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SwiftKey X Available Free from Amazon Today

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Riley Kennysmith

SwiftKey X, a virtual keyboard app for Android phones, is free in Amazon’s Appstore today. Engadget calls SwiftKey X “probably the best virtual keyboard you can get for Android.” The keyboard allows for customization of its theme, multiple keyboard layout options and provides both predictive and corrective text that learns as you use the program.

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Amazon.com Reports Higher Sales, But Lower Income In Q1

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry


Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has recently reported their first quarter 2011 financial information. They posted $9.86 billion in revenues for the first quarter, which puts them up 38% during the same quarter last year. But Amazon.com’s net income has decreased 33% to $201 million for the first quarter. During the same quarter last year, Amazon.com reported a net income of $299 million.
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Amazon Appstore Opens With 3,800 Apps Available For Android

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry


Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has officially launched their Appstore. The Appstore will host applications available for downloading on to Google Android devices. You can visit the Amazon Appstore at amazon.com/appstore. Android device owners can download the Amazon Appstore interface on to their handset.
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Angry Birds Rio To Be Exclusive On Amazon Appstore [UPDATED]

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry


Rovio’s upcoming gameAngry Birds Rio will be exclusive on the Amazon Appstore. The Amazon Appstore has games available for download on the Android mobile operating system. Rio is an upcoming 3D computer-animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios. Characters in the movie are being voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Jemaine Clement, Jane Lynch, and Robin Thicke. Check out the Angry Birds Rio trailer below [Fortune]:
Update: It appears that Angry Birds Rio is starting to appear on other platforms. It may not have been an exclusive deal after all
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