Entries in Amazon (205)

Thursday
Jun202013

NARR8 comes to Amazon

Already available on iOS and Android, NARR8 is now also on the Amazon Appstore and the Kindle Fire. For the uninitiated, NARR8 is a free digital comic and interactive novel mobile app. You get to see and experience fluid animation, interactive features, HD effects, and full music soundtracks along with its all-original content.

Friday
May242013

Amazon Appstore for Android now available in about 200 countries

Amazon announced the availability of their Appstore has now reached millions in almost 200 countries. It allows customers to use Android devices, Kindle Fires, Macs, and PCs to buy games and apps directly from the Amazon Appstore.

Using the Amazon Appstore will give you access to features such as “Free App of the Day,” personalized recommendations, customer reviews, and 1-Click payments. Amazon assures that they test the apps and games beforehand to make sure they work properly. And for a limited time, watch for special discounts and promotions on popular games from brands like Ubisoft, Sega, and Rovio, including Angry Birds Space that’s free until June 3. You can start browsing or find out more information here

Monday
Feb042013

Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite eReader

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The dedicated eBook reader market is facing formidable competition from full-featured tablets that run a gamut of apps, offer extended functionality, HD screens and are priced just above the eBook readers. Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite offers an improved reading experience and a built-in backlight for the much sought-after low-light reading.

 

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Monday
Jan072013

CES 2013: Roku beefs up content deals, 700 channels now available in US

Roku has announced more content partnerships here at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. New channels for US-based Roku users include Blockbuster On Demand, Fox Now, PBS, Vevo, Syfy, and Dailymotion. Roku has also locked in Amazon's Cloud Player, Spotify and iHeartRadio which are unlikely to be offered in Canada. This now brings Roku's channel lineup to around 700 so even if Canadian customers get a franction of that number, it is still significant amount of streaming content. Roku can also run apps like the Time Warner Cable app (US-only) that effectively turns it into a cable box, pretty cool.