Bezos also announced a pair of higher-end, faster Kindle Fire HD devices, both 8.9-inches, but they were not available for a demonstration.

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On a professional scale, Android could streamline the newsgathering process among journalists in the field, letting them edit and transmit photos and videos immediately, or even create complete blog posts -- directly from a camera -- while Google's OS on mirrorless cameras, like Samsung's NX series, would pair similar tools with higher-end, more versatile optics.

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However, AMD plans to pair up chips to release higher-performance parts, adding a higher-end product in roughly eight weeks.

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It is of course THX certified and will pair nicely with the rest of Onkyo's higher-end product line.

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Shares of mobile-phone chip maker Skyworks Solutions are trading modestly higher Wednesday on a pair of analyst upgrades.

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It ships with a pair of 3.5-inch 500GB drive which you can swap out for higher capacity spinners at a later date.

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