On October 2, 2008 the PRS-700, with touch screen and built-in lighting was announced. On August 5, 2009 Sony announced two new readers, the budget PRS-300 Pocket Edition and the more advanced PRS-600 Touch Edition. On August 25, 2009 Sony announced the Reader PRS-900 "Daily Edition." This features a 7" diagonal screen to compete with the Amazon Kindle DX. It was also the first to feature free 3G wireless through AT&T to access the Sony eBookstore without the need of a computer, and to increase the grayscale level, from 8 to 16. On September 1, 2010, Sony introduced the PRS-350 Pocket Edition, PRS-650 Touch Edition, PRS-950 "Daily Edition" as replacements for the PRS-300, PRS-600 and PRS-900, with both new models featuring 16-level grey scale touch screens. The launch of the new models also represented the introduction of the Sony Reader into the Australian and New Zealand markets for the first time. On August 31, 2011, Sony announced a new reader replacing all of their previous models, the PRS-T1, featuring a 6" screen. On August 16, 2012, Sony announced the PRS-T1 successor, the PRS-T2. On September 4, 2013, Sony announced the PRS-T2 successor, the PRS-T3. Unlike previous Sony reader models, the T3 is not sold in the US, and Sony has abandoned the North American market due to competition from Amazon, B&N and Kobo. On February 6, 2014, Sony announced that it was closing its North American, Europe, and Australia Reader Stores in late March, migrating all its customers to the Kobo Reader Store. On August 1, 2014, Sony announced that it would not release another ereader but would keep selling its remaining stock. 2013 Model (Discontinued in August 2014) Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T3S The PRS-T3S is the latest 6", Wi-Fi only model. Announced in October 2013 in Japan, it is a PRS-T3 without a cover that costs $99 and was sold in Japan, the UK, Canada and Germany. Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T3 The PRS-T3 is a 6", Wi-Fi only model with a snap cover. Specifications Size: 160 × 109 × 11.3 mm Weight: 200 grams including snap cover Display: size: 15.2 cm (6 in) diagonal (approx area of letter-sized page). resolution: 16-level gray scale 6" Pearl HD E Ink screen 1024 x 758 pixel resolution Memory: 2 GiB of internal storage (1.3 GiB available to use) plus microSD expansion of up to 32 GB Battery Life: 6–8 weeks, assuming 30 minutes reading