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Google+ updates with instant hangouts – one tap goes from text to video chat

By Michael Crider
on 14 Dec, 2011

Make no mistake, Google+ is gunning for Facebook. When a third-party app is beating most of your own apps on the Android Market, it's hard not to. But with the latest addition to the ever-growing featureset of Google+, there's one more important distinction between the two networks. You can now switch from a textual chat or comment interface to a live Hangout video chat at any time from a status update or post, whether it's on the web or the Android app. Beatboxing is not compulsory.

Google TV apps already showing up in the Android Market

By Michael Crider
on 28 Oct, 2011

That didn't take long. Just a few hours after Google's official announcement of Google TV 2.0, apps specifically designed for integrated TVs and set-top boxes have started appearing in the web version of the Android Market. You can use this URL to check them out for yourself. There's just 28 results when you specifically search "for Google TV", and not all of them are true Google TV apps. The generic "Google TV" search shows thousands, most of which are just ordinary Android apps matching the search terms.

Sony Video Unlimited now available on Tablet S, coming to other devices

By Michael Crider
on 14 Oct, 2011

Are Netflix, HBO GO, movie rentals from the Android Market and a half-dozen other video solutions just not enough for you? Well take heart movie buff, Sony Video Unlimited is available now for the Tablet S, and it'll be coming to other Android devices soon. What's interesting here is that Sony isn't limiting its distribution to its own tablets and phones - other manufacturers will be supported as well.

Download the VLC media player pre-alpha now

By Michael Crider
on 30 Sep, 2011

We've been waiting almost a year for the Android version of the popular does-all media player VLC after it was unceremoniously booted out of iOS. It looks like that wait is slowly drawing to a close. Thrill-seeking users can download the pre-alpha (is that even a real term?) APK for their phones now.

HBO to GO now in the Android Market

By James DeRuvo
on 29 Apr, 2011

A few weeks back, we reported that HBO to GO would be coming to the Android Market. The we didn't know when it would be coming to Android, although it was strongly hinted at May 2nd in their commercials. Well, HBO has released it early and the app is now live. Users who subscribe to the PayTV service can download it to most Android devices.

HBO coming to Android

By James DeRuvo
on 19 Apr, 2011

HBO is expanding it's reach to subscribers who have Android handsets and tablets. The service, known as HBO Go, is part of HBOs "TV Everywhere" initiative and will be available on both Android (note the Motorola Droid X in the commercial below), as well as iOS platforms. It will enable users to stream content from every episode of HBO original series, as well as hit movies. In addition, Max Go, which is based on their sister network Cinemax, will also be available.

Lenovo LePhone unboxed ahead of launch in China

By David Junior
on 9 May, 2010

This Android phone quietly snuck by all of us. We first seen this device at CES and hasn’t really heard much about it since then. It’s not a bad looking device and it has a nice screen similar to that found on the nexus one. This Android device will be available in China and it has some impressive specs to boot.