Google Play app revenue up 311%, but but the Apple store still dominates

During this 2012, the Google Play store has seen record numbers, thanks to the many new applications that provide media content better quality.After that Amazon has seen the Kindle Fire last year, a large increase of their revenues by selling content via Tablet, Google seems to have found the right formula. Nexus 7 is definitely the protagonist since the new Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet came on the market long enough to be able to make significant numbers. 

Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire in HD versions 7" and 8.9" Full HD with price tag starting from $ 199

The second generation of Amazon Kindle Fire has finally been presented several times in the previous rumor we had anticipated that they would be more than one and so here they are here, namely Amazon Kindle Fire HD will be marketed in a 7" and 8.9" versions, but we look at the characteristics of the tablet that will collect the legacy of the first Kindle Fire.

Amazon could unveil its own Smartphone,maybe as soon as tomorrow

After success with the Kindle, Amazon has announced its new hardware product. As reported by The Verge , at Amazon's event tomorrow the mentioned company should present its own smartphone.

Amazon won't be releasing 10" tablet, two new 7" tablets coming at lower prices than the current Kindle Fire

In the past weeks we have repeatedly heard about a possible Kindle Fire 2 with 10" display, but it seems that Amazon according to the latest rumors still will choose to use 7" display for it's two new tablets.

Six different variants for the next generation of Amazon Kindle Fire?

According Demon Parneros, the President of Staples retail chain based in the U.S.Amazon was planning to extend the next-generation Kindle tablet not for one or two products but rather to five or six new devices are completely different in size, trying to diversify the offering from 10-inch model that now seems confirmed by several sources.

Amazon ready to launch AppStore and Kindle Fire in Europe?

One of the largest Android third parties store, the Amazon Appstore  it would be ready to be launched in the Old Continent.

This is what emerges from a report from All Things D , where this possibility is given to accredited and can already by the summer.

With the arrival of the Amazon Appstore ,we may expect debut in Europe of the Amazon's Fire Kindle , an Android tablet heavily modified to interface seamlessly with the digital content offered by the American giant of e-commerce.

Rumor: The New Amazon Kindle Fire will have a 10-inch display and Tegra 3 chip

Continue to occur the rumors about what will be the next Amazon Kindle 2 Fire .   This time, BGR is to say that the next generation of tablet sample sales, will arrive during the second quarter of this year, will adopt the Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset  and mount a 10-inch display , even burying the previous rumors about a diagonal of 8.9.

Although we know nothing yet of this tablet, DigiTimes reported on Thursday that Amazon has commissioned an order imposing components and chassis Catcher Technologies, a consequence which would produce the device, thereby complying development time to prepare for the exit in Q2 .

In the coming months so it is reasonable to expect the release of a flagship model as in this case and is an update of the first Kindle Fire remained the same size but offering upgraded hardware and therefore a lower price for the first-generation model. One strategy that could lead to further strong sales and focus even more on the manufacturer to new markets.

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Amazon Appstore celebrates first birthday, now hosts 31K apps

A year ago Amazon boldly launched a direct competitor to what was then known as the Android Market with a modest selection of around 4,000 apps. Twelve months later the service is celebrating its first birthday and solid growth to what now amounts to over 31,000 applications and games, driven by the excellent sales success of the Kindle Fire , was able to grow fast and carve out a small part of success among developers.

Speaking of numbers, the debut of the original store had about 4000 applications and we are now well in the past 31,000 games and programs offering deep discounts and promotions every week. For the occasion, Amazon has also released a ranking of the most downloaded titles during those 12 months between those paid and free services.

Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 8GB officially available for $199

Barnes & Noble has announced the 8GB version of Nook Tablet today. Targeted to compete directly with Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet 8GB has been priced at $199, the same price at which Fire is currently retailing. The 16GB version of Nook Tablet will continue to see for $249. On the other hand, Nook Color’s price has been reduced to just $169 now.

Nook Tablet in the 8GB version is immediately available and orderable on the official website Nook.com and authorized shops. The specifications are similar than the version already on the market by using the same 7-inch display, dual core processor with 1 GHz, 512MB of RAM (1GB for the 16GB version), 8 GB of memory, microSD slot and battery with a ' range of approximately 11 hours.

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