May 14th, 2013
All Android developers can now reply to reviews of their apps on Google Play, after Google expanded the pilot scheme it launched last year. Developers can reply via the Google Play Developer Console, with...
May 3rd, 2013
Barnes & Noble has agreed a deal with Google to add Google Play and other Google properties to its Nook HD and HD+ tablets. Nook tablets will now include Google’s Chrome browser, Google Search, Gmail,...
May 3rd, 2013
Future Publishing’s weekly digital technology magazine tech. has landed on Google Play, apparently becoming the first digital-only magazine to feature on Play Magazines. Tech., which comes from the maker’s...
April 25th, 2013
The top 200 free applications in the US Amazon Appstore racked up 16m downloads between them in March 2013, according to Distimo, but the Amazon store still lags far behind Google Play. Indeed Distimo...
April 24th, 2013
Swype finally launches out of beta today, after picking up 500m users worldwide. The much-imitated Android keyboard allows users to glide their finger from one letter to the next to input text – something...
April 10th, 2013
Google has relaunched its Google Play app, with an emphasis on quick discovery, improved purchasing and ease of use. The new design includes bigger images, as well as grouping similarly themed content...
April 9th, 2013
Candy Crush Saga was the most popular free app in the App Store in March, while Facebook topped Google Play’s free chart, according to Distimo. The analyst notes that Google Play’s free top five is...
March 25th, 2013
Photo-sharing service 500px has launched a new beta app for Android, allowing users to test out its new features. These include Flow (previously only available on the 500px iPhone app), which offers a...
March 21st, 2013
AdBlock Plus, whose Android app was removed from Google Play last week as part of a crackdown on ad-blocking apps, has released a new version of its application. Version 1.1 includes updates such as improved...
