With 2012 about to wrap up, a variety of ‘Best of 2012’ lists have begun to appear everywhere. Google is no exception. It has published both the ‘Best apps of 2012’ as well as the ‘Best Games of 2012’ lists. First a look at Google’s Best Apps of 2012: These are some of the best apps available in Google Play. […]
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Google announces Price Protection for devices bought on Google Play
When Google announced the 32GB Nexus 7 tablet, it also dropped the price on the 16GB model by $50 to that of the discontinued 8GB model. Needless to say, anyone who had bought the older model for the same price as the new one was somewhat unhappy to miss out. Google has now taken steps to address this by unveiling […]
Movie purchases and magazines now available on Google Play in Canada
Google may have canceled its Android event scheduled for today but it appears that some things that might have made it into today’s announcement are still being rolled out. Canadians (and Australians) now have the ability to buy movies through Google Play. Only rentals had been possible earlier. Most recent releases look to be on sale for CA$19.99 for SD […]
Google Play $0.25 app sale: Day 5
The celebrations marking 25 billion Google Play downloads wrap up today. Here is the list of apps on sale today for CA$0.25: Horn Smart Tools Scramble With Friends Gravity Guy SketchBook Pro The Dark Knight Rises Nova Launcher Prime Kids Numbers and Math Air Control Spy Mouse Haunted House HD Great Big War Game Guns’n’Glory WW2 Premium Air Control HD […]
Google Play app sale: Day 3
The celebrations marking 25 billion Google Play downloads continue today. Unlike the first couple of days, not everything is on sale for CA$0.25. Prices go up to CA$0.99. Here are the apps on sale today: Amazing Alex HD Widgets Flick Golf! Rebuild Mass Effect Infiltrator TuneIn Radio Pro PicSay Pro – Photo Editor ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form Zombie Smash […]
Google Play 25-cent app sale: Day 2
The celebrations marking 25 billion Google Play downloads continue today. Did you remember to save a few quarters for the second day of Google Play’s 5-day app sale. Today, the following are on sale for CA$0.25: Paper Camera World of Goo Cut the Rope: Experiments doubleTwist Alarm Clock SketchBook Mobile Shark Dash The Going to Bed Book Flick Nations Rugby […]
Google Play 25-cent app sale: Day 1 list
After announcing earlier today that it had topped 25 billion Google Play downloads, Google has now kicked off its 5-day app sale with the following – All available for 25 cents: Angry Birds Space Premium Asphalt 7: Heat The Cat in the Hat Clouds & Sheep Premium Draw Something Granny Smith Let’s Create! Pottery London Bus Checker NFL Kicker 13 […]
Google Play hits 25 billion download milestone
Google today announced that Google Play, its app and media store, has surpassed the 25 billion download milestone. It was only in May that Google announced it had passed the 15 billion mark. Twenty-five billion is more than twice the distance, in miles, that the Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled since its launch 35 years ago. It’s the amount of […]