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Google Play Store to Implement Review ‘Buffer’ To Help Them Tackle Fake Ratings
It’s not exactly a secret that for every great (or even good) app on the Google Play Store, there are about three or four others which are absolutely terrible. – The problem the storefront has predominantly faced over the years, however, is that it’s very easy for the creators of…
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Google Announces