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by Alex Dobie
Nov 01, 2012
Updates are now pushing out for two major Google apps on the Google Play Store. First up is Google Chrome, the de facto default browser for Android 4.0 and above. ARM-based devices are updated to Ch...
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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 Alex Dobie
Oct 29, 2012
Google's "Playground" event may have been called off, but it seems some changes to the Google Play Store may be arriving regardless. We're seeing movie purchase options appearing f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 22, 2012
Google is "opening the playground" in just seven short days, and by now everyone thinks we know exactly what we're going to be seeing come October 29. I'll leave the editorial...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 19, 2012
Orbitz.com, the travel booking site, has released a new app, Hotels by Orbitz. The app is designed for a singular purpose: to help you locate hotels and book them through Orbitz.
With the app, you ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 18, 2012
Google Play seller support is coming to India, and that's a really big deal. Previously, app developers based in India could only make free apps, obviously limiting their potential. Starting tod...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 17, 2012
You want it, you got it. Erm, or you can at least ask for it. Google tonight has turned on Wish Lists in the Google Play Store.
The mechanism is simple. Find something you want in Google Play, and ...
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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 Sean Brunett
Oct 16, 2012
Google has just announced the availability of the magazines you purchase via Google Play in the Chrome browser with a new web reader. Until now, if you bought magazines, you could download them to y...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 15, 2012
If you'll recall back to Google I/O 2012, a new Google Play Developer Console was previewed, showing what Google intended for the future. Since then, Google has teamed up with specific developer...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 14, 2012
Anyone remember Crazy Taxi? The classic Dreamcast and arcade title was loved by many, and will continue to live on in mobile form. Our iOS loving friends have recently seen the title launc...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 11, 2012
Google-owned restaurant ratings guide Zagat has just put out version 1.0 of its Android app on the Google Play Store. A free download for devices running Android 2.2 and above, Zagat allow...
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Want an official Nexus 7 Travel Cover in the UK? Avoid Google Play and hit the high street retailers
by Richard Devine
Oct 05, 2012
One thing notably missing from the UK Google Play store at the launch of the Nexus 7 was the official Travel Cover. In fact, to this day, UK buyers of the Nexus 7 still cannot pick up a Travel Cover...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 30, 2012
Google Play's 25-cent promotional sale has gone into its final day with a handful of new apps and games that are just about as good as free. Topping the list are:
Horn
Smart Tools
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 29, 2012
Google Play's 25-cent promotional sale has gone into day four with a handful of new apps and games that are just about as good as free. Topping the list are:
Madden NFL 12
Endomond...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 28, 2012
Google Play's 25-cent promotional sale has gone into day 3 with a handful of new apps and games that are just about as good as free. Topping the list are:
Amazing Alex
TuneIn Radio...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 27, 2012
Right on cue, mobile game developer Rovio has released Bad Piggies, the swine-centric Angry Birds spin-off, on Google Play and other platforms. The game is available now as a free download from Goog...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 26, 2012
Google's service up 25-cent applications today to celebrate 25 billion downloads. Find a 25-cent app? Sing out in the comments and we'll list it here:
Angry Birds Space Premium
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 26, 2012
Google has announced that its Google Play app store has delivered its 25 billionth app download, up from the 20 billion figure quoted at Google I/O in June. To celebrate, it's launching another ...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 22, 2012
The Google Play Developers portal has received a welcome update, confirming now that developers in India can register to sell paid apps in Google Play. This is potentially huge news for two differen...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 22, 2012
We know lots of you still use the Twitters for a lot of your social networking needs -- no matter how good Google+ becomes -- and so we bring news of a hot new account that you all should follow. Go...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 18, 2012
A quick reminder in case you weren't aware -- Google's $25 Play Store credit offer for new Nexus 7 purchases will expire in just under a couple of weeks on Sunday, Sept. 30. Previously burie...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 18, 2012
How have we ever coped until now, without being able to get our Family Guy fix in Google Play? Well, that's all about to change, as today Google has announced that Family Guy, along with 600 oth...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 17, 2012
In the event that you've just dropped some cash on a shiny new Sony tablet and matching Xperia smartphone, Sony's launched a new Android app to allow for easier tethering between the two. Th...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 12, 2012
Google Chrome for Android has been updated over Google Play, the first such update since Google's mobile browser exited beta at Google I/O back in June. There are no major feature additions in t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 05, 2012
Google Play Books is now available in Korea, offering thousands of Korean titles in what Google calls the "world’s largest eBookstore". We don't know about it being the largest, ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 04, 2012
After a fairly lengthy beta test period, UK TV streaming service TVCatchup has graduated its Android app from beta, and launched it on the Google Play Store. The app, like the TVCatchup website, all...
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by Simon Sage
Aug 31, 2012
Gameloft isn't the only one putting their Android wares on discount for the long weekend; Google Play has an official end of summer sale that has quietly started, with many apps already discount...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 27, 2012
Good news lands this morning of expanded European availability of the Google Nexus 7. The Asus made tablet is now available from Google Play in France, Germany and Spain. This is the first market ex...
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by Sean Brunett
Aug 22, 2012
The Google Play Music app has received an update, which brings a few welcome and overdue features. One new feature is the support for expanded notifications for Jelly Bean devices. One of our favori...
