Amazon Coins launching in May, developer emulation build of KF now x86

[Jessica Lares]

Just got this e-mail, mostly for developers, but nice to know otherwise:

Submit for Approval by April 25th to Take Advantage
Amazon Coins is launching in May. Tens of millions of dollars worth of Amazon Coins will be given to U.S. customers for free to spend on Kindle Fire apps, games, and in-app items. If your apps are already available for sale to U.S. customers on Kindle Fire, then no action is required. If you have new apps or games ready, submit them by April 25th so they'll have the best chance of being available for Amazon Coins purchases at the launch of the program.

I especially like this, AWESOME news! The ARM emulation on computers is awful, so nice to see we have options now:

New Kindle Fire Emulators
Wouldn't it be nice if emulators weren't so slow? The new Kindle Fire emulator startup and run time with the x86 system images is now close to that of an actual Kindle Fire. It also looks and acts the same--if you've used our standard ARM system images before, there's no change in how you use the new x86 system images.