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Google Play gift cards coming soon – Get ready for Christmas

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Aug, 2012

Move over iTunes, Google Play is getting gift cards too. Late last night Google started rolling out their new Google Play Store to smartphones and tablets everywhere, and users quickly noticed that hiding beneath the pretty user interface was proof that we will soon have gift cards and even wishlist options in the Play Store. This is something iTunes has had for years, and I've been dying to see on Android.

RealPlayer launches on Android – Does a little of everything

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Aug, 2012

The folks from RealNetworks have finally launched their popular and widely known RealPlayer app for Android. Being available for some time in a beta demo, today they've officially launched RealPlayer v1.0 and it's the ultimate multimedia app. Whether you want to stream music, watch movies, or look through photo albums -- RealPlayer does it all.

Official Nexus 7 Case hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Jul, 2012

Google's Nexus 7 tablet went up for pre-order minutes after it was announced back in June at Google IO, and along with it was a case that sold out immediately. When it went back up for sale last week we quickly jumped at the opportunity to snag one. Today we have the brand new official Google Nexus 7 case for you to check out in a quick unboxing video.

HTC One X, One S and One XL Jelly Bean update confirmed

By Chris Davies
on 20 Jul, 2012

HTC has confirmed it is readying updates to bring the HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One XL up to date with Jelly Bean. Revealing the work-in-progress in a statement given to Android Community today, HTC declined to give a specific timetable for Jelly Bean's release.

Samsung Music Hub beta hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jul, 2012

Samsung's getting close to launching their new music service to rival the folks at Spotify, and even Google Play Music here in the US. This week they've let a few lucky users enjoy an early beta preview of their new Music Hub. We first mentioned this back in May, but now we've received our own hands-on time with the music app for Android.

Motorola officially outs the Atrix HD for AT&T – Just $99

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Jul, 2012

We already saw plenty about this phone last week when Motorola accidentally posted it to their website, but this morning Motorola has officially announced their all new Atrix HD smartphone for AT&T. The new Motorola Atrix HD will be a 4G LTE device, run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and will be their first phone now that Google owns the company.

Google Nexus 7 pre-orders start today, ships mid July for $199

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jun, 2012

Google's brand new tablet is official and is being called the Nexus 7. Coming out of the box with the just announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and having all the awesome apps, games, books, magazines, and music from Google Play. Google has just announced the Nexus 7 will be available mid July, and pre-orders start today.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean features offline dictation and features galore

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jun, 2012

They've just officially announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with tons and tons of changes. We mentioned a few in the announcement post linked to below, but they keep unveiling new awesome features you'll want to hear about. From smooth as "butter" UI improvements, offline dictation, and some sweet improvements to widgets.

Jelly Bean gets official as it arrives at Google HQ [UPDATE]

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Jun, 2012

Guess what just arrived at the Googleplex? It's finally official, as if we didn't know it was going to be the actual name of the next iteration of Android anyways. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is a go, and Google has just added it to the Googleplex building 44 lawn as expected. Doesn't it look wonderful?

Google Nexus 7 Tablet specs and press images leak

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Jun, 2012

What a fine way to start the Google I/O week off right? It appears that the rumored and rumored Google Nexus 7 tablet has leaked in the wee hours of the morning, finally sharing what looks to be solid confirmed specs and a set of press images. According to Gizmodo Australia that is exactly what we have here.