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Amazon announces refreshed Kindle and Paperwhite

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After a launching the top-end Oasis in April, Amazon has brought back the older Kindle models with a few tweaks. For starters, the base Kindle and Paperwhite are available in white.

Weighing 161g, the refreshed base model is 11% thinner and 16% lighter than the previous generation Kindle. It also features double the storage space at 4GB and is the first Amazon ebook reader to include Bluetooth audio support. The latter makes it easier for visually impaired users to access the VoiceView screen reader without a separate adapter.

On the software side there are a few changes. The UI sports a new personalized home screen showing friend recommendations and integrates a Wish List.

Priced at $79.99, the base Kindle will be sold from 7 July onwards.

Amazon’s Kindle now available in crisp white

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Launched just in time for the holiday season the new Kindle available in white, is apparently the ‘perfect gift for someone who loves to loose themselves in a book.’

You can read an e-book on you iPad, which does the job, but after a while starts to wear down your eyesight. The non-glare book alternative- the Amazon Kindle has always been a trusty book reading device, and with Amazon’s newest model boasting its most lightweight portable version in white, you might want to consider parting with your cash.

Unfortunately the Kindle white won’t come with any tech spec improvements, so if you were hoping for an even better battery life or a slimmer design you might be a tad disappointed.

The new white version also comes in at exactly the same price as its black predecessor, so that you won’t be paying any extra for style. The only problem we can see with a white Kindle is that although it’ll look clean and crisp when you rip of the packaging, once greasy fingers, messy children and acciendts starts to happen, it will loose that sparkling white finish.

If you opt for this Kindle you’ll sure need a case.