Sunday, April 15, 2012

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Posted: 15 Mar 2012 11:33 AM PDT

The CW Network today announced that they've released an Android application for smartphone and tablets.  Offering free streams of entire episodes, it brings shows like The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, America's Next Top Model, and Supernatural to a mobile device near you.  Miss last night's episode of Nikita?  That's alright, it will be ready to stream for you the following morning at 6:00 ET. Additional details include the ability to share across social networks, watch behind-the-scenes  videos, and view upcoming schedules.
Download CW Mobile for free on your Android 2.2+ device, including tablets.
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Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:20 AM PDT

The official TED Talks application recently arrived in the Google Play store, giving users an easy way to catch their favorite speeches and ideas.  Available for free on both smartphone and tablet, TED provides both audio and video formats of more than 1,100 of the most inspiring talks you'll find.  The app lets users search and discover talks based on speakers, topics, ratings, popularity, and more.  Find one that you feel like sharing? TED allows for one tap share across your favorite Android apps and services, including Facebook, email, and Twitter.
Perhaps one of our favorite features is the ability to download videos or audio for offline viewing and listening.  This is perfect for the daily commute or few minutes at breakfast and you really need an extra bit of motivation or inspiration. Considering that the talks range from 3-18 minutes in length, it's possible to knock out a couple at a time!
TED for Android features:
  • Up-to-the-minute videos: TEDTalks are published daily, and Android app users can see the latest TEDTalks videos as soon as they're available online.
  • Browse + search: Whether they're online or off, users can browse the entire TED library – by theme, tag, rating or popularity – and search for a talk by speaker name or topic.
  • Easy sharing: Users who are inspired by a talk can share it easily over Facebook, Twitter or email.
  • Bookmarks.  Users can mark and save talks for viewing later within their "My Talks" tab.
  • Offline viewing: The app is designed to support a mobile lifestyle, in which users move fluidly between online and offline use. Users can download video and audio directly to the device to watch on the plane or other locations where Internet connectivity may not be possible. The full library is searchable in offline mode.
  • Curated audio stream. Out for a jog, multi-tasking, or just interested in listening, TED app users can listen to TEDTalks, either on an individual basis or through TED's curated audio stream.
Download TED for Android on your 2.1 or higher device, including tablets and Kindle Fire.
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Posted: 15 Mar 2012 09:29 AM PDT

Amazon is celebrating the first anniversary of their Android app distribution model, Appstore for Android.   Starting today and running for a week, Amazon will be offering up some pretty terrific deals on apps and games for Android.  For instance, today sees Plants vs. Zombies going for 99¢, a savings of 67% off the normal cost.  Day two will see a pair of new promotions and day three will be a trio of apps, and so on and so on.
In addition to a bunch of discounted applications and games, Amazon is also giving away eight Kindle Fire tablets.  The sweepstakes  runs through the end of the month and all the details can be found on www.amazon.com/appstorebirthday.
Finally, Amazon has released a list of the top-selling and most-downloaded applications from the Appstore over the last twelve months.  While many of the titles we see here reflect the Android Market's popular apps, Amazon will occasionally shave a decent percentage off the games or applications.  If you're in the market for one of these paid apps then we suggest checking Amazon Appstore first to see if it's on sale.
Top Paid Apps (over the last 12 months)
  1. Cut the Rope
  2. Angry Birds (Ad-Free)
  3. Where's My Water?
  4. Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)
  5. Angry Birds Seasons (Ad-Free)
  6. Plants vs. Zombies (Kindle Fire Edition)
  7. Fruit Ninja
  8. SCRABBLE (Kindle Fire Edition)
  9. UNO (Kindle Fire Edition)
  10.  TETRIS

Top Free Apps (over the last 12 months)
  1. Angry Birds Free
  2. Netflix
  3. Solitaire
  4. Fruit Ninja Free
  5. Angry Birds Seasons Free
  6. Bubble Buster
  7. Little Piano Free
  8. Roller Lite
  9. Jewels
  10. Hangman Free

