Test prep courses for the SAT, GRE and other college entrance exams can be very effective, and very expensive. Luckily for Fire owners, all the help they need can be bought in the form of apps, all for under $5. Start with Wag Mobile’s Math Reference for US$1.99. It’s a pretty comprehensive study aid that includes … Read more
Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Lights Off, a touchscreen version of a logic puzzle many may have played as a handheld, Tiger Electronics game in their youth. The premise is simple: try to turn off all the lighted buttons, so the screen is entirely filled with dark buttons. The catch is, each time … Read more
Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Tiny Village, which is sort of like a prehistoric version of Sims or Animal Crossing. From Amazon: Civilized Cavemen Rupert and Regina, like most prehistoric folks, are at the mercy of the elements, often ending up as lunch for rampaging carnosaurs. During one particularly frenzied chase, the … Read more
For U.S. taxpayers whose filing needs are simple (e.g., no Schedule C, no corporate taxes, etc.), Intuit’s TurboTax has long been a favorite means of filing annual federal and state tax returns with minimal hassle and expense, and now TurboTax is available as a free Fire app! One caveat from Intuit: because the new app cannot import information from … Read more
Yesterday, New Scientist reported that only about one-fifth of the typical free app’s power is spent on delivering app content, and the rest is spent on delivering the advertising that’s incorporated into most free versions of apps. From the report: For example, in Angry Birds only 20 per cent is used to display and run the … Read more
Amazon issued this press release today: Amazon Appstore for Android Celebrates First Birthday with a Week of Deals on Customers’ Favorite Apps and Games Since its launch one year ago, Amazon Appstore customers have bought millions of apps and games for Kindle Fire and other Android-based devices SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 15, 2012– Amazon Appstore for Android is celebrating … Read more
Your kids (or young friends) are in for a treat! Leafstar’s popular Kids Paint & Color app, rated an average of 4/5 stars across 30 Amazon reviews, is today’s Free App of the Day! From Amazon: Painting Made Easy Kids Paint & Color offers a wonderful way to unleash your child’s creative genius. Start painting by … Read more
Your Kindle Fire isn’t just an ereader, game console, video or music player. It’s a true Android tablet computer, and you can do a lot of the same things on the Fire that you can do on a laptop or PC. Managing your finances, for example. The Bills Reminder app is a great way to keep … Read more