Amazon Mobile Windows Phone app spreads to UK and Germany

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Published on June 1, 2012

published on June 1, 2012

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Luxembourg – 01 June, 2012 – Amazon.co.uk today announced the release of its latest mobile shopping application, â€˜Amazon Mobile App for Windows Phone’ which is now available as a free download from the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Designed specifically for Windows Phones, the Amazon Mobile App offers users a fast and convenient way to shop for millions of items from Amazon.co.uk and thousands of Amazon Marketplace sellers wherever they go.

The shopping app includes Amazon’s barcode scanning feature which allows customers to use their device camera to scan the barcode of any product to see Amazon pricing, availability information, product details, customer reviews, and purchase securely from Amazon.co.uk.

Windows Phone users can save time by pinning the Amazon barcode scan tile on their phone start screen, enabling them to simply tap the tile to take them straight to the barcode scanner.

"The new Amazon Mobile App for Windows Phone offers customers all of the great features of the Amazon Shopping experience and Windows Phone customers can also benefit from the Amazon barcode scanning tile on their start screen," said Greg Greeley, Vice President EU Retail at Amazon. "The Windows Phone is an increasingly popular choice for many Amazon customers so we’re delighted to be able to offer them a bespoke App with this new start screen feature only available for Windows Phone."

With the Amazon Mobile App for Windows Phone, customers can use their existing Amazon.co.uk account to access favourite shopping features wherever they are including:

View detailed product information
Read customer reviews
Share products with friends
Check product pricing and availability with barcode scanning
Access personalized recommendations and manage recommendations
Purchase using Amazon’s 1-ClickÂ® ordering and Amazon Prime
Track packages or cancel orders using the Your Account feature
Access their Wish List

The Amazon Mobile App for Windows Phone is available on Windows Phone as a free download through the Windows Phone Marketplace. For more information visit: www.amazon.co.uk/windowsphoneapp.