HTC has announced a new smartphone for China that comes with a really interesting backside. …

Specs for HTC’s upcoming ‘Accord’ Windows Phone 8 device — tipped to be called the HTC X8 — have leaked online, revealing a few tempting details concerning this mysterious mobile. The purported specs, which were posted on Twitter by tipster Football4PDA, suggest HTC’s rumoured device will have Beats Audio on board, as well as a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. That’s not …

Editors’ note (September 8, 2012, 6:21 p.m. PT): One day after this story was published, Amazon has reversed course. The company now says it will offer a $15 opt-out option to go ad-free. Amazon introduced a bevy of new tablets and e-readers at its Santa Monica, Calif., press conference yesterday. And once the dust cleared, it became clear that there …