The US Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for not having enough safeguards in place to prevent children from racking up millions of dollars worth of virtual currency and in-app purchases. FTC chair Edith Ramirez said in a statement: “Amazon's in-app system allowed children to incur unlimited charges on their parents' accounts without permission. Even Amazon's own … [Read more...] about Amazon Sued by the FTC for in-app Purchases
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Amazon Kindle to get update for Twitter and Facebook
We reported earlier last month that Amazon has released a SDK for developers and has posted job postings for a new web browser, and it looks like they have some new applications for Kindle users. Amazon has announced that they are integrating Twitter and Facebook into its next firmware update termed 2.5 around May 17th. Amazon will be also releasing new software features … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle to get update for Twitter and Facebook