Tag: Play Store
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Google I/O 2016: Chrome OS to Support Android Apps and Play Store
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Chromebooks are compact, light, and are great for use on the go – as long as you have a mobile hotspot for Chrome to use. They’re completely reliant on the Chrome browser for laptop functionality, using services like Google Drive to replace Office software and using websites rather than specialised apps. That may be about…
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Google I/O 2016: Instant Apps for Android without the Download
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One of many announcements at yesterday’s Google I/O event was that it will soon be possible to use Android apps from the Play Store without fully downloading them. The new feature is called Instant Apps. Instant Apps means that rather than installing storage-hungry software onto your Android device, when all you really need is a…
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Send Magical Moments to Friends with Disney Gif on Android
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Disney is offering a charming way for Android using social networkers to express themselves through the format of animated gif with memorable moments from a number of Walt’s classics as well as some modern favourites to share! Disney Gif has now been added to the Google Play Store after a successful run on Apple iOS…
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Leak Reveals BlackBerry Venice Carrying Google Play Store
A new BlackBerry has broken cover and you’d be mistaken if you thought the new handset was running Android. The BlackBerry Venice is a slider phone, featuring both full touchscreen functionality and also the mobile maker’s trademark physical keyboard which slips out from beneath. Newly leaked and official looking images of yet-to-be-announced new handset have…
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Android Auto app now available on Google Play Store
For anyone who is not familiar with Android Auto, it was announced at Google I/O last June, and essentially is a telematics standard that has been developed by Google which allows users to connect their Android device to their vehicles to give them functionality including music playback, reading of text messages, telephony and also the…
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Google is Giving Away Free Movies from Play Store
Google have decided to become very generous in the film department, and are offering free movies for various countries across the world via their Play Store. Sadly you don’t really have a choice as to what film you get unless of course you’re willing to jet off halfway around the world to bag yourself that…
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Google Fit App Now Available on Play Store
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Fitness apps and accessories are everywhere recently, and most tech companies seem to be jumping on the bandwagon – Google included. The company has released its aptly named Google Fit app upon the general public via their Play Store. Google Fit is designed to keep track of activities and record progress through your Android device…
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Google Ordered to Pay $19 Million to Consumers
Google has been ordered to pay $19 Million to consumers by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is because of unsupervised children making in-app-purchases through Google’s Play Store without their parent’s knowledge and therefore not being granted bill payers permission. It was assumed by the FTC that Google billed these unaware parents unfairly due to…
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SwiftKey Keyboard now free on Android
I’m sure a lot of you will be more than familiar with the extremely popular keyboard app for Android. Well, today the company behind the successful app have decided to offer the app for free. The change from a premium app to a free one starts today, along with the company releasing a brand new…
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Instagram Gets a Fresh New Look on Android Devices
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Instagram fans looking to share pics of their breakfast may be greeted by a surprise this morning as the photo filtering app has got a fresh new look.
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Google Nexus 5 in Bright Red on sale now through Play Store
LG made Android 4.4 KitKit handset Nexus 5 has officially appeared on the Play Store in a new shade of Bright Red.
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Virgin TV Anywhere app launched for Android with 67 TV channels in tow
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Virgin finally brings its Sky Go equivalent to Android, and the device compatibility list is longer…