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Amazon Appstore now available in Japan

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 28 Nov 2012 9:31 am
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It's been nearly two months since Amazon started accepting submissions for its Japanse appstore, and today it's gone live. The usual suspects are all there -- Amazon singles out Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja and Yahoo! Headline, among others. You can get to the Japanese wing at amazon.co.jp/apps.

Amazon opening Appstore to Japan, accepting submissions now

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Oct 2012 8:07 am
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Amazon today announced that it is accepting app submissions for distribution in its Appstore later this year in Japan. That'll bring a strong alternative source of Android applications to millions of people, as well as a potential new revenue source for developers. No word on when downloads will be made available; Amazon merely said "later this year." Source: Amazon

Amazon expanding its Android appstore to Europe, developer portal updated and accepting apps now

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 21 Jun 2012 12:43 am
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Amazon has announced that they will be opening their appstore to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain this summer, with a "global" expansion planned to follow. There's no firm date as of yet, but they have changed the developer agreement and are already accepting submissions for apps to be distributed in the listed countries, so it can't be too far off.  This is a pretty big deal...

Amazon Appstore updated, beta version of 'Test Drive' comes to some

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 21 May 2012 8:45 pm
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Amazon has pushed out an update to their Appstore, bringing it to version 2.6.53. Besides the always-present bug fixes and stability enhancements, this time around there's a slick new feature for a select few -- The Test Drive feature. Much like the Test Drive that's always been available on Amazon's web site, this give you a chance to see what an app looks like and how it operates when...

Late-night poll: Do you use a third party app store?

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 15 Feb 2012 2:06 am
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For a lot of people, the ability to install apps that aren't offered in the "official" Android Market is a big draw.  Android devices (for the most part) allows applications to be installed from any source, which has led to alternative marketplaces full of apps.  For the most part, they are all well done and offer a safe and convenient experience, but often lack in selection compared to Google's...

Japanese carrier 'blames Android app' for recent downtime

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Jan 2012 10:55 am
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  Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reportedly identified "Android app traffic" as the cause of a recent network outage which affected some 2.5 million of its customers. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, DoCoMo did not identify the app, aside from saying that it offered "free voice services." The application apparently caused DoCoMo's network to buckle by sending out "control signals"...

Multiple app markets crossing streams, causing problems for some

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 28 Nov 2011 5:20 pm
Cross the streams
Now this is interesting. Seems that some of you who have purchased apps from the Amazon Appstore are starting to see conflicts with the Android Market. A couple scenarios appear to be playing out. In some instances, the Android Market sees an app that was purchased from the Amazon Appstore, knows an updated version is available, but then fails on updating because the app wasn't actually...

Documents to Go is today's free app from Amazon

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 21 Nov 2011 4:26 pm
Documents to Go
While it's easy to overlook the Amazon Appstore's daily free app picks, we'd be remiss if we failed to mention this one: Documents to Go, the powerful document editing app, is today's featured freebie. Regularly priced at $14.99, Dataviz's full productivity suite can edit and create Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents, and can also read PDF files. The full version offers customization options...

Amazon Appstore receives 2.0 update ahead of Kindle Fire launch

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 10 Nov 2011 9:25 am
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Amazon's Appstore for Android has received an update, just in time for the Kindle Fire's release next week. The update, which brings the app to version 2.0, is largely focused on UI improvements. The look and feel of the entire Appstore experience has shifted as the white backdrops that used to be ubiquitous have been changed to shades of gray. More settings have been added as well as you now...

The Amazon Kindle Fire won't have the Android Market - that bother you?

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Oct 2011 12:28 pm
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KMLProxy in our forums brings up a good point, if you're looking at purchasing an Amazon Kindle Fire. You won't be able to easily transfer apps that you purchase in the Android Market to the Kindle Fire. That is, you won't be able to redownload them directly, because the Kindle Fire won't have the Android Market. That's not an insurmountable problem -- we've talked about how to pull the apps off...

