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Amazon has launched its virtual currency in the United States, and has provided Kindle Fire owners with an initial credit on their accounts. The 500 Amazon Coins, valued at $5, can be used to buy apps from the Amazon Appstore as well as in-app items, along with an incentive to continue buying packs of the virtual currency instead of usual cash transactions.
Apple has been adjusting international pricing in its non-U.S. app stores -- both the Mac and iOS versions -- to more closely match currency differences, resulting in most countries outside North America getting a price "cut" on Mac and iOS apps, though some countries are seeing a price increase (depending on the currency in question), 9to5Mac reports. The action follows reports that Apple hardware pricing may also soon be adjusted to reflect changes in currency differences.
Synium Software today unveiled iFinance 2, an update to its personal finance management software. After a long beta test throughout last year, the final release version offers powerful tools for cash flow management and financial analysis. iFinance features built-in diagramming, auto-categorization, and smart imports from CSV files. Colorful charts allow users to visualize current and future cashflow, by coloring bars a solid color for existing data, while projected values are faded. Synium will be at Macworld Expo to demonstrate this and other titles; iFinance 2 is available for $20.
