Amazon launched its Appstore for Android well before the company had its own Android tablets to sell. You can install the Appstore on nearly any Android phone or tablet (in the US and other supported countries) and use it to download, install, and keep apps up to date. But it looks like use of the […]
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Amazon updates Appstore with better Android 4.2 support, more Kindle Fire-like UI
Amazon Kindle Fire owners aren’t the only folks that can download apps from Amazon’s Appstore for Android. The company has actually offered a standalone app for Android phones and tablets since before Amazon launched the first Kindle. This week the company updated that app, improving support for Google Android 4.2. The new version also has […]
Amazon Kindle Fire to offer Hulu, Netflix, ESPN… and Amazon videos
The Amazon Kindle Fire’s relatively low $200 price tag may be partially due to Amazon’s hopes that customers will buy eBooks, music, and movies from Amazon to help shore up the bottom line. But it looks like Kindle Fire users won’t have to use Amazon’s digital store to get their digital media fix. Earlier this week […]
Amazon: Our tablet can run Netflix, Pandora too!
Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Tablet will come pre-loaded with a number of media apps including Netflix and Hulu Plus for streaming videos, and Pandora for streaming music. But Amazon wants to make it clear that you can choose to download most of those apps on the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet too… plus many others. The […]