Tag: Play

  • Photography Apps – Camera And Editing

    Photography Apps – Camera And Editing

    Photography apps for your Android, so many to choose from and only the reviews to go by? If that’s the case then carry on reading. We have looked at a few apps with a couple of rules in mind. Firstly, no ads, secondly they have to be free, lastly they should not need a rooted […]

  • Why Did Some Developers Skip E3 In 2016?

    Why Did Some Developers Skip E3 In 2016?

    E3 has run since 1995 – touted as the biggest and best explosion of new gaming content that one can see revealed at once, the expo is pretty much the highlight of the year for some software developers. But as you may have noticed, this year, and in fact last year as well, saw several […]

  • Google Play Store Redesign Rolling Out Now

    Google Play Store Redesign Rolling Out Now

    A redesign of the Play Store for Android has been in the pipeline for a little while and was more or less confirmed last week by Google developers. And now, just a few days after those comments were made, the new improved Play Store is starting to appear on selected gadgets. From what we’ve seen […]

  • How To: Use An Xbox Controller For Any PC Game

    How To: Use An Xbox Controller For Any PC Game

    The PC is set on a path to rival the consoles as a main choice for platform, as more games arrive every day exclusive to PC. But without a proper way of getting a controller to work with just about every game you can get your hands on, users are stuck with clunky keyboard and […]

  • Facebook Messenger Reaches 1-Billion Downloads on Google Play

    Facebook Messenger Reaches 1-Billion Downloads on Google Play

    Facebook Messenger has reached a milestone 1-billion downloads from the Google Play Store. This mega feat is one that only a handful of other Android apps have been able to accomplish including the main Facebook app which Messenger now joins in that exclusive 1,000,000,000 – 5,000,000,000 installs bracket. One of the Messenger’s main draws, and […]

  • Nintendo’s 1st Mobile Game Coming Soon

    Nintendo’s 1st Mobile Game Coming Soon

    It’s been interesting times for Nintendo the last few years. Financial earnings haven;t been at all satisfying for the Japanese gaming giant, and of course their newest console the Wii U has seen much less exciting sales figures than the original Wii. However, the handheld DS series as well as the Animal Crossing and  Super […]

  • Google Play for Android Introduces Pre-Register Option

    Google Play for Android Introduces Pre-Register Option

    If you’re an Android user and like getting to grips with the latest apps first, Google has started adding a handy feature for you on its Play Store listings that will allow you to pre-register for future software releases and receive a notification of when your next favourite downloadable becomes available on your device. Despite […]

  • YouTube Music Key Coming Out Of Beta

    YouTube Music Key Coming Out Of Beta

    Google and Youtube have been beta testing their Music Key service for a little while now, and according to the hype the pay monthly music streaming service will be ready for full public use in the next couple of months. As Apple are also readying a service which will also rival Spotify, Google are also […]

  • EA Exec Says Games Too Hard To Learn

    EA Exec Says Games Too Hard To Learn

    When new players pick up a games console for the first time, often it’s a bit of a hard learning curve to catch up with the impressive skills of players who have been born and raised on games. For those of us who have tried to teach our parents to play, it really goes to […]

  • Google To Use Video Chat For Sales

    Google To Use Video Chat For Sales

    Getting face to face with someone with real technical know-how is often difficult for consumers, especially when they’re in the market for expensive tech. Whilst any company offering sales advice is likely to steer consumers towards their devices, a new video chat sales service from Google may be a bit more personal as it gives you […]

  • Google Play Music subscribers will get access to YouTube Music Key

    Google Play Music subscribers will get access to YouTube Music Key

    As I’m sure you‘ll be aware, just a few days ago YouTube unveiled their latest product – Music Key, a subscription service providing users with advertising-free playback (for a fee) of around 30 million official music videos hosted on the video sharing site. For users who choose to subscribe, as well as add-free music videos, […]

  • Android Play Games Getting Local Multiplayer

    Android Play Games Getting Local Multiplayer

    Image Credit: TechHive Mobile gaming hasn’t yet fully embraced the concept of multiplayer games – it’s a mostly single player experience, although leaderboards and stats tables do give you a chance to compete with other players to a certain degree. Google’s Android platform is a popular place for mobile gamers, featuring hundreds of thousands of […]