Tag: Google Play
Google Play Games to take on iPhone Game Center, add cloud save states and achievements to Android
Google are looking to make multiplayer gaming a bigger part of the Android ecosystem, with a new service called Google Play Games uncovered by Android Police. Part of Google Play Services (v3.1.36), the update will add in multiplayer features such…
Should Google be making money from this racist Android app? UPDATED
UPDATE: Google has informed us that the offensive app has now been flagged for investigation, and issued this statement: "We remove applications that violate our policies, such as apps that are illegal or that promote hate speech. We don't comment…
Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets finally get Google Play Store access
Nook HD and Nook HD+ owners rejoice! You're finally getting access to the Google Play store. Arguably the last feature holding the slates back from being "proper" Android tablets, the duo will also get a smattering of other Google goodies,…
"BadNews" Android malware downloaded 9 million times, says security specialists Lookout
A new malicious string of Android malware called "BadNews" may have been downloaded as many as 9 million times say mobile security experts Lookout. Revealed in a Lookout blog posting over the weekend, the malware has sat hidden in 32…
APP OF THE DAY: Cut the Rope – Time Travel (iPhone, iPad, Android)
This week sees the return of the candy-loving Om Nom in the new Cut the Rope: Time Travel puzzle game for mobile devices. The sequel to 2010's Cut the Rope and 2011's Cut the Rope: Experiments, the latest in the…
Here's Mark Zuckerberg with a yelling goat in new Facebook Home ad
The Facebook Home marketing campaign is now in full swing, having launched officially on the Android Google Play Store for US social networking fans. And with the launch comes this new advert promoting the service, starring none other than Facebook…
Google Play Store purge sees 60,000 spam apps removed
Google have removed 60,000 spam apps from the Google Play store over the course of February, the company's largest ever app cull. Whereas Apple's App Store has strict guidelines as to what is suitable for its software marketplace, and an…
Now Facebook plans to take over your mobile with Home for HTC and Samsung Android handsets
By Ashley Norris, Shiny ShinyI assume you have all caught the Facebook news from yesterday. If not go here. Suggesting that apps were a legacy from the PC age Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new wrapper for Android 4.0 handsets called…
Google Play Android app store gift cards hit the UK
Remember those Google Play store gift cards we wrote about that looked set to land in the UK soon? Well they've now arrived. Available in shops and supermarkets including Tesco and Morrisons, they come in £10, £25, and £50 values….
Google Play Magazines store now open for business in the UK
Apple's Newsstand has a new rival in the digital magazine publishing space here in old Blighty, with Google finally launching their Google Play Magazine store in the UK. Plenty of big name titles are already on the store, including GQ,…