Amazon Appstore for Android Celebrates First Birthday with a Week of Deals on
Customers' Favorite Apps and Games
Since its launch one year ago, Amazon Appstore customers have bought millions of apps and games for Kindle Fire and other Android-based devices
Amazon Appstore for Android is celebrating its first birthday with a week of deals on some of its customers' favorite apps and games, including iconic titles such as Fruit Ninja, Wolfram Alpha, Splashtop Remote Desktop, Dr. Seuss's The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, TuneIn Radio Pro, TETRIS, PAC-MAN, The Lost City, MONOPOLY, AccuWeather Platinum and Jamie Oliver's 20 Minute Meals. Birthday deals start today with one of the top paid apps, Plants vs. Zombies, at 67 percent off.
Tomorrow, Amazon will announce two more app deals. On day three, three more new app deals will be revealed and so on for the remainder of the week-long celebration. Also starting today, the Amazon Appstore kicks off its Amazon Appstore for Android Birthday Giveaway and will award a Kindle Fire to eight lucky winners who enter the sweepstakes by March 31.* For more information and for all birthday deals visit www.amazon.com/appstorebirthday.
"Customers have used the Amazon Appstore to test drive and buy millions of apps and games for their Kindle Fire and other Android devices in the first year alone," said Aaron Rubenson, director of Amazon Appstore for Android. "To thank customers for shopping with us, we worked closely with our developers to offer special discounts on some of the most popular apps all week long."
Customers can use Amazon's Test Drive feature to test out apps before buying. Once they download an app they can use it across multiple devices, including Kindle Fire, giving developers a new platform for reaching customers.
"We know how important discovery and monetization are for app developers," said Rubenson. "Our investment in personalization technology helps customers find the best apps for their needs. And, our 1-Click technology makes it trivially easy to purchase apps with one click."
"It's been an exciting first year in the Amazon Appstore and we look forward to many more," said Andrew Stein, director of Global Mobile Business and Products at PopCap Games, Inc. "All of our games, including the megahit Plants vs. Zombies, have done extremely well in the Amazon Appstore, for both Kindle Fire and other Android devices; it's a testament to the great Amazon Appstore shopping experience resulting from its user-friendly design and comprehensive catalog."
"We expected that the Amazon Appstore would be a success and it's been evidenced in the growth of the revenues since the launch," said Adam Flanders, senior vice president of Sales & Marketing at Glu Mobile, Inc. "We have seen revenues from Amazon grow by over 1,000 percent in the four months since the Kindle Fire launched alone, and Blood and Glory recently reached the #2 spot in Top Selling Games. Glu is thrilled with the momentum behind Kindle Fire and the Amazon Appstore's strong platform, global customer base, and exceptional merchandising capabilities."
"We were grateful that we were able to bring Dr. Seuss, The Berenstain Bears and Mercer Mayer's Little Critter apps to the Amazon Appstore from the very beginning," said Michel Kripalani, president of Oceanhouse Media. "Amazon provides visibility to a huge customer base. We've seen increased engagement with the apps over the last year, especially since the launch of Kindle Fire."
"As Pandora continues our mission to provide people with personalized music they love, being a featured app on Kindle Fire has given us an exciting new platform to connect with our listeners, both existing and new, and we've been impressed with the high engagement rate we've seen on Kindle Fire," said Simon Fleming-Wood, chief marketing officer of Pandora Media.
"At Quickoffice, we've experienced a massive lift in our Android app sales since the launch of Kindle Fire. The Amazon Appstore has been a great showcase for our app, and we've seen significant gains in conversion rates compared to other app stores based on the integrated Amazon buying experience," said Alan Masarek, CEO of Quickoffice, Inc.
  • Amazon Appstore has grown its selection nearly eight-fold since launch, from 4,000 apps to over 31,000.
  • In its first year, the most downloaded paid app in the Amazon Appstore was Cut the Rope, followed by Angry Birds (Ad-Free) and Where's My Water?; the most downloaded free app was Angry Birds Free, followed by Netflix and Solitaire by MobilityWare.
  • Amazon Appstore offers a paid app for free every day. If a customer had downloaded every Free App of the Day since launch, they would have saved nearly $1,000.
  • The paid app with the most 5-star reviews in the first year of the Amazon Appstore was Where's My Water?, with over 3,000; the free app with the most 5-star reviews was Blood & Glory, with over 4,000.
  • In the Amazon Appstore's first year, customers spent more than 7,700,000 minutes test driving apps; Bubble Buster was the most test-driven app, followed by Amazon MP3 for Android with Cloud Player and Memory Trainer.
  • Over the past year, the most popular app category for customers is games, followed by entertainment and productivity. Some of the most popular apps include Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, QuickOffice Pro, CalenGoo and Exchange by TouchDown.
Top Paid Apps (over the last 12 months)
  1. Cut the Rope
  2. Angry Birds (Ad-Free)
  3. Where's My Water?
  4. Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)
  5. Angry Birds Seasons (Ad-Free)
  6. Plants vs. Zombies (Kindle Fire Edition)
  7. Fruit Ninja
  8. SCRABBLE (Kindle Fire Edition)
  9. UNO (Kindle Fire Edition)
  10.  TETRIS

