Amazon Opens Its Appstore To 41 New Locations Throughout Africa, The Middle East, Oceania, And Southeast Asia

AmazonAppstore-ThumbIf there’s one thing Amazon knows how to do, it’s sell stuff to as many people as it can. Today the company has announced that 41 new countries and territories now have access to its online Android marketplace. These areas are spread throughout Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, and Southeast Asia.

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All apps aren’t automatically available in each location, as there are still local restrictions in place in certain areas. Existing apps will automatically go live everywhere except in those that deem otherwise.

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[Deal Alert] Newegg Is Offering 10% Off Many Android Tablets Including the Nvidia Shield Tablet—Ends Tonight [Update: Shield No Longer Included, Other Tablets Still Good]

7740d9937e4398911d3fd92c895f35e78ea1e6c9_largeIf you act quick, you can get a nice deal on an tablet from Newegg, which is offering 10% off a bunch of Android slates. It’s not clear how many devices are included, but the new Shield Tablet is one of them (that’s $30 off). This deal ends tonight—July 31st. Update: Looks like Newegg just removed the Shield from the list of tablets you can use the code on. Other devices seem to still work fine.

[Deal Alert] Newegg Is Offering 10% Off Many Android Tablets Including the Nvidia Shield Tablet—Ends Tonight [Update: Shield No Longer Included, Other Tablets Still Good] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Apple reportedly paying internet providers to ensure speedy delivery of its data

Apple has apparently turned on its new content-delivery network, and is reportedly paying Comcast and other big ISPs to move hardware into their data center and build direct interconnects to their networks. This is the exact same evolution that Netflix has been going through, building out its own CDN and agreeing to pay ISPs for interconnection. The major difference is that Netflix has loudly opposed the fact that ISPs can charge a fee for this arrangement, while Apple has stayed mum on the issue.

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