- Amazon Kindle bookstore reaches Canada, cuts Americans (partly) out of the loop
Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle e-books, but they’ve had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don’t have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has its own dedicated Kindle book section, with prices in local currency and the highlights on local writers like Margaret Atwood. Customers just have shop the newly opened store to make the switch. We wouldn’t call it true parity with the US when Canucks still can’t officially buy some Amazon hardware, like the Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Paperwhite. Nonetheless, it’s nice to know they’ll be treated as first-class customers when shopping for a copy of Alias Grace.
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- HTC One X+ for AT&T: what’s different?
We just love HTC’s One X here at Engadget — it’s quite possibly our favorite smartphone of 2012. Three devices have crossed our desks over the past year — the original with HSPA+, AT&T’s model with LTE and, more recently, the global One X+ with HSPA+. Now the saga continues with AT&T selling its own version of the One X+ with LTE on board. What’s different between these handsets? How does AT&T’s $200 variant stack up against its global counterpart? Is it worth spending an additional $100 (or more) for AT&T’s One X+ versus the original One X? Does the bump in storage (64GB vs. 16GB) make up for the lack of color options? Find out after the break.
Gallery: HTC One X+ review (AT&T model)
Gallery: HTC One X+ review
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- Engadget Mobile Podcast 160 – 12.08.2012
Carriers… listen up. This one’s for you. Thinking about slapping some garish branding on your latest smartphone? Maybe on a button? Or, contemplating some bloatware? Yeah, you know who you are, and so do Myriam and Brad. Some things are just better left untouched. Unlike the Nokia 620 or Popslate, that is, both of which our mobile editors are verk keen to touch indeed. Business as usual then!
Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Producer: James Trew
Music: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:01:45 – AT&T Galaxy S III Kies update
00:30:03 – Verizon Galaxy Note II
00:48:13 – Galaxy S III Mini review
00:58:03 – HTC 8S not coming to the US
01:05:49 – Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 5 in the US
01:09:45 – Nokia Lumia 620
01:17:35 – Nokia sells Espoo HQ
01:19:17 – Popslate launches iPhone 5 case with four-inch E Ink screen
01:29:11 – Sony reveals 3.5-inch Xperia E single or dual-SIM Android phone, coming early next year
01:31:47 – JollaHear the podcast
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