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Amazon Cloud Player streams your music to your computer and Android device
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, Music, Storage,
Amazon unveiled its new cloud-based music service today, which will provide users with up to 5GB of free, online music storage.
The company is offering Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Cloud Player for Web, and Amazon Cloud Player for Android, all of which will let users upload their music collections to the cloud and access those songs on Android phones and tablets, as well as the PC and Mac.
No word on an iOS version, but Amazon recently launched an Amazon Appstore, so it's focus at the moment is likely on the Google-owned platform.
Amazon will provide users with 5GB of free storage. Those who purchase an album via Amazon's MP3 store will get 20GB of free storage for one year; albums purchased via Amazon MP3 are automatically added to Amazon's cloud service and do not count against a user's storage quota. Additional storage plans start at $20 per year, Amazon said.
Users can upload songs in AAC or MP3 formats, and can select certain songs, artists, or albums, or just upload the entire music library.
"The launch of Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web and Cloud Player for Android eliminates the need for constant software updates as well as the use of thumb drives and cables to move and manage music," Bill Carr, vice president of Movies and Music at Amazon, said in a statement.
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Tech Deal of the Day: Bulletstorm for 33% off
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, PC / Laptop, Video Games,
Just a quick Deal of the Day heads up for the gamers out there - Amazon has Bulletstorm for 33% off today only - a great game at $20 off, and you'll get guaranteed access into the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta to boot. Not a bad deal at all.
Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.
AT&T will start selling Amazon Kindle 3G on March 6
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Handhelds,
AT&T announced Monday that it will start selling the Amazon Kindle 3G in its retail stores nationwide starting March 6.
AT&T will include the Kindle in its connected devices section. The Kindle 3G will connect to the Web over Wi-Fi and AT&T's 3G network, allowing users to wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs on the 6-inch device. It sells for $189 and can hold up to 3,500 books.
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Soap.com, Diapers.com and more now availble through Facebook
Posted by Patrick Lambert Categories: Marketing, Social Networks,
With almost 600 million users on Facebook, it's no surprise that stores all over the Internet want a piece of that type of user reach. Shops went from simply having a fan page on the social networking site, to having actual products for sale, using the Facebook development platform. Services like Payvment have has been used by over 40,000 users and businesses to sell goods on Facebook. Now, Amazon is joining the crowd with some of its third party sites like soap.com, diapers.com, beautybar.com, and more. Users of Facebook will be able to buy goods using their existing accounts without ever leaving Facebook.
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The Kindle Comics Christmas
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Reviews,
Did you get a Kindle for Christmas? Want to fill it up with comics? I went to Amazon this afternoon and searched their official comics section - but only the first 700 listings (yes, I have that kind of free time) out of around 3800 or so and found a few things that I’d put on my Kindle.
Of course, your mileage may vary...
Amazon has a ton of Harlequin’s romance manga available. But this one, Mistress, is free so if it’s the kind of thing you like, give it a try.
Icecubes is a webcomic by Lew Brown and this collection, Icecubes The Comic Strip V. 2 is just $1.99.
Tumor Chapter 1 by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon is free and it looks interesting. Tumor is described as “a dark Los Angeles noir” and it’s from the Harvey Award nominated creators who did Elk’s Run.
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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood now available for $34.99 on Amazon
Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Adventure, Hot Deals, PlayStation 3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360,
This goes out to all my broke Assassin's Creed fans. I know what it's like; the next instalment of your favorite game comes out, one you have been waiting for what feels like a lifetime. But there is one big, big problem -- you don't have an extra 60 bucks to shell out for a video game. Things like rent, baby diapers, and holidays often get in the way of what we really want. Well, I think I can help. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is available for $34.99 on Amazon for both Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms--that's a savings of 42%. Sure, it's not free but every little bit helps!
Kindle 3 best selling Amazon product of all time
Posted by Patrick Lambert Categories: Corporate News, Handhelds,
Amazon released some facts about their Christmas Holidays, and among them we find out that the Kindle 3 is their best selling product ever, eclipsing Harry Potter which held the spot with the Deathly Hallows. Other facts include Christmas day itself having seen more people download more Kindle Buy Once and Read Everywhere apps ever, and the most popular book on Kindle was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Some other Holidays best sellers were The Confession: A Novel by John Grisham, Decision Points by George Bush and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. On the site's peak day, November 29, 13.7 million items were ordered worldwide. Another interesting tidbit is the fact that Amazon is seeing many people who buy Kindles also have another tablet such as the iPad. It seems the e-ink display of the Kindle, and it's low price point, may be enough incentive for readers, even if they already own another device.
You can buy the Kindle 3 Wi-Fi and Kindle 3 Wi-Fi + 3G now.
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide: Free next-day shipping at Apple, Amazon
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features,
Okay, look--we realize that a lot of procrastination goes on around this time of year, and despite us doing our best to give you our gift recommendations in our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide, there are still a bunch of you scrambling to find something to get for the people in your life. Well, you're in luck, because you can still place an order online and have it delivered tomorrow, and Amazon and Apple are doing next-day shipping at no charge:
Apple free next-day shipping: Until 10:00am PST
Amazon free next-day shipping: Until 3:30pm PST
There you have it. You've got just a few more hours to handle your holiday shopping online--you know you don't wanna have to forage out to the local mall...
Kinect in stock at Amazon
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Microsoft, Video Games,
Real quick - if you've been scouring the Internets and your local stores for a Kinect and have been coming up short, Amazon just got a grip of them in stock. Hurry though, they are gonna go quickly.
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Deal of the Day: Big Amazon video game sale
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, Video Games,
If you've got any gamers on your holiday shopping list, our Deal of the Day should be right up your alley. For a limited time, you save $10 plus get a $20 Amazon credit when you buy 2 video games. Eligible products must be sold and shipped by Amazon.com, not by third parties. FREE shipping on orders over $25. Key deals:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops for Xbox 360 for $49.99
- Disney Epic Mickey for $39.54
- Donkey Kong Country Returns for $39.99
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 for Xbox 360 for $39.95
- Pac-Man Party for Nintendo Wii for $29.99
- Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure for Nintendo Wii for $29.99
- Shaun White Skateboarding for PlayStation 3 for $49.99
Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.
