Weekly News Brief: July 16, 2012

In the news this week: lots of new tools for developers launching from Amazon, Facebook, and Betable.

• ReadWriteWeb on how the secrecy behind the app store makes life difficult for developers [ReadWriteWeb]
• Amazon’s Game Circle API now open to developers [TechCrunch]
• Facebook launches its iOS Dev Center [TechCrunch]
• Incorporate real money gambling into your apps with Betable [PocketGamer]
• Amazing Alex launches as Rovio gears up for a potential IPO [TechCrunch]
• Fruit Ninja making $400k+ per month on ads [PocketGamer]

Facebook Dev Center: Image courtesy of TechCrunch.