But the new interface displays recommended apps together in a grid-like, colorful pattern just like an app store. It’s the same with the Google Play Store. Better yet, you can load your itinerary into the app along with any membership services you belong to or fancy credit cards you have, and it’ll find the lounges you can access for free.

This is because of the number of apps it contains, majority being free and others being pretty reasonable.

As we found from Amazon earlier this week, the Amazon Underground system is forever. Apple could get their 30 percent cut, developers would receive their per-minute “royalties”, and we would benefit from actually free apps that don’t require in-app purchases.

Are you a mobile app developer and has this affected you at all? It’s evident that intense competition among developers has raised the quality bar for all, and apps need to achieve certain standards in order to remain viable. So if you were to search for “cooking apps” or “arcade game apps” or basically broad searches for app categories, you should be greeted by the results show in the screenshot above.

Startups have come to rely on software for many things, prompting developers to continually feed more apps into an already crowded market.

See more at: Amazon Underground: invading Google’s Android once again.

Milliamp-hours are used (as opposed to milliwatt-hours) because this is how smartphone batteries are rated to consumers, and the unit more or less works if you just want a device-specific measurement of consumption.

Hurricane App by the Red Cross: The free app for iPhone and Android helps you stay up to date with NOAA alerts, along with providing a way to connect with friends and family and let them know you are OK. However, there is also the option of expanding the app searches so that they take over the entire screen in a vivid array of colors and icons.

While free may sound nice, users can still expect to see some advertisements on occasion when launching or resuming the app. The latest build includes improved context menus, as well as changes to the sharing Windows feedback app that will allow insiders to share their feedback with others.