Amazon yesterday announced the launch of the Amazon Appstore for Android. Much like Google’s own Android Marketplace, the Amazon Appstore will offer customers the ability to browse, search, and purchase Android application and games. It also includes Amazon features like personalized recommendations, customer reviews, detailed reviews with screenshots, and 1-Click payment options. All apps found on the Amazon Appstore will […]
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Amazon Kindle out of stock as first author tops million ebook downloads
The Amazon Kindle has been showing as “Temporarily out of stock” since yesterday. No ETA is being provided with Amazon telling customers only that they will be notified via email when further information is available. While it is entirely possible that the Kindle’s recent spike in sales (after a price drop to US$189) has caught Amazon by surprise, another possibility […]
Amazon merges U.S. and International Kindle models into one
Going forward, Amazon will offer a single 6-inch Kindle model which it will offer in both the U.S. and internationally (sadly still not in Canada though). Amazon also reduced the price from US$279 to US$259, the price of its now discontinued U.S. model. Customers who had bought the international version earlier will or have received an email announcing the price […]
Amazon launches TV and movie streaming service
According to The New York Times, Amazon is set to launch a TV and movie online store called Amazon Video on Demand. As the name implies, the service will stream video content to customers, allowing them to start watching a show or movie as soon as they have ordered it. Unlike Amazon’s Unbox service, no special software will be required. […]