first time Apple's iPhone ever surrendered the crown. That will probably change when the iPhone 5 is released, but for right now, the Galaxy S III is on top of the world. |
| Mobile Users Boast the Biggest Gaming Posse, NPD Group Says Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:38 AM PDT
"While this study segments the gaming audience based on a number of key variables and attributes, looking across the total gaming audience we see a tremendous impact from mobile gaming, particularly on smartphones and tablets," said Anita Frazier, industry analyst for NPD Group. "Because of this, our next study, which will be released later this month, takes a deeper look into the area of mobile gaming." So-called "Core Gamers" still spend more than any other category of gamer. On average, gamers spent $48 on physical games and $16 on digital games during the past three months, compared to Core Gamers, who spent $65 on physical games during the same time period.
"Given the long lifecycles of the current consoles and the increasing installed base of smartphones and tablets, it's not surprising to see a slight decline in the Core Gamer segment," said Frazier. "It's the revenue contribution of the Core Gamer segment that continues to outpace all other segments, and remains vital to the future of the industry." Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook
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