Amazon takes Maps API out of beta

Move over Google Maps if you own a Kindle Fire. In an announcement, Amazon said that the Move over Google Maps, Amazon Maps has come to the Kindle Fire. Amazon said that developers such as Hipmunk, Evernote, Trulia, and Zillow now used the Amazon Maps API on Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD. Amazon Maps for Kindle coming soon The API is included in Amazon’s Mobile App SDK and will reportedly make it easy for developers to integrate interactive maps into their apps for Amazon’s devices. The release said, “The Amazon Maps API has two core features: Interactive Maps.