You only get two days to download $105 worth of Amazon apps for free, so get to it (updated)

Just when Amazon stops giving away apps for free, the company turns around the following week to start anew. This week is no different, as Amazon is giving away $105 worth of apps for free.

Updated on 04-16-2015 by Williams Pelegrin: Amazon reached out to us, clarifying that the promotion actually ends on Saturday, April 18. Gives you a little more time to download these free apps.

Even though we’ve seen some of these apps before, we’re certainly not complaining. Free is free, and we even get some new goodies. Games such as Adventure Time Game Wizard and Prince of Persia Classic are now free, as well as apps such as Wolfram|Alpha and Runtastic Pro.

It’s a pretty healthy list of apps and games, so check the list below to see if any of them spark any interest.

Since the free apps are part of Amazon’s “Free App of the Day” promotion, however, you’ll want to decide sooner rather than later. The promotion ends Saturday, April 18. Even if you miss this opportunity, Amazon regularly bundles apps and puts them out for free, so this will likely not be the last time you’ll see these apps sans price tag in the Appstore.

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The new YotaPhone 2 has a touchscreen on the front and the back (Updated)

Back in February, Yota showed off a new prototype of the famous dual-screened YotaPhone, and now the company has unveiled the YotaPhone 2 at an event in London. The second-generation YotaPhone has the same party trick as the original – an AMOLED screen on the front, and an e-paper screen on the back.

Updated on 12-03-2014 by Andy Boxall: Added in final specifications, pictures, and details from the launch event

Yota teased the YotaPhone 2 on its official Twitter account in November, so the design and the specifications are familiar. On the front of the YotaPhone 2 is a 5-inch, 1080p AMOLED touchscreen, and on the rear is a monochrome 4.7-inch, e-paper display with a 960 x 540 pixel resolution. While a dual-screened phone sounds like a real battery hog, the combination of the two actually helps preserve battery life, due to the e-paper display only drawing power when it refreshes.

Related: Putin presents Chinese leader with a YotaPhone

#YotaPhone2 will be presented December 3! We will celebrate with a by-invitation only event in London – stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/Ip7ImCSu5F

— YotaPhone (@YotaPhone) November 17, 2014

A major difference between the YotaPhone 2 and the original is the rear screen is now touch controlled, rather than relying on the awkward touch panel used before. Each display is covered in Gorilla Glass 3 for improved feel and protection.

In addition to the two screens, the YotaPhone 2 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0. A wirelessly charged 2500mAh battery is inside the 9mm thick phone, and depending on how you use the YotaPhone 2, that e-paper screen could save you a lot of energy — especially if you read ebooks on your phone.

There is an 8-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and autofocus fitted to Yota’s newest phone, plus a 2.1-megapixel selfie cam. Other features include 4G LTE connectivity, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, and 32GB of internal storage space.

Yota will put the YotaPhone 2 on sale in the UK during December, and it’ll be available in limited numbers through both its own online store, and selected retailers including Clove Technology. The price and exact release date has yet to be confirmed, but in Russia, it costs the equivalent of $600. A U.S. release isn’t expected.

Article originally published on 11-17-2014

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