Top Free Apps (over the last 12 months)
  1. Angry Birds Free
  2. Netflix
  3. Solitaire
  4. Fruit Ninja Free
  5. Angry Birds Seasons Free
  6. Bubble Buster
  7. Little Piano Free
  8. Roller Lite
  9. Jewels
  10. Hangman Free
For more details and to find all deals that are part of the birthday celebration, visit www.amazon.com/appstorebirthday or follow the Amazon Appstore on Twitter (@amazonappstore).
*After 10:00 a.m. (PT) today, visit the Amazon Appstore for Android Facebook page at www.facebook.com/amazonappstoreforandroid to learn more about the Amazon Appstore for Android Birthday Giveway and to enter for a chance to win. See the Official Rules at www.amazon.com/AppstoreBirthdayGiveaway. There is no purchase necessary to enter.
About Amazon Appstore for Android
The Amazon Appstore for Android is where customers can find, discover and buy thousands of apps using Amazon's convenient and trusted shopping features. Customers can access the store directly on Kindle Fire, from any computer, or on an Android phone or tablet. Amazon Appstore has a broad selection of paid and free apps and games, including established best sellers and new apps from top-tier brands. There are over 31,000 apps in the store and more apps and games are added all the time. Plus, the Amazon Appstore offers customers a great paid app for free, every day.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes -– still with all the benefits of the most advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch, with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon's new revolutionary cloud-accelerated web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core processor.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.comwww.amazon.co.ukwww.amazon.dewww.amazon.co.jpwww.amazon.frwww.amazon.cawww.amazon.cn,www.amazon.it, and www.amazon.es. As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PDT

This week marks the soft debut of the G10 xs series, a new line of Android tablets from Archos. Although the hard details have yet to surface, we're hearing that these will be ultra-thin designs at 7.6mm thin, offer a keyboard dock, and  could feature the new 1.8GHz TI OMAP processors. Expected to launch later in 2012 the G10 xs line will be available in three display sizes and come with the low pricing we've become accustomed to seeing from Archos.
Pricing for the new Archos G10 xs series is expected to be:
  • 7-inch display - 129 Euros (~$170 US)
  • 8-inch display - 149 Euros (~$200 US)
  • 10-inch display - 199 Euros (~$260 US)
I've really enjoyed watching Archos evolve over the last few models of Android tablet and certainly look forward to seeing the new line. In an era where people are turning to Amazon and Barnes & Noble for $200 tablets, Archos could emerge as a bigger player in 2012. Not only do they have the right price point but they've proven that they can go sexy with the hardware. Toss in the full-on support for Google services and applications and the G10 xs is one to watch.
And as if all of this doesn't sound good enough on its own, consider the teaser video that Archos has released. It's not long and it's obscured in shadows but we definitely see the hints of the keyboard dock. Is the G10 xs going to be a low-cost alternative to the Transformer Prime? We'll find out before too long.
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Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:35 AM PDT

The official Google Earth application was updated today and it's quite a fun one to play with.  If you have not tried out Google Earth on your Android yet be sure to start with this 6.2 version.  Not only do you get all the great stuff that you've come to expect to out of the desktop client but now there are nifty little layers.  The latest release provides access to city tours, real-time flights, earthquakes, and more.
Google Earth 6.2 features:
  1. Earth Gallery: Explore a curated list of layers, such as real time flights, earthquake, and city tours.
  2. Touring: load tours from the Gallery or inside balloons.
  3. Share your current view through Google+ or other social applications.
  4. New Zoom around and pinch gesture.
  5. Stability and performance improvements
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