Apple polices the App Store pretty vigorously to keep out porn, piracy, and video game emulators, among other things. But every now and again something slips through the cracks. For instance, there’s now a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator available in the App Store for $1.99. But you’d never know that from the name or description […]
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Verizon app store is closing in January, 2013
There’s no shortage of app stores for phones and tablets. Most popular mobile operating systems include their own app shops, stores, and marketplaces. But device makers and wireless carriers often decide to load their own stores too… just in case you’d rather download a game from the Verizon Apps store than the Google Play Store […]
Amazon expands Android Appstore to Europe
The Amazon Appstore is a place to download apps for Android phones and tablets. It’s the primary app store that ships with the Kindle Fire, but you can also install the store manually on most other Android devices in order to keep your apps synchronized between devices, take advantage of sales, download the free app […]
Amazon Appstore for Android goes international later this year
The Amazon Appstore is the only official place to get apps for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. It’s also one of the top alternatives to the Google Play Store for Android phone and tablet users, sometimes offering better prices on games and apps than you’ll find from Google’s store. Amazon also lets users “test drive” […]
Amazon Appstore 2.3 fixes notifications, enables larger downloads
Amazon has released an updated version of its Appstore for Android with two key changes. The first is that users can now download apps up to 50MB in size over a 3G or 4G internet connection. The second is that you can now adjust the notification settings so that you don’t get an alert every […]