The folks over at Android Police did some sleuthing and discovered some surprising tidbits within a Javascript file on Google Play's website. According to information found within the file, Google is prepping a new feature called "Google Play News," with various sentences scattered within it indicating that it will offer newspapers in the same way Play already offers magazines and other content.
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Google pulls ad-blockers from the Play Store for violating Terms of Service
It has proved to be a frustrating day for Google users. Before the announcement that Google Reader (and a bunch of other services) will be shut down as part of the company's spring cleaning round two, developers took up digital arms after realizing that their ad-blocking apps were pulled from the Play Store.
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Samsung’s fictional Unicorn Apocalypse game comes to life
It looks like the Unicorn Apocalypse game featured in Samsung's commercials is actually a real game. Samsung held a contest to get developers to create a game that matches the "Unicorn Apocalypse" theme portrayed in its commercials. Developers were given the freedom to create the best unicorn game they could come up with. The winner of the contest, who turned out to be Liquid Gameworks, received a grand prize of $25,000.
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Nexus 7 Pogo Dock hits Google Play store online
It's finally arrived - the official Google Nexus 7 Pogo Pin dock made for your very favorite 7-inch tablet, straight from the big G. This release has been awaited by fans of the device since it was first realized that the unit had a set of Pogo Pins on its side. What this means is that you'll be able to drop the tablet in to the charger sideways and you'll have to do no plugging of any sort to make with the charging - so simple!
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Google celebrates the Play Store’s 1st birthday with huge sale
It's the Google Play Store's first birthday, and what is any birthday without some festivities? To mark the occasion of when the Android Market became the Play Store, Google is rolling out a huge sale full of deals and gifts that'll be ever-changing over the course of the week. Among other things, there's a whole lot of free content. Check out the details after the jump.
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Samsung HomeSync brings Android to the big screen
Samsung HomeSync is a set-top box that will bring the Android experience to your television. The HomeSync device runs on Android Jelly Bean and will let you have access to all of Google's goodies, including the Google Play store, YouTube, movies, books, games and many others all in a full HD 1080p resolution. You can control all of its features wirelessly from your Android device.
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Google updates Play Music app for Android, adds new art and more
Android users running a relatively recent version of the mobile OS will recognize the gold headphones immediately - it's Android's music app that comes pre-installed on mobile devices. An update for the app has just been rolled out, taking it to version 4.5.9 and adding a handful of new features, among them being new default album art and a bug fix for the freezing issue experienced by Galaxy S III owners.
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Nexus 4 returns to the Google Play Store
After a long, long wait, the much-loved Nexus 4 is back in stock at the Google Play Store. Google and LG have been experiencing some stock issues with the handset due to incredibly high demand, leaving potential buyers without many more options. The phone has been available at T-Mobile, but those who wanted to go straight through Google had to wait weeks for the handset to become available again.
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Temple Run 2 Android edition hits Google Play with a bang!
Today is the day that Temple Run 2 becomes available for Android, and much like what we've seen with the iOS version of the app (which took off like a rocket out of a nightmare the first 12 hours it was out), we're seeing so many downloads your eyes will bleed. This game is largely the same as both the original version of Temple Run and, of course, the Temple Run 2 revealed for iOS last week - they're basically identical, believe it or not!
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comScore: Facebook ends 2012 as #1 mobile app in the USA
According to the latest comScore Mobile Metrix ranking working with the audiences of the top mobile apps in the USA, Facebook has taken a relatively massive leap ahead of Google Maps through 2012 to become the top app in the USA. This listing includes polling of users aged 18 years or older on both iOS and Android devices with a time frame between March and December of 2012, and you'll find that this isn't the first month in which Facebook has taken the lead. Google Maps and Facebook have been nearly neck-and-neck since the earliest results from March of 2012, with Google Maps in the lead until September where usage of Google's mapping solution appears to take a bit of a fall off of a cliff while Facebook continues to steadily rise.
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Nexus Q “no longer available” according to Google Play listing
It's been quite some time since we last heard from the Google Nexus Q, but the reason the media streaming device is making its way back into the news today isn't very good. After months of silence, Google has at last changed the Nexus Q's Google Play listing to say that the device is "no longer available for sale." For those who have forgotten, the Nexus Q hasn't been available for purchase since July, so why Google is just now getting around to changing its Play Store listing is anyone's guess.
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T-Mobile Nexus 7 now available on Google Play
Up until now, Google was only selling the Nexus 7 with AT&T SIM cards bundled with it, but since the device is unlocked and runs on HSPA+ cellular technology, Google decided that there was no harm in offering T-Mobile SIM cards with the 7-inch tablet, so customers can now buy a Nexus 7 for T-Mobile on Google Play right now.
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