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New Kindle DX

Google News gets a makeover, Microsoft has no love for its Kin, and Amazon is updating and cutting the price of its higher-end e-reader.

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Natali Morris is the host of Loaded on CNET TV and other CNET podcasts. She also contributes technology reports for CBS News.

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Natali Morris

July 1, 2010 7:59 a.m. PT

Watch this: New Kindle DX

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Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:

Amazon.com is releasing an updated Kindle DX with a lower price
Amazon will soon allow you to read parts of Kindle books in the browser with HTML5
And in more Amazon news, the company buys Woot.com
Google claims that search suggestions are being blocked in China
Google News is redesigned with more customization and social-sharing features
Microsoft ditches plans to launch the Kin in Europe, deciding instead to focus on Windows Phone 7