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Microsoft's latest 'Scroogled' ad attacks Android with privacy fears

By Tom Warren on April 9, 2013 05:54 pm + 487 comments

Microsoft's anti-Google campaign is getting a fresh revival this week with a new focus on Google's Continue reading…
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Google redesigns Play Store app with card-based interface

By Sam Byford on April 9, 2013 11:00 am + 204 comments

The Play Store has never been the most attractive item in Google's Android app portfolio, but it's Continue reading…
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Facebook Home coming to Android tablets within 'several months'

By Adi Robertson on April 4, 2013 01:43 pm + 21 comments

Facebook's new Home launcher for Android will be coming to tablets, the company has just said. After Continue reading…
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RadioShack ad for HTC One hints at $199.99 Sprint pricing, $50 Google Play bonus

By Chris Welch on April 1, 2013 12:32 pm + 18 comments

Aside from T-Mobile's pledge to sell the HTC One for $99 down (plus monthly payments), we've yet to Continue reading…
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Google's Knowledge Graph expands into movies on Android tablets thanks to facial recognition

By Dieter Bohn on March 27, 2013 02:33 pm + 72 comments

Not content to let Amazon hold the limelight with its new X-Ray for TV feature unveiled this Continue reading…
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Google Play app with alleged redesign detailed in new video

By Bryan Bishop on March 20, 2013 06:48 pm + 78 comments

Google Keep officially launched today after a leak earlier in the week, and it appears Google may Continue reading…
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Facebook updating app outside Google Play to test new features ahead of public release

By Chris Welch on March 15, 2013 05:15 pm + 66 comments

Earlier today we confirmed that Facebook is delivering updates to its Android app outside the Continue reading…
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Facebook nags Android users with updates outside of Play Store

By Aaron Souppouris on March 15, 2013 05:16 am + 236 comments

Facebook for Android is prompting users to download an update to a new build of its app, 141046, Continue reading…
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Google leverages YouTube for a chance to take over streaming music

By Greg Sandoval on March 5, 2013 06:47 pm + 43 comments

We already knew that Google Play has sought licenses for a subscription music service, but now comes Continue reading…
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Google: selling phones in the Play store is 'here to stay'

By Chris Ziegler on February 26, 2013 07:10 am + 103 comments

At a roundtable session in Barcelona today, Jamie Rosenberg, VP of Google Play, noted that the model Continue reading…