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 ...

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, ...

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 expanded use of its virtual currency beyond Kindle Fire. Amazon Coins can now be bought or spent on the Amazon Appstore via Android smartphones and tablets for the first time. The virtual ...

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 announced that its app store is leaving Android on Aug. 20. Android users with unused Amazon Coins in their accounts can get a refund. Amazon’s app store will no longer be available for Android ...

Back in May 2013, in a move to get US Kindle Fire users spending more, Amazon gave all owners of its tablet $5-worth of its platform's virtual currency, Amazon Coins. This could be used to buy apps ...

Amazon launched its virtual currency, Amazon Coins, giving all U.S. Kindle Fire tablet owners $5 worth of free coins in their Amazon accounts and discounts for purchasing more in bulk. The ...

Amazon has opened up its Amazon Coins for use outside of the Kindle Fire tablet range. Amazon’s virtual currency will now be compatible with other Android smartphones and tablet devices. However, the ...

Six months after it launched in the US, Amazon Coins are now available in the UK and Germany. Amazon Coins are the e-commerce company's own platform-wide virtual currency, which can be used to buy ...