Tuesday, June 17^th

Getting Started with the Cordova Push Notifications Plugin for Amazon Fire OS

We walked through how to send messages to Kindle Fire Devices using Amazon Device Messaging and the Cordova Push Notifications Plugin project.

Wednesday, June 18^th

Announcing the Amazon Fire Phone: App and Game Experiences Never before Possible

We unveiled Fire, the first phone designed by Amazon.  Fire is the first and only smartphone with Dynamic Perspective and Firefly. With Fire Develop SDKs available now, these new technologies enable you to create more immersive experiences in your apps and games that increase user engagement. Now is the time to submit your apps and games! Apps that are approved by July 18 will be in the Amazon Appstore when Fire ships on July 25th.

Thursday June 19^th

Amazon Developer Day – GDC 2014 Videos

We posted the GDC 2014 session recordings from the Amazon Pre-Conference Developer Day.

More Big News! Amazon Appstore to Be Preloaded on Blackberry 10 Devices

We announced that the Amazon Appstore will be preloaded on BlackBerry 10 devices this fall giving developers an expanded opportunity to reach more customers.

Friday, June 20^th

Appstore Developer Select Benefits Expands to Fire Phone: 500K Amazon Coins Offer per Qualifying App

We announced Fire Phone extra benefits for our Appstore Developer Select program.  Amazon will offer 500,000 Amazon Coins ($5,000 value) for each of your qualifying paid apps or apps with in-app purchasing that meet the additional program requirements for Fire Phone (up to a maximum of 3 awards/developer). You can create campaigns via the Promotions Console to give these Coins away to consumers purchasing any of your paid apps or in-app items.