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Google Play Store policies drive Amazon to pull app

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Back in early September, Amazon rolled-out a big update to its Android app, adding support for Prime Instant Video. But there was also another big change happening behind the scenes, as Amazon quietly rolled the functionality from its previously-separate Amazon Appstore into its primary Android app, letting you purchase and install software independently of the Play Store. Sound to you like something Google ...

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Amazon Prime Instant Video comes to its Android app

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Today may very clearly be Apple’s day in the sun, but even as we prepare for the its latest announcements just a few hours from now, there’s another A-company catching our attention on the mobile front, with Amazon pushing a pretty sizable update to its Android app.Amazon had already been on our radar this week due to the much-appreciated Fire Phone price cuts we just saw go live, but this time it’s Amazon ...

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Amazon brags about Appstore size, as smartphone launch (probably) nears

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Just a couple days from now, on June 18, Amazon has an event that will in all likelihood reveal the company’s first smartphone, following the success of its Kindle Fire tablets. The question on everyone’s mind is whether or not Amazon will be able to recapture that same kind of magic when it comes to smartphones; will little hiccups like Amazon’s use of its own app store, as opposed to Google’s ...

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Combine Amazon deals for free apps, plus $22 free app credit

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Free-to-download apps are good, but you know what’s even better? Free credit to be used towards any premium app purchase you want. It may take a little bit of doing, but we’ve just learned of a way to combine a couple offers Amazon has running right now to not just end up with ten free apps, but with over $20 in credit left over to be spent on the apps of your choice. Here’s how it works: Amazon’s got a one-day promo where it’s making available nine photography apps for free. OK, but Amazon has free app offers all the time; what’s the big deal? The key ...

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App stores go Star Wars crazy with “May the Fourth” deals

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Motorola’s selling the Moto X cheap for Mother’s Day, and in just a few weeks we’re sure we’ll see oodles of Memorial Day smartphone sales, but these aren’t the only holidays companies are taking advantage of to help promote their wares. This coming Sunday is May 4, and while that might not immediately mean anything to a lot of you, to sci-fi fans May the fourth has entrenched itself in their culture as Star Wars Day (may the fourth be with you). Amazingly, someone has noticed the overlap ...

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Amazon’s got a free $5 app credit waiting for you to redeem

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Are you a big Amazon Appstore user? The Play Store alternative arrived as a bold challenge to Google’s Android dominance, and while it still sees its fair share of users (thanks in no small part to Amazon’s own Kindle Fire tablets) it hasn’t really risen to the point where it’s a threat to Google’s position. Still, Amazon would love to see more of you checking out what its storefront has to offer, and ...

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