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Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 inch ships today

Jamie Feltham
November 19, 2013

It’s a glorious day for Amazon fans, as the 8.9 inch version of the Kindle Fire HDX is shipping today.

The new, bigger version of the popular e-reader/tablet runs Fire OS 3.0, codenamed Mojito. Methinks Amazon needs to take a page from the book of Android with its OS naming. It comes with all the usual Wi-Fi bells and camera whistles, weighing just 374 grams. That makes it 34 percent lighter than the last generation tablet.

There’s also a 1080p display, ideal for all the Amazon viewing apps like LoveFilm and X-Ray, a service that includes movie and TV trivia as you watch. With 11 hours of mixed use battery and 17 hours of reading time it’s got a nice amount of battery life too.

The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is shipping now, starting at £329 for a Wi-Fi only, 16GB model that has adverts (or ‘special offers’) installed. It’s available for £369 at 32GB and £409 for 64GB, although removing the ads and adding Vodafone 4G/3G will cost you a fair bit more. You can pick up the thing from Amazon direct.

About the Author

Jamie Feltham

Videogamer, music listener, squash player, exerciser, technology journalister. Multimedia journalism graduate, writing for the What Mobile mag and website

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