Amazon Appstore

Amazon will launch its own virtual currency named Amazon Coins. Right now, it's for buying apps inside the Amazon Appstore, but it could spread beyond that.

We list the best Kindle Fire apps and games, including Rdio, Pulse News, Hulu Plus, and more.

It was an inevitable decision. On the heels of Google and Apple, Amazon's Appstore has taken the plunge and joined in launching its own in-app purchasing service.

With Android continuing to grow in popularity as an OS for both smartphones and tablets, Facebook's social networking application seems to be one of the top app choices among Android users.

Amazon has basically guaranteed it will launch a tablet, and next week's press conference is expected to be the iPad competitor's official introduction.

Microsoft is planning to only sell Metro-style apps in its own Windows Store and charge developers a 30 percent commission on every app sold. We explain why this is a bad idea and how Microsoft is giving Android an advantage.

Android app developer Shifty Jelly is speaking up about Amazon's free app of the day, revealing that Amazon doesn't always offer developers the 20-percent revenue share it advertises.

AT&T is finally letting go of its closed, iOS roots. The wireless carrier is beginning to enable app sideloading on Android devices, allowing users to download Amazon's Appstore.

PopCap Games partners with Amazon to launch Android versions of Plants Vs. Zombies and Chuzzle exclusively through the Amazon Appstore.

Rovio can do no wrong. Despite launching on Amazon's new Appstore, Angry Birds Rio has already been downloaded more than a million times a day for the last 10 days.

Apple is taking Amazon to court in California to try to get the online retail giant to drop the name for its newly-launched Android app marketplace.

Amazon celebrates the launch of its Appstore for Android with a free download of Angry Birds Rio, normally $0.99, for one and all.

A few leaked images reveal Amazon may challenge the Android Marketplace with discounted app pricing.

Can't get enough Angry Birds? Amazon hope that will draw you to its Android Appstore, where it will have the exclusive launch of Angry Birds Rio.