While Android has been incredibly popular, and has overtaken iOS in sales long ago, revenues from the respective app stores are a whole different story. In total, both app stores took in $2.2 billion in revenue in the first three months of 2013. And according to one firm, Canalys, Apple earned 74% of that money, or $1.48 billion. They also say that the… Read more
The Nexus 10, a high end tablet manufactured by Samsung, isn’t quite cheap. It’s crazy 2560×1600 display, along with what used to be an unheard of dual core A15 processor, are really high end. It’s quite a luxury item, yet still sold for only $400. But $400 is a high price, and with it being only on the Play Store for the most part, we couldn’t imagine… Read more
Can you believe that Pocket has been around for a whole year? Well they’re celebrating their one year anniversary with an update to all their apps, including the Android version. Yes, for their anniversary, we get a present. The update for Android is quite big, and includes a few cool new features you socialites will like. The biggest new feature is… Read more
As Android grows, so does the tablet market. And the tablet market is exactly where Android lags behind. Luckily, it’s catching up fast, just like Android as a whole was a few years ago. Google knows this, and they have been trying to push tablet optimized apps for a long time. Their newest effort is a screenshot system that only displays the screenshot… Read more
Head of Windows Mobile Terry Myerson did an interview at D: Dive Into Mobile and was asked to comment on the current state of Android and his thoughts on Facebook Home. The first thing he says about Android? “It’s a mess.” Of course, in a sense, he’s right. OEMs just aren’t making much money aside from Samsung, but that’s looking to change soon. Then he… Read more
Google’s Keep note-taking platform doesn’t quite have the chops to truly take on the Evernote’s of the world, but a brand new update is definitely going to earn it more attention. The new list of bug fixes, improved features and included Google Drive sync make Keep a formidable competitor in the note world. Add in the Keep widget and you’ve got yourself… Read more
Google is holding a small contest for its Twitter followers. They are asking what your favorite thing is on the Play Store, and if you tell them, you have a chance to win prizes! They are giving away ten Nexus 10s, seven Nexus 7s, four Nexus 4s, and a whopping 100 $10 gift cards. To enter, you need to be following the @GooglePlay Twitter. Then you… Read more
Back in February, app deletion off the Play Store hit an all time high at 60,000 apps. For an app store that officially has 700,000 apps, that’s an absolutely massive number of apps deleted. And luckily, this doesn’t mean that developers are leaving Android. Yes, many of these apps were deleted by choice. There are always going to be apps that… Read more
Google Play 4.0 has started rolling out to people everywhere, but if you’re that excited, why wait? You can try it now, just with a simple download of an APK. You just install it and use the new Play Store, no root required. So get going! Hit the source link from your phone and make sure installing from unknown sources is turned on. Download Play… Read more
Google is beginning to roll out its new, cleaner, Google Play store. The new Play Store 4.0 focuses on larger images and consistent color usage based on topic. It is now easier to quickly identify the content you are looking for and explore the options within that category. The purchase process has also been streamlined, providing you a quicker way… Read more
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