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Amazon today announced that it is finally launching its Android apps Appstore in UK and few other European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Coincidentally, Amazon’s rival Barnes & Noble announced three partners for in UK  – electronics and home goods seller Argos, and bookshops Blackwells and Foyle’s. In UK it will follow the same conventions as the U.S. with [...]

AmazonLocal has been launched in the UK, starting with London with the aim to eventually expand across the UK, it joins the likes of Groupon, Living Social and KGB Deals. So far the service has been US-only. Bargain hunters can also personalise the deals they are targeted with by using a deal preferences section, which allows them to rate how much they would prefer to be offered entertainment and travel, [...]

 Amazon’s Cloud Drive is at last available in the UK, after first launching over a year ago in the US. Pricing for the new UK version of Amazon Cloud Drive is identical to that of the US and includes a 5GB free account. The service can be managed from within  Amazon account online, or through  the free standalone PC  or Mac app for desktop dragging and dropping.  The Cloud Drive comes [...]

Amazon is opening a new Development centre in London with tens of developers, engineers, UX designers and graphic designers  who will be developing services and APIs for phones, computers, televisions and gaming consoles The offices will be located in an eight floor, 4,366 square metre area in Glasshouse Yard. The design and development teams from Amazon companies Pushbutton and Lovefilm will also [...]

Ted Baker Amazon Kindle 4 Case Nothing says class quite like Ted Baker, when it comes to mobile accessories and this sleek yet discrete Kindle 4 case is no different. Bringing a unique sense of elegance to your Kindle 4, the Ted Baker case is smooth, soft to the touch and padded enough to protect against the occasional accidental drop. Available in a range of colours, we can’t recommend this [...]

Kindle for the Web Amazon has announced ‘Kindle for the Web’ beta, which allows book samples and snippets to be read directly from a web browser without any Kindle software. Customers simply click the “Read first chapter FREE” button on a book product page on Amazon or on other websites, and the first chapter will open within the web page. Customers can change the font size [...]

Amazon 99-cent TV Episodes Apple TV’s new avatar as as a streaming media device is a potential threat for other streaming service providers. In response to  Apple’s  99-cent TV show rentals launch  Amazon’s is now offering 99-cent  purchases ( yes, purchases and not rentals) of various ABC and FOX shows, which means a whole host of Amazon Video-On-Demand. Roku had also cut prices [...]

Amazon Store Amazon has announced this morning the launch of its UK Kindle Store. The online store will stock over 400,000 books including 84 of the 100 Nielsen UK Bestsellers. On 29th July, Amazon UK started taking pre-orders for the all-new Kindle featuring a new electronic-ink screen , a new sleek design with a smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area. The all-new [...]

This is the latest version of Kindle from Amazon. If you don’t know what Kindle is, let’s present the product in a few words. Kindle is the new generation wireless reading device. It is slim and lightweight, features 3G Wireless, has International coverage, features a paper-like display, and has an impressive battery life. If you want to read a good book or simply read some of your research, the [...]

If you recall, the Kindle e-reader recently became the major hit in its category. Kindle is produced by Amazon and, as such, it was the most sold product this year in their store. However, Kindle sales are pretty much limited to the United States because the device does not support wireless connection to the Kindle Store from anywhere else. From October 19, things are going to change! Amazon will start [...]