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Google Play Store enters day three of 25 cent sale

By Eric Abent
on 28 Sep, 2012

Day three of Google Play's 25 cent app sale has kicked off, bringing a new round of discounted apps and games with it. We already saw some great deals on day one and day two, and there isn't any lack of them today either. The sale will go on for five days in all, and is a celebration of Google Play recently hitting the 25 billion downloads milestone.

Google Play services version 1.0 launches

By Eric Abent
on 26 Sep, 2012

Google I/O was filled with a lot of announcements this year, but one of the announcements aimed solely at Android developers was the reveal of Google Play services. In a nutshell, Google Play services allows app developers to integrate other Google services, like Google Plus, into their apps. Today, Google rolled out version 1.0 of Google Play services, inviting developers to get to coding.

Google Play Books gets updated, now comes with Maps integration and more

By Craig Lloyd
on 25 Sep, 2012

Today, Google updated its ereading app, Google Play Books, with a handful of new big features. The app now comes with Google Maps integration, translation support, and some advanced annotation tools. If you've been thinking about giving Google's ereading app a try, there's no better time to do so than now.

Google Play comes to Twitter

By Craig Lloyd
on 21 Sep, 2012

If you're an avid Twitter user and use it to keep up with companies and even special deals, you might be pleased to know that the Google Play store has created a Twitter account to tweet out announcements and other news. Follow it now if you want to keep up with all the cool new things Google Play is doing.

Auto Trader for Android updates with history check and more

By Craig Lloyd
on 20 Sep, 2012

Shopping around for a used car can be a huge pain, and sometimes it's nice to have a mobile app on hand in case you're out and about looking for a good deal. Auto Trader is one of the UK's most popular services to find used vehicles. It's also pretty popular in the US, but the UK Android app updated today with some pretty cool new features.

$25 Google Play credit with Nexus 7 purchase ends September 30

By Craig Lloyd
on 18 Sep, 2012

Thinking about getting Google's Nexus 7 tablet but aren't sure if you want to bite the bullet just yet? You better hurry and make a decision before Google ends their promo at the end of the month. Right now, anyone who buys a Nexus 7 tablet will receive $25 Google Play credit, which is good for apps, games, movies, TV shows and books in the Play store.

Twentieth Century Fox bringing more movies to Google Play and YouTube

By Craig Lloyd
on 18 Sep, 2012

Google Play already has a wide selection of movies and TV shows to watch on your Android devices, but get ready for even more. Over 600 new titles from Twentieth Century Fox are coming to both Google Play and YouTube. All of the new content will be available to either rent or buy.

Google Play Store incremental “Smart App Updates” now live

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Aug, 2012

Back in June during Google IO we heard about an upcoming feature to the Google Play Store that would make users and carriers alike extremely happy. This was called smart app updates. Essentially how this works is when you get an update the Play Store will only download the new bits, rather than the entire application again.

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.

ICS climbs but Gingerbread still dominates Android stats

By Shane McGlaun
on 2 Aug, 2012

Every time we get a new version of Android many Android fans start to wonder what the most popular and commonly used Android flavor is. Google has now released a chart that breaks down the most popular versions of Android all the way back to version 1.5. The figures Google offers are based on Android devices that access the Google Play store within the last two weeks.