Panasonic Canada marries landline and mobile phone capabilities with DECT series

Panasonic Canada is bringing new home cordless phones that allow your landline and mobile phone to work together. The DECT series has models (KXPRW120 and KXPRW130) that come with Smartphone Connect functionality, a feature that turns your smartphone or tablet into an additional handset. You just need to install the Smartphone Connect app for Android and iOS and be within the range of your wireless router. These models also have Baby Monitor feature but will need an additional handset and Talking Caller ID to let you know who’s calling you. The KXPRW120 and KXPRW130 both retail for $169.99.

Kindle for Samsung launched today exclusive to Galaxy phones and tablets

Samsung and Amazon today announced ‘Kindle for Samsung,’ a custom-built Kindle app for Samsung phones and tablets. Kindle for Samsung offers millions of best-selling books, newspapers and magazines on readers’ mobile devices including over 500,000 exclusive titles. Samsung and Amazon also announced Samsung Book Deals, a service providing 12 free e-books a year to all Kindle for Samsung Galaxy smartphone and tablet users.

The new app is available in over 90 countries from Samsung apps, including Canada. Additional information can be found on the Samsung Electronics Official Global Blog.

Galaxy owners get 12 free e-books a year, with Samsung owners getting to choose from among four free titles each week.

The app debuts on Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone, and will also work on existing phones and tablets running Android 4.0 or later.

Microsoft tries to gain traction for Windows, OS will be free for mobile devices

Microsoft wants to make sure its Windows operating system gets out there more. According to Engadget, the company has announced that hardware makers will gain free access to Windows if they plan to use it on smartphones, tablets with screens under nine inches, and on Internet of Things gadgets. Let’s see how this strategy pans out for them.