Amazon’s Unlocked program will make paid apps and games free
Amazon will reportedly kick off a new program for their App Store soon, called Unlocked. The Unlocked program essentially takes paid apps and games, and ones with in-app purchases, and makes them completely free. Free to download, free to buy things in-game, and free to unlock extra features without spending a dime.
An internal presentation showcasing some of the functionality was leaked, showing off how users can sort out to only see Unlocked apps, and how it’ll look when users buy apps or make in-app purchases. This will all have to be done on Amazon’s own App Store, of course, but getting that installed isn’t too tough, even if Google yanked it from the Play Store.
This program takes the free app of the day promotion that Amazon currently runs and takes it one step further by creating a catalog of apps and games, plus extending it to include the in-app purchases. There’s only one small catch to the whole deal; once an Unlocked app leaves the Unlocked program, those in-app purchases are no longer free. Anything you’ve bought or used won’t cost you anything, and you can continue using the app, but if you’re hooked in the middle of a mobile game and want to keep buying extra lives or power-ups, you’ll have to pony up the cash for it. It’s not the most direct way of bringing in revenue and users, but it’s clever, and it might pay off for Amazon.
Unfortunately, other details about the program were a little scarce, like if it’ll cost anything extra per year, if it’ll be offered as part of Amazon Prime, and when it’ll launch. It looks like Amazon has the program ready to go fairly soon, though, so I’d expect to hear something sooner rather than later.
source: TechCrunch
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Amazon wants to give paid apps away for free
Downloads from Amazon’s Appstore almost assuredly aren’t the raging success that the company’s ventures like Prime are, but the retail juggernaut isn’t giving up on it yet. In fact, the former looks like it’s getting an injection of the latter’s DNA with something called Unlocked. According to a leak obtained by TechCrunch, Bezos and Co. are experimenting with the idea of offering paid apps and in-app purchases free of charge. It apparently isn’t limited to games either, as Monument Valley and Sonic Dash sit alongside productivity apps like OfficeSuite 8 + PDF Converter.
The presumed plan is to give Unlocked a big push from within the main Amazon mobile app and make it easier for users to find applications without being overwhelmed by the sheer number of those available. To do this, it’ll favor algorithms rather than “human touch,” and a filter’s planned to keep Unlocked apps separate from others. Amazon already offers plenty of free app promos, so this isn’t exactly unprecedented but it does raise a number of questions. Is this another feature that’s locked behind the Prime paywall? Probably. Will it actually be worth taking advantage of? That remains to be seen. We’ve reached out for further details and will update this post should we hear back.
Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Mobile, Amazon
Source: TechCrunch
Amazon working on ‘Amazon Unlocked’ for apps and games gives you the whole shebang, including IAP’s, upfront
There have been a number of attempts to create an all you can eat app style store front that gave users a monthly payment option to get and have paid titles. I remember Amazon tried, or still offers, something similar where you can try apps at least before you buy them. Now it would appear […]
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[Deal] Amazon App Store turns 4, 34 apps marked down to Free for $105 in savings
It almost seems like once a week, Amazon is hosting some sort of app sale. The fact that the Amazon App Store is now 4 years old seems like another good reason to offer a bunch of apps for Free. They have 34 apps marked down today (33 plus their normal Free app of the day) for a savings of $105. Some notables include Friday Night At Freddy’s 2, Cross DJ Pro, and Easy Tether.
If you don’t mind using the Amazon App Store, then hit the break for the complete list and link to get your download on.
- Adventure Beyond Time
- Alphabet Aquarium Vol 1: Animated Puzzle Games w/ Letters & Animals
- Amelia and Terror of the Night
- Atomus HD
- Bank Escape Pro
- Business Calandar
- Chimpact 2: Family Tree
- Cross DJ Pro
- Cut the Rope
- Deep Under the Sky
- EasyTether
- Elements of Photography Pro
- Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- FolderSync
- G-Stomper Studio
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon
- HanDBase Database
- Kingdom Rush Origins
- Monkey Preschool Explorers
- NeoCal Advanced Calculator
- OpenDocument Reader
- Pumped BMX 2
- Reading Trainer
- Repix
- Ruzzle
- Sago Mini Ocean Swimmer
- Servers Ultimate Pro
- SimplePlanes
- Slingshot Racing
- Super Why!
- The Hidden World
- Unpossible
- World of Goo
source: Amazon App Store
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Amazon celebrates four years of Appstore with $105 in free apps and games
Amazon is celebrating its fourth anniversary of its Appstore which means they’re doing it big. Starting today and running through Saturday, March 21, customers can grab up to $105 worth of normally paid apps and games at no cost. It’s all part of a bundle, however, it’s up to you as to which titles you scoop up. Want all of them? Snag away! Just want Five Nights at Freddy’s 2? Yoink!
There are nearly three dozen apps and games to choose from, including Cut The Rope, Super Why, Kingdom Rush Origins, Slingshot Racing, and Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon.
After starting out with just under 4,100 titles in the Appstore, Amazon’s portal has expanded to include more than 400,000 and is now available in countries all over the world. Congrats to Amazon!
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Deal: Amazon is offering two Omaker external battery packs for cheap
External battery packs are a great way to keep your mobile devices charged up while you’re on the go. The last thing you need is for your smartphone to lose its charge while you’re out and about – especially when there’s no power outlet to be found. If you’re constantly running out of juice on your smartphone or tablet (and who isn’t), Amazon may have a few deals that could fit your needs.
