Great first run by Amazon with its Appstore for Android

ZDNet (blog) - Joel Evans - 28 Mar, 2011
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. He is one of three hosts on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and runs the Nokia Experts ...

It is 'STILL' about the Apps!

Manila Bulletin - Rommel Feria - 28 Mar, 2011
Amazon launches Android App Store. Apple sues over "App Store" name. Amazon re-launches as Amazon AppStore. Sneaky, eh! :) Anyway, Amazon is on to something here. It has a Kindle eBook reader, which does not run Android applications ...

The Great Language Land Grab

New York Times - Ben Zimmer - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
When tech companies engage in legal squabbles about who gets to use our everyday words, what are ordinary speakers of the language to make of it all? Microsoft is suing Apple, and Apple is suing Amazon, all over the right to use a simple ...

Amazon opens app store for Android phones, tablets

Sify - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Amazon.com Inc. is getting into the app-selling arena by opening an online store to distribute software for smartphones and tablet computers running Google Inc.'s Android operating system. The Amazon Appstore, which was unveiled Tuesday, includes free ...

Test Drive Before you Buy, Says Amazon

Tech2 - 28 Mar, 2011
Amazon launched their App Store for Android last week (and ended up getting sued in the process) and they've even differentiated themselves from Google's own Android Market with a unique way to try Apps before you buy them. Test Drive, one of the App ...

OMG/JK: The Color Of Controversy

TechCrunch - 28 Mar, 2011
We're back with a new episode of OMG/JK, and it's a good one. This last week has been full of controversy â€" from the launch of Color, the photo-swapping app that raised $41 million pre-launch, to reports that Google is not planning to open-source the ...

Amazon.com lets you play with an Android virtual machine, try apps before you ...

Engadget - Sean Hollister - 28 Mar, 2011
When Amazon's Appstore rolled out last week, we glossed over one detail that merely seemed neat. Today, we're inclined to say that Test Drive may be the most significant part of Amazon's announcement that day. ...

Is Amazon App Store Smart Choice For Android Users: One Stop Shopping

Daily News Pulse - Alex Warne - 28 Mar, 2011
Amazon Appstore for Android hosts over 4000 applications, each of which users may test on a simulated Android phone. Customers can buy applications through their computer's Web browser, or through an Amazon ...

Amazon Appstore vs Android Market

Know Your Mobile - Paul Briden - 28 Mar, 2011
We take a look at Google's Android Market and see what new slant Amazon are adding to the digital distribution medium the Amazon Appstore. The Amazon Appstore is a far more versatile online shopping experience, but then that's not entirely surprising ...

Weekly News Roundup: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

StocksandShares.TV - 28 Mar, 2011
Here are this week's stock briefs for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN). Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares ended the week at 170.98 (as of 3/25/2011). Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been sued by Apple over its app store trademark. According to a Wall Street Journal ...

Amazon Appstore for Android Isn't a Tablet, Smartphone Precursor

eWeek - Clint Boulton - 28 Mar, 2011
Amazon.com launched its Amazon Appstore for Android, a seemingly perfect platform for a tablet or smartphone. But Amazon.com and analysts claim it's about mobile shopping. Amazon.com launched its Amazon Appstore for Android applications March 22 and ...

Amazon's use of 'Appstore' turns into turf war with Apple

Jackson Clarion Ledger - 28 Mar, 2011
If you're thinking about using the phrase "Appstore" for anything, you might want to think of something else and save yourself a lot of trouble. But if you're Amazon.com, maybe you're up for the challenge. Apple has laid claim to anything apps-related, ...

SwiftKey Keyboard Is Free Today At The Amazon AppStore For Android

ZoKnowsGaming - Travis Wilson - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
kay: No way was that Serena's real body. Did you see her at the last tournament Lorenzo Winfrey: Your right because that means this is one hell of a commercial!! Aflac doesn't waste any time and with the most recognizable part of their brand how could ...

App Wrap: Amazon Launches Droid App Store

NY1 - Adam Balkin - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
If you believe competition is good for the consumer, then those who've bought Android powered devices are in for a treat. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report. its Appstore for Android. Not only is it organized and procured in a way that'll ...

[Weekend Poll] Now That The Amazon App Store Is Here, What Are Your Thoughts?

Android Police - Aaron Gingrich - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
We saw it coming from a mile away (and knew all the details), and now it's finally happened: the Amazon Appstore officially launched on Tuesday, March 22. So far, with the exception of a minor hiccup, it looks like the launch has been fairly smooth. ...

Tech roundup: Amazon-watching, Netflix-bashing, and a superstar's Internet ...

Crosscut (blog) - Skip Ferderber - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
Seattle-based Amazon.com is already one of the giants of the Internet age, but may they get even larger? One piece of real news, about the debut of the new App store for Android apps, and speculation about the possibility of Amazon ...

HeroCraft rolls out Android games via new Amazon AppStore

Mobiletor.com - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
Android device owners who have a strong fetish for video game have dulcet news in store for them. HeroCraft is all set to unleash its premier wave of exciting gaming titles for Android phones through the new Amazon AppStore. ...

All the latest handset and app news from Pocket Gamer's sister site

Pocket Gamer - Will Wilson - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
It's been an odd bunch of stories we've gathered this week, ranging from new screen tech (that doesn't involve retinas or resolutions for once) to yet another case for the legal eagles at two multi-national corporations. ...

Glu Mobile Games Now Available in the Amazon Appstore for Android

PR-USA.net (press release) - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), the leading global publisher of 3D Social Mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced that top Glu games, including World Series of Poker ® Hold'em Legend , Diner Dash ® 2, Guitar Hero ® : Warriors of ...

Amazon Is On A Roll: Today's Free Premium Android Appstore App â€" SwiftKey Keyboard

Android Police - Artem Russakovskii - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
Without taking a break from yesterday's free Shazam Encore deal, Amazon is continuing its daily giveaway of awesome premium Android apps with another one of our favorites â€" SwiftKey Keyboard. SwiftKey normally costs $1.99 in the Android Market ($1.79 ...

Apple accuses Amazon on grounds of trademark infringement

Black Friday Deals - Santosh Mishra - ‎Mar 26, 2011‎
Mumbai- Amazon has recently unveiled an Appstore regardless of the grievances laid down by Apple on using the name 'App store'. Apple has accused Amazon on grounds of unfair competition and trademark infringement. ...

Speculation over Amazon Android tablet mounts

MacVideo.tv - Jared Newman - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Amazon and Apple's battle for online supremacy was ratcheted up with the launch of the Amazon Appstore for Android, and it could become even more heated if Amazon takes on the iPad by producing its own Android tablet. Even before Amazon started its ...

Amazon's Appstore for Android opens for business

MacVideo.tv - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Amazon has opened the Appstore for Android, providing another option for app shopping to US users of smartphones with Google's operating system. Amazon is trying to lure users away from Google's Android Market by offering users a free paid app every ...

Apple sues Amazon over use of App Store name

MacVideo.tv - Dan Nystedt - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Apple sued Amazon.com claiming rights to the name App Store, which Amazon tagged on its new application store. The creator of the iPhones and iPads that made apps popular among smartphone and tablet users worldwide filed the lawsuit in the US District ...

Amazon App Store Requires Security Compromise

Wired (blog) - Brian X. Chen - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Android phones, like this Motorola Defy, can install apps from sources other than Google's official Android Market. But doing so poses security risks. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com Amazon's new app store offers some killer deals and can ...

For Rest of Today Only, Shazam Encore Free through Amazon Appstore

Phandroid.com - Kevin Krause - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Continuing the trend of offering one “freemium” app per day (that is, premium app priced down to free), the Amazon Appstore has something most people would call a steal for today. ...

Jet Set Games's Rade Stojsavljevic on releasing Highborn for Android as an ...

Pocket Gamer.Biz - Will Wilson - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
When the Amazon Appstore for Android launched, packing a mere 38000 apps, you would have been forgiven for thinking it would be a cut-down version of the Android Market - a selection of greatest hits from Google's 150000-strong ...

Ad-free Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons available on the Amazon App Store

DroidGamers - Andrew Huff - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
For those of you who have been waiting for the ad-free versions of Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons to be released, you'll be happy to know they are now available through the Amazon App Store. You'll want to get this if you've complained about the ...

GameLoft to distribute games exclusively through Amazon

Android Community - James DeRuvo - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
GameLoft has announced that they've hitched their wagon to the Amazon AppStore for Android and will be distibuting their games exclusively. Citing security and piracy concerns, GameLoft stated that they want their users to be confident that the games ...

Amazon Opens App Store for Android; Apple Is Displeased

Discover Magazine (blog) - ‎Mar 25, 2011‎
Tom Toles, among others, is brilliant, but if you really think political cartoonist == political journalist you're not playing in the real world. He and, say, Matt Taibbi or Glenn Greenwald have entirely different jobs. To imply otherwise to score ...

 

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