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by Richard Devine
May 15, 2013
Android tablets are growing in popularity, and Google recognizes this and is setting out to make great tablet apps more visible in the Play Store. Starting today, there will be a new "designed ...
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by Sean Brunett
May 05, 2013
I’m a huge music fan and I tend to enjoy all genres. If you’re not fond of much of the music today that is too often full of auto-tune and artificial sound, I have a recommendation for y...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 09, 2013
Google's content portal gets a lighter, brighter visual refresh
Following some recent leakage, it seems the new look Google Play Store app is finally official. Google has just announced that...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 07, 2013
A visual refresh could be coming soon to Google's content portal
The last time the Google Play Store app got a major redesign, it was still called the Android Market. So we're about...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2013
The UK isn't the only country that's just seen a fresh influx of Nexus 4 stock at its Google Play Store. Today the official +Nexus Google+ page sends word that the coveted handset is now bac...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 20, 2012
Google has released today on its Android Developers blog information about localizing graphics for Play Store listings. It's no secret that Google Play is quickly expanding its reach to many new...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 11, 2012
Google is continuing its expansive rollout of content to different countries today by offering Google Play Books and Movies to the Russian market. On the Books front, Google Play will be offering ov...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 27, 2012
Coming into the holiday season, its important to keep your personal finances in order while the spending starts ramping up. The Personal Capital Investing app is hoping to stand out from the set of ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 27, 2012
Microsoft has just released a new version of its email app to coincide with its overall email rebranding to Outlook.com from Hotmail.com today. While the app brings a lot of features that Outlook us...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 26, 2012
Many of our hearts sank when the e-mails started rolling out indicating that there would be a three-week delay in shipments of some "backordered" Nexus 4 handsets. Now many users are seein...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 26, 2012
DocScanner, an app that has over 1.5 million downloads on the iOS platform, has just launched onto Android. The basic idea behind these types of apps is simple -- scan pretty much any type of docume...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 15, 2012
At this rate, it feels like you won't be able to buy anything from the Play Store in the near future. Both storage capacities of the Nexus 4 sold out in record time. The HSPA+ version of th...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 15, 2012
Several users in our forums are reporting receiving emails that are making their hearts sink. Customers in both the U.S. and U.K. that were lucky enough to grab a Nexus 4 order before they sold out ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 15, 2012
While everyone was busy trying to see if they actually bought a Nexus 4, the newest version of the Nexus 7 has sold out as well. The Nexus 7 with 32GB of storage and HSPA+ connectivity held on for a...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
It's just been brought to our attention that Google+ has rolled out a new feature that integrates Google Play links directly into stream posts. Now when you link to an app in the Play Store, oth...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 12, 2012
Update: Well, that was quick. Looks like both the 8 and 16GB Nexus 4's are sold out in the Australian Play Store.
And so it begins. Aussies, get out your credit cards and head to the Play ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 09, 2012
At $249, it's easy to understand why a few people may have bought a 16GB Nexus 7 on a whim in the past few weeks -- only to find out that a price drop was coming as part of the big Nexus announc...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 08, 2012
Update: The Google+ page has been updated to reflect that Canada and Australia won't be getting the update, and Google TV won't support Play Music and Movies in these countries.
The officia...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 05, 2012
Since March of 2010, Verizon has been including a Verizon Apps store on its Android and BlackBerry handsets. When it was first created, the app landscape on Android wasn't the same as it is toda...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 04, 2012
Most people were pretty caught off guard when Google announced some ridiculously low pricing for the Nexus 4. At $299/$349 in the U.S. and Canada, €299/€349 in Europe and £239/£...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 01, 2012
AT&T Locker is a service not unlike the offerings from Dropbox and Google Drive, and it has actually been available for some time on Android. The app has just been updated in the Play Store to a...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 29, 2012
Eager to get in on the newly-announced Google Nexus 10? How about the Google Nexus 4? You're in luck! Both the tablet and the phone just popped up in the Google Play store. All you c...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 26, 2012
You may not always run a live wallpaper on your Android device, but they can definitely be fun for a couple weeks at a time around different holidays. Luckily, app developers in the Play Store are o...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 17, 2012
It seems that Google has enabled an option in the web version of the Play Store that allows users to directly buy Google Play credit. If you're in the web version of the Play Store, scroll to the...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 16, 2012
It's that time of year when we see a few Halloween apps, and that list wouldn't be complete without a Charlie Brown storybook app. "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is co...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 09, 2012
Spacetime Studios is set to release another chapter in its "Legends" series of MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) games, this time called Arcane Legends. As a teaser for the upcomi...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 04, 2012
Disney's follow up game to the very popular "Where's My Water?" app on Android (and iOS), "Where's My Perry?", is picking up 20 new levels today. Similar to its prede...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 01, 2012
Comic fans, rejoice! Marvel: War of Heroes is coming to Android (and iOS) for free on October 11th, and those who pre-register for the game will receive an extra treat on launch day. Registering for...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 01, 2012
App.net has a short history of trying to be a viable alternative to Google+, Facebook and mostly directly Twitter. If you haven't heard much about it, the idea of App.net is to be a social netwo...
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by Andrew Martonik
Aug 30, 2012
The Google Play Store has quite stealthily started showing "Recommended for You" sections today. Tapping into the recommendation area (found inside Apps, Music, Magazines, etc.) you'll...
