Today’s mobile news roundup features: Amazon’s new range of Kindles; Nokia to start selling new phones by November; E-book pricing settlement; and Samsung parts snubbed for soon-to-be announced iPhones.

Amazon introduced HD tablet $200 cheaper than iPad

Amazon held an event yesterday in Santa Monica, California where they unveiled their new line of Kindles.  They’ve added two new e-readers, the Kindle Paperwhite for $119 and Kindle Paperwhite 3G for $179.  Then there’s the new 7” Kindle Fire HD for $199, Kindle Fire HD 8.9” for $299, and the Kindle Fire HD 8.9” 4G LTE Wireless for $499.

Amazon’s new HD tablets are notably cheaper than what Apple has to offer, by some $200.  They’ve also cut the price of the original Kindle Fire down to only $159.  This tips the tablet market scale in Amazon’s favor, as they are now able to cater to consumers who want either a small or big tablet, but at a reasonable price.  The downside is, the tablets are ad supported, that’s why they’re so cheap.

“We are not building the best tablet at a certain price,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, who showed off the new devices at an airport hangar in Santa Monica. “We’re building the best tablet at any price.”

Nokia to start selling new phones by November

If Nokia left fans hanging after their event on Wednesday, having failed to mention when the Lumia 920 PureView and Lumia 820 would go on sale, they can rest assured as sources from European telecom operators stated that they would start selling the devices by November.

Unfortunately for US fans, no date has been set yet.  Also, the price remains a mystery.

E-book pricing settlement

US District Court Judge Denise Cote approved the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and the three publishing houses Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster.  Back in April, the DoJ filed an antitrust case against Apple and the publishing houses, including Penguin and Macmillan, for allegedly conspiring to control the prices of e-books.  The settlement required the publishing houses to allow retailers to set the price for e-books.  The settlement also prohibits publishers from discussing price points with competitors for the next five years and limiting retailers from offering discounts for two years.  And the publishers also have to end their agreement with Apple.

“The proposed final judgment appears reasonably calculated to restore retail price competition to the market for trade e-books, to return prices to their competitive level, and to benefit e-books consumers and the public generally,” Cote wrote.

Samsung parts not included in new iPhone

According to some sources, Samsung’s displays aren’t included in the first batch of iPhones to be released next week, but they would still supply the processors for the said device.  The unnamed sources stated that Samsung being snubbed is due to pricing disagreement between Apple and the South Korean company.  Aside from the said pricing disagreement, Apple is reportedly weaning from its dependence on Samsung.  Another factor might be due to the legal disputes the two companies are involved in.