Amazon Appstore looks to be rolling out internationally

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Sep 2011 12:56 pm
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It looks like the Amazon Appstore for Android is finally rolling out across the world, following its US-only launch earlier in the year. Reports are appearing from a variety of sources in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and India suggesting that customers in these countries can now directly download the Appstore and use it to install free or paid apps. There's still no official link to the...

Amazon's Kindle tablet said to be all Amazon atop Android, with nary a Google app in sight

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 2 Sep 2011 4:51 pm
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We've been patiently sitting back and watching the rumors surrounding Amazon's supposed Android tablet, because, frankly, that's all they've been. Rumor and conjecture. But TechCrunch's MG Siegler this afternoon has penned a first-person opus, detailing time with a test unit. We'll not attempt to steal any thunder here -- definitely go read the full post linked below. But here are the big strokes...

Fieldrunners HD now available in the Amazon Appstore

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Jul 2011 7:52 am
Fieldrunners HD
There she be, folks -- Fieldrunners HD. It's tower defense done like never before, with excellent graphics and sounds. It's got more than 400 levels and four battlefields, seven towers and three difficulty levels, plus two additional modes once you beat the Classic game.Fieldrunners HD is a pretty big download at 36MB, and it's available on Android smartphones (not tablets yet) running Android 2...

Amazon Appstore receives minor update -- compatibility fixes, two step purchasing

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 27 May 2011 8:09 pm
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The Amazon Appstore is pushing out a minor update this evening, brining it to version 1.14.  Besides a few compatibility fixes and the ever-present "stability improvements," they have implemented a new system to help prevent accidental app buying.  Now to purchase an application users will have to verify their choice, instead of the application purchase and download happening immediately after a...

Plants vs. Zombies hits Amazon Appstore soon; Chuzzle drops this week

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Posted by Andrew Melnizek on 16 May 2011 1:14 pm
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 PopCap is finally bringing its quirky, bright colored games to Android. The Seattle based company has signed an exclusive agreement with Amazon to bring its first Android games to the Amazon Appstore. Leading the launch will be the googly-eyed furballs game, Chuzzle. And at the end of the month, the fan-favorite Plants vs. Zombies will be made available. Both games will be featured as the "App...

Amazon Appstore pushing minor update, brings some fixes and improvements

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 25 Apr 2011 11:46 pm
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  The Amazon Appstore is pushing a minor update tonight, bumping it up to release 1.11. It looks like nothing major, just some miscellaneous fixes and improvements, all listed in the screenshot above. Jump on the Appstore icon when it appears in your notification bar to install the update, and for those unsure whether or not they have the latest version, you can check the release number on the...

Amazon now offering $25 Amazon Appstore credit with Android device purchases

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Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Apr 2011 6:58 pm
There is no doubt about it; ever since the launch Android, Amazon has been looking for better ways to take their piece of the proverbial pie. Aside from having cool deals on phones they've launched apps, cloud services, a music store and now the push is on to entice users into using their own app store. For Amazon, who says Android devices are they're best sellers when it comes to mobile devices...

Amazon Appstore updated, still sells apps

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Apr 2011 10:29 pm
The Amazon Appstore got itself a little update tonight -- it's now at version 1.08 -- and we'd start to get excited about it if we had any idea what was changed. But, hey, an updated app is always better than an un-updated app, unless it breaks something. And, oh, look at that. Icons are missing. That's likely not because of the update, but we'll point fingers anyway.

Amazon clarifies its App Store DRM -- it's not nearly as scary as you thought

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 Mar 2011 3:16 pm
Remember that blog post from Amazon a couple days back detailing how DRM (digital rights management) would work? Basically, it said if you download an app from the upcoming Amazon App Store, it'd need to check in with the Amazon App Store app on your phone before declaring itself legally downloaded and allowing you to use it. But once it's done that, it's status quo, all systems go, business as...

Android apps purchased from Amazon will work on multiple devices, use Amazon DRM

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Mar 2011 12:20 pm
Android applications purchased in Amazon's app store (which may finally go live to consumers any time now) will use Amazon's special sauce of digital locker/digital rights management to help combat piracy. Amazon spells it out in its developer blog:Customers who purchase an app will retain an entitlement to their app even if they decide to replace their current Android device and/or purchase new...

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