Amazon is excited about its virtual currency coming in May. But CNET News' Stephen Shankland is concerned about sacrificing the flexibility of real-world money and other potential pitfalls. Stephen ...

Amazon’s got a new way to buy stuff for anyone who has a Kindle Fire. Amazon Coins are a virtual currency that will come out in May, and work for all app and in-app purchases on the Kindle Fire. The ...

So what exactly are Amazon Coins? Well, it’s Amazon’s own virtual currency system used to purchase things like apps and games on their line of Amazon Kindle Fire devices, which run a forked version of ...

Amazon will be shutting its Appstore for Android and its Coins program this week, the company has said. Appstore Apps "will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices" as of Wednesday, August 20, ...

Amazon has announced that its Amazon Coins virtual currency is now available in the UK. Coins can be used to purchase software on the internet retailer's UK site, the Amazon Appstore, and Kindle Fire ...

Amazon.com Inc. (Seattle, Wash.), the world's largest online retailer, announced on May 13 that it has launched Coin, a virtual form of money that customers can use to purchase software and add-on ...

Kindle Fire owners (and there are a lot of them) will soon have a new way to buy things on Amazon's app store. "Amazon Coins" will be a penny each, and can be used to buy apps, games, subscriptions, ...

Those in the U.S., U.K., and Germany can now buy, spend, and earn Amazon Coins on their Android phones and tablets. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team ...

Today Amazon announced that its "Amazon Coins" payment system will be made available in both Japan and Australia, following the service's 2013 U.S. launch. Amazon's Coins operate somewhat like a ...