First up is the Omaker Intelligent 10,000mAh Battery Pack (pictured above), which is currently being offered for only $18.69. The normal retail price of this pack is usually around $30, so this is a pretty great deal. The big 10,000mAh battery capacity is more than enough to charge your smartphone multiple times. Also, it has a handy flashlight built-in for some extra convenience. The discount applies to both Black and White models.
The second battery pack being offered at a discount is the Omaker Premium Dull Polish Finish 15,600mAh Battery Pack. While the Amazon listing reads $29.99, if you enter in a coupon code, you’ll be able to drop the price down to $24.99. During checkout, enter in the code “22NUA55F” and you’ll receive the $5 discount. The price reduction applies to both Blue/Grey and Orange/Grey variants. We rarely see a battery pack of this size being offered for only $25, so you may want to take advantage of this one before it’s too late.
Both battery packs listed here have received positive reviews from Amazon shoppers, and are both rated above 4.5/5 stars on the website. If you’re interested in picking any one of these up, follow the links below.
Omaker Intelligent 10,000mAh Battery Pack
Omaker Premium Dull Polish Finish 15,600mAh Battery Pack
Deal: SanDisk memory for up to 47% off on Amazon today
Even when the biggest Android manufacturer seems to be moving away from supporting expandable storage, support for microSD cards remains a must-have feature for many users worldwide. If you’re looking for a microSD card (or other type of flash memory, for the matter), you may find Amazon’s today Gold Box deal interesting.
Amazon is discounting select SanDisk memory cards and sticks by 20% to 47% today. This isn’t the greatest memory deal we’ve seen on Amazon Gold Box, but if you need a good microSD or a memory stick now, it may be just what you need.
Here’s what you can score, or check out the full list:
- SanDisk Ultra 32GB UHI-I/Class 10 Micro SDHC Memory Card Up to 48MB/s $12.99 (24%)
- SanDisk Ultra 64GB UHI-I/Class 10 Micro SDXC Memory Card Up to 48MB/s $24.99 (29%)
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB UHS-I/U3 Micro SDHC With 4K Ultra HD Ready $31.99 (20%)
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB UHS-I/U3 Micro SDXC Memory Card Speeds Up To 95MB/s With 4K Ultra HD Ready $62.99 (21%)
- SanDisk Ultra 64GB Class 10 SDXC Memory Card Up To 40MB/s-SDSDUN-064G-G46 $25.99 (28%)
- SanDisk Ultra 128GB Class 10 SDXC Memory Card Up To 40MB/s $52.99 (34%)
- SanDisk Ultra 16GB Compact Flash Memory Card Speed Up To 50MB/s $19.95 (29%)
- SanDisk Cruzer CZ36 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive $27.99 (47%)
- SanDisk Extreme PRO CZ88 128BG USB 3.0 Flash Drive Speeds Up To 260MB/s $89.99 (31%)
As always, the deal is valid until tonight at midnight PT. Happy shopping!
‘Seinfeld’ will start streaming soon, but probably not on Netflix
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Sony Pictures has opened the bidding for streaming rights to Seinfeld. One party apparently not taking part is Netflix, leaving the show about nothing to Amazon, Hulu or Yahoo. While Netflix paid a reported $500k+ per episode for four years of Friends, the length of the agreement for Seinfeld is still in question. The streaming competition has heated up considerably over the last year or so, and if the usual people in a position to know are right, we’ll find out who’s willing to step up to the table on this one in the next few weeks.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Amazon
Source: Wall Street Journal, CNBC (Twitter)
You can enter Amazon’s $25,000 sweepstakes by downloading just one app
If you think about it, you can buy just about anything you’d like from Amazon. So wouldn’t it be awesome to win $25,000 to spend on whatever you’d like? That may be possible, thanks to a new sweepstakes put on by the company. To help bolster its Appstore installs, Amazon is giving out a $25,000 shopping spree to a lucky Android user from the US. As long as you’re over 18 and live in the United States, you can enter.
To enter, you’ll want to first download the Amazon Appstore, which can be found at this link. Next, fill out the entry form on the contest page. After you fill out the form, you’ll be sent to a link that will either launch the Appstore or begin downloading it if you haven’t already. Once you’re inside the Appstore, simply download an application, free or paid, and you’ll be instantly entered into the sweepstakes!
The contest is going on now until Sunday, April 15th, and there’s only one entry allowed per user. So if you like free money (and who doesn’t), head to the source link below to begin the entry process.
If you had $25,000 to spend on Amazon, what new gadgets would you get?
Amazon giving away $25,000 in Appstore sweepstakes
What would you do with a $25,000 shopping spree through Amazon? It’s possible you could actually find out; the online behemoth is throwing an Appstore Sweepstakes with a grand prize worth exactly that.
Beginning today, and running through April 15, 2015, all you have to do is fill out an entry form and download an app. Which app? It doesn’t matter! The sweeps is designed to highlight the fact that they have an app store, something we’re sure a lot of you already know.
Here’s how to enter:
- Step 1: Fill out the entry form found at http://www.amazon.com/appstoresweeps
- Step 2: Follow the prompts to automatically open or install the latest version of the Amazon App for Android phone. This app combines the fast and easy mobile shopping experience customers have come to know and love with access to apps, games, and unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes from Prime Instant Video.
- Step 3: Within the Amazon App navigate to Apps & Games and download any app – free or paid – from the Amazon Appstore. Download great games like New Words with Friends, GSN Casino, Game of War – Fire Age and more.
Do all three steps and you’re automatically entered into the sweepstakes!
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