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Amazon Web-based Kindle Cloud Reader Launched With iPad Compatibility

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Amazon has just launched a new Kindle Cloud Reader, a tit-for-tat webapp for the Apple’s policy changes to its iTunes App Store, saying that it would be charging 30 p.c of the revenue of every purchase that was made within the app (called in-app purchases). When other popular eBook reader companies like Kobo and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK had to disable the in-app purchases of eBooks and other subscriptions in order to comply with the Apple’s policies, Amazon has found a new workaround to the problem. Using the web based Kindle Cloud Reader users can shop, read and download the subscriptions from the Amazon’s Kindle Store.

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The website is optimized for viewing on iPad (and we know why!) and currently supports Chrome and Safari on your PC, Linux or Mac. It will soon be available for iPhone as well.

How To Use Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader:

If you are using any of the above mentioned browsers, just type http://read.amazon.com in your browser and you will be prompted to install a small plugin to be able to run the web version smoothly. One good thing about the Kindle Cloud Reader is that it can enable HTML5 powered offline reading for all of your Kindle subscriptions. Of course, if you are on a PC, having the standalone Amazon Kindle application is always a better option but then we always want more choices, don’t we?

Kindle Cloud webapp may not be as good as the iPad native app but do we still need to complain having known the fact that it was just created solely for the purpose of getting around the Apple’s App Store rules?

[More at: Amazon]

[Download] Skype 3.0 For iOS To Make Video Calls

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Skype has released a updated version of the popular VoIP app for the users if iOS. With the Skype 3.0 app on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch or iPad, you can now make video calls to other Skye users on any client over 3G or Wi-Fi network. Video calling is going to be an exciting feature for the Skype app users on iOS, which was among the top 5 free iPhone apps downloaded according to Apple.

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New in Skype version 3.0:

– Skype to Skype video calls over 3G and Wi-Fi

– Cross platform calls between Skype users on different platforms (Windows, Mac OS X etc.)

– Video call receiving only for devices without camera like iPad and iPod touch (3rd gen)

– Video calls in portrait and landscape mode

If you are on iPhone and heavily rely on FaceTime feature to make video calls with other iPhone 4 users, you must checkout Skype which allows video calls between Skype users on virtually any client.

Download Skye 3.0.3.0 from iTunes App store (size 11.9 MB)

Bing iPhone App Crosses Million Downloads And Gets Updated

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Bing app has been getting a huge response from all the iPhone / iPod users according to the update released by Bing forum in which they claim that Bing iPhone app has crossed over a million downloads.

Bing had released it’s app for Apple iPhone and iPod in November 2009 and since then there have been many updates to the app, and now here comes another update (Version 1.1).The new update has added some important features to the app:

  • Bookmarks and improved web browsing
  • Sharing
  • Copy and paste URLs
  • Parental control on search settings
  • Search history and private search
  • Explicit location setting
  • Tighter integration of contacts in directions
  • Support for 1st generation iPod touch devices

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Download Bing for iPhone, iPod touch, & iPad (via iTunes App Store)

Vodafone Launches App Store In India, Crosses 10000 Downloads Already !

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Vodafone Essar India (earlier known as Hutchison Essar) has just announced that it’s newly launched mobile application store has crossed 10000 downloads.According to Vodafone, the app store service has been operational since Feb 15, 2010.

In an announcement dated 5th March 2010, the company has announced that the app store was initially launched on 15th February 2010, without any promotion or media release.Now after receiving relatively good number of downloads (10k downloads in 22 days), Vodafone has decided to reveal the world about the existence of its app store service in India.

The application store is available to customers through data enabled handsets. Customers can send a message APP to 111 (toll free) and also access the store through the portal Vodafone live! by clicking a link on the home page. Over 15% of applications are available free of charge while the majority of paid applications are priced in the range of Rs. 5 to Rs. 30.

So as you can see in the above excerpt, to access the app store, the users can simply type APP and send a message to 111 (toll free Vodafone no).The store has over 800 applications in the categories: Entertainment, Utility, Finance, Social Networking, Games, etc. consisting of both Indian and international apps as well.You can explore all the free available apps (around 15%) before you can buy paid applications which costs you from Rs 5  to Rs 30.