Following up the launch of its Android apps, Amazon’s Cloud Drive debuted today on the iOS platform. Cloud Drive is Amazon’s answer to the other major internet storage providers. The differentiating factor here is that Amazon has introduced multiple apps for specific use cases to be able to manage files better. Continue reading “Amazon Cloud Drive app debuts on iOS”
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer. This month it offers 21 paid Android apps and games worth over $45 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till July 1st. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 11.99. Some popular apps and games include, The Bard’s Tale, Table Top Racing, AVG AntiVirus PRO Android Security and more. Last month Amazon Appstore offered 33 paid Android apps and games worth $110. In other news, popular game Monument Valley is free for today. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers over $45 worth free apps and games for limited period”
Amazon Echo is a smart speaker that doubles up as a virtual assistant. It was announced by Amazon late last year in November. It was a pretty neat piece of tech but the issue is that hardly anyone had access to it since it was based on an invite only system of purchase. Now happily that invite system has been removed and everyone can get their hands on the device.
Continue reading “Amazon Echo now available without an invite for US$179.99”
Amazon has always believed in using a highly customized fork of Android called Fire OS on their line up of tablets and phones. Fire OS brings with it a completely different look and has a very different and in some ways superior feature set to stock Android when it comes to media consumption and more so from Amazon’s ecosystem. Today the company has released the first developer preview of their upcoming Fire OS 5 that is based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview”
Amazon has launched New Kindle Paperwhite e-reader with a 6-inch screen at 300 PPI pixel density, similar to the Kindle Voyage. The 2nd generation Kindle Paperwhite has a 6-inch 212 ppi screen. It also has new Kindle font Bookerly, an exclusive font designed from the ground up for reading on digital screens and all-new typesetting engine that lays out words just as the author intended, which dynamically adjusts the layout as the reader changes the text size. Continue reading “Amazon launches New Kindle Paperwhite with 300ppi screen, starts at Rs. 10999”
Amazon wants to change the way you unlock your phone. The company is going beyond passcode, fingerprints, iris scanner as a medium to unlock your phone.
Continue reading “Amazon patents ear-phone unlocking technology”
Til Morning’s Light, an action-adventure game from Amazon Game Studios co-developed with WayForward is out now for iOS and Fire devices. In the game you play Erica Page, a teenage girl who is trapped in a mansion haunted by a 200 year-old curse. It is voiced by Stephanie Sheh. Continue reading “Til Morning’s Light Horror adventure game launched for iPhone, iPad and Fire devices”
Amazon had released the Fire Phone back in June last year at a price of US$ 640 off contract in the USA. In the UK however the handset was priced at £400 for the 32GB variant and £479 for the 64GB at launch. Now the Fire Phone has received a temporary price drop in the UK.
Continue reading “Amazon Fire Phone receives a temporary price drop in the UK – 32GB for £99”
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer. This month it offers 33 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till May 16th. Number of free apps might vary depending on your country. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 14.99. Some popular apps and games include, Game of Thrones, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, AVG AntiVirus PRO Android Security and more. Last month Amazon Appstore offered 24 paid Android apps and games worth $105. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $110 worth free apps and games for limited period”
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer. This month it offers 24 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till April 19th. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 19.99. Some popular apps include, Runtastic Pro GPS, Oxford Spanish Dictionary, Mobile Doc Scanner (MDScan) and games include, Amazing Alex Premium, Pudding Monsters HD and Prince of Persia Classic. Last month Amazon Appstore offered 34 paid Android apps and games worth $105 to celebrate its 4th birthday Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $105 worth free apps and games for limited period”
Amazon Cloud Drive has launched two new unlimited Cloud Drive plans and has removed the current 5GB free plan. These new plans include Unlimited Photos plan for $11.99 per year, plus 5 GB for videos and files, and Unlimited Everything plan for $59.99 per year that offers unlimited storage for photos, video, files, and documents. Continue reading “Amazon Cloud Drive moves to unlimited subscription-only storage plans”
Amazon has launched Kindle Voyage, the company’s latest Kindle with a 300ppi high resolution display in India. The 7th generation Kindle also has new adaptive front light that is automatically controlled using the built-in light sensor and has PagePress page turn buttons that offers haptic feedback when pressed. Continue reading “Kindle Voyage launched in India starting at Rs. 16499”
With an aim to bolster its Appstore installs, Amazon is said to be launching a new “Unlocked” program, as per Tech Crunch. This service will offer paid apps and games absolutely free.
The report describes Unlocked as “Amazon Prime for apps,” and it would offer paid apps for free, and even unlock all in-app purchases for “free-to-play” games. Developers can leave Unlocked, and when they do, users will have to begin paying for in-app purchases again. Continue reading “Amazon planning to offer paid apps for free via “Unlocked” program”
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for the Appstore’s 4th birthday. The company offers 34 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, March 19th for a limited period. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 9.99. All you need to do is just get the Amazon App Store from here and side load it on your Android device. Continue reading “Amazon celebrates Appstore’s Birthday with $105 worth free apps and games”
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for Valentines day. The company offers 37 paid Android apps and games worth $140 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, February 12th till February 14th, Saturday. This time it offers some interesting apps like, OfficeSuite Professional 8, Runtastic PRO, Shazam Encore, games like Doodle Jump, Ski Safari: Adventure Time, Cut the Rope: Experiments and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $140 worth free apps and games for limited period”
