Amazon Launches Cloud Drive and Cloud Player

Amazon today announced the launch of three new services, Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Amazon Cloud Player for Android. The services allow users to store music on the cloud and play it from anywhere with a web connection (provided it’s not an iOS device -- those aren’t supported yet). Cloud Drive supports all formats of songs, images, videos and documents, while Cloud Player and Cloud Player forAndroid only support MP3 and ACC files. Amazon customers will automatically start with 5GB of Cloud Drive storage while those who purchase an Amazon MP3 album will be upgraded to 20GB of Cloud Drive space. This 20GB will be free for one year after which users can upgrade to a storage plan (options start at $20 per year). New Amazon MP3 purchases will be saved directly to your Cloud Drive and are stored for free in that they don’t subtract from your total storage.

Currently supported by Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari for Mac, and Chrome, Cloud Player for Web offers download and streaming options, allowing users to access their music from anywhere. Those with Android handsets will also be able to access their stored music via Cloud Player for Android. Cloud Player for Android will be bundled into the new version of the Amazon MP3 App and includes the full Amazon MP3 Store and the mobile version of Cloud Player.

Both Google and Apple are said to be prepping similar, cloud-based storage services. In fact, the cloud is expected to feature heavily in iOS 5.

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Amazon Lowers Price on Kindle, Intros International Version

Amazon announced yesterday they are lowering the price of the Kindle to $259, down from $299. Also, they added a new Kindle to the line-up—Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless.
With the new model, you can wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories. It is available for pre-order now for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it ships October 19.

The Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless is just over a third of an inch thin (0.36 inches) and weighs around 10 ounces. The device features a 6-inch electronic ink display, 2GB of memory to hold about 1500 books, and has an experimental Text-To-Speech feature, where the Kindle can read most newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you. You can also choose between six different text sizes. Need to make notes, highlight an entry or add a bookmark? You can do that as well.

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Amazon Kindle Store Coming to PCs

Amazon's Kindle Store is coming soon to a computer near you. The new "Kindle For PC" application is available free of charge, with no Kindle device necessary to access the Kindle Store's books and newspapers.


This new app lets you read and purchase new e-books from your PC. It features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and the last page read across devices. So, now you can read some on your computer, some on your Kindle, and always pick up where you left off. Read more

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