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Signing Savvy Member App now available on Kindle Fire via Amazon App Store

The Signing Savvy Member App is now available on the Amazon App Store. Having the app on the Amazon App Store makes it easier to install the app on Kindle Fire devices. The Signing Savvy Member App has been available on the Apple App Store for iOS devices and Google Play for Android devices for some time, so we are excited to be able to offer it on the Amazon App Store now as well. The Signing Savvy Member App is for Signing Savvy full members. If you are not yet a full member, you can still use the app to easily check the Sign of the Day on your …

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Google Pulls Ad-Blocking Apps From Play Store For Violating Developer Distribution Agreement

More than a few developers have worked to make web browsing and app use in Android as clean and ad-free as possible, but it seems their efforts haven’t made them any fans at Google. That displeasure was made clear today when a number of developers who have created and maintain ad-blocker apps found their wares unexpectedly (and unceremoniously) removed from the Google Play Store. It’s hard to say exactly how many apps have seen the business end of the banhammer so far, but at least four prominent programs — AdBlock Plus, AdBlocker, AdAway and AdFree — can no longer be downloaded from the search giant’s content market. Google began sending …

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When and where can I pick up a Asus Transformer Prime the earliest in a store?

Question by Gonzo: When and where can I pick up a Asus Transformer Prime the earliest in a store? Does anyone know what store will have the Asus Transformer by the 19th? I want to get one by Christmas or are they gonna be put on the shelfs by January? Best answer: Answer by Joe DudeTry to pre-order it everywhere you can. There’s not much hope you can get one before X-mas at this point. People in the States are just starting to receive it from the pre-orders now. Give your answer to this question below!

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Sony VAIO T14 and T15 touchscreen Ultrabooks arrive at Sony’s store, Best Buy starting at

Sony flaunted its VAIO T series 14- and 15-inch Windows 8 touch-enabled Ultrabooks at CES 2013 last month, but we weren’t able to do anything at the time but snap, film and fondle them a bit. Now those models have arrived on Sony’s store for pre-order, giving us a complete picture of pricing, specs and availability. We knew about the 15.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 touchscreen for the T15, and now we also know it’ll be available with 3rd generation Intel Core i3-3227U, i5-3337U and i7-3537U processors starting at $ 770, $ 950 and $ 1,150 respectively. You’ll also get Intel HD 4000 graphics, HDMI out, USB 3.0 and a DVD …

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Yandex Courts Handset Makers, Carriers With New Android App Store And 3D Skins

Google, sans a big Android stand but with the largest global smartphone share for its mobile platform, may not be making as much news as in year’s past at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Yandex, the search and cloud/mobile apps company often called the “Google of Russia,” is. Today the company released Yandex.Store, an alternative, customizable, native app store for Android devices launching with 50,000 apps, along with an updated version of  Yandex.Shell, a 3D UI, also for Android devices. Taken together, the two are a signal of how Yandex is courting handset makers and app makers with its own Yandex apps as a route to growing its presence on mobile …

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Use Now-Free Penultimate iPad App To Store And Access Your Notes Everywhere [iOS Tips]

I’ve used iPad notepad app, Penultimate, since I’ve owned an iPad, and I bought an iPad 1 on day, well, one. I love the idea of keeping several Moleskine-type notebooks on my iPad to carry around with me. That’s when I have my iPad. Sometimes, I don’t. Or I have my iPad mini. Or my iPhone. Or just my Mac (I’m spoiled, I know). That’s when I use Evernote, so I can take notes on any of these devices and have them accessible on any of the others. When I found out that Penultimate is now both free and syncs with Evernote, I knew I had to share with you …

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Kindle app for Windows 8 updated with in-app store; Nook also updated

Okay, seriously, how long is this crap going to continue? This, along with countless other tech sites, are fundamentally blogs, and no guarantees are made for what sort of articles are delivered to the front page. They're no promise of journalistic integrity, no promise of staying "on topic", no promise of anything more than delivering what is of interest to the site maintainers, with bias towards what gets hits. And the same goes for all of these tech sites, and yet, for some inexplicable reason, people show up in droves to post useless comments about what they feel is/isn't worthy of the front page. Seriously. Who the hell are these …

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Yandex targets Google, Amazon with new Android app store

Google Play will soon have another competitor. Russian search engine Yandex announced today that it will soon launch an “alternative” application marketplace for Android users. Dubbed Yandex.Store, the marketplace will offer nearly 40,000 applications and allow vendors to bundle another app store into their devices. Yandex.Store is also a white-box offering, meaning vendors can place their own branding on top of it. According to Yandex, Russian carrier MegaFon has already signed on to the service. As with other application stores, Yandex’s option takes 30 percent of the revenue generated from apps. In addition, Yandex.store supports in-app purchasing with help from mobile billing and credit cards. Still, Yandex.Store has a long …

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Yandex Opens An Alternative Android App Store

Russian search and Internet services giant Yandex is on a roll today. First, it announced the release of a custom Internet browser, and the company seems poised to set off a few more alarm clocks over at the Googleplex. Yandex is today announcing that it will soon offer an alternative application distribution system for Android tablets and smartphones, dubbed Yandex.Store, with nearly 40,000 apps available for download out of the gate. Making a play for Google Play, in other words. Yandex.Store is a native client that features in-app purchasing, push notifications, advanced app search and payment methods that include mobile billing, credit card and e-money. Yandex labels the alternative Android …

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Kindle for Mac App Store gets performance boost

Amazon has updated its OS X app with some new features readers should find useful. First up, Amazon’s new 1.10.3 version of Kindle comes with support for more OS X gestures, including panning and swiping. The app now supports Amazon’s Kindle Format 8 books, which deliver some improved formatting options. Heavy readers will be happy to discover that the app also supports larger libraries and will work much better with books that have bunches of notes and highlights. Amazon’s Kindle app is the company’s Trojan horse into the world of iOS and OS X. Apple currently offers iBooks, a competitor to Kindle, but the iPhone maker allows Amazon to offer …

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