But it also promised a higher-contrast screen, faster page turning, more battery life and storage and, most importantly, a sleek new design that erases the clunky-looking asymmetry of Amazon's first crack at the gadget.

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As promised, there's second screen integration allowing users to browse live TV and streaming content on the app, then choose it so it starts playing on the TV.

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Three months ago, Microsoft, which had promised to offer a "choice screen" from which users could pick the browser they preferred, was upbraided by the EU's competition commissioner, who said many users had not been able to view a choice of screen between February 2009 and July 2012.

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Then summer came and went without a promised update that would include a simpler interface and a marketplace for Android apps made for the small screen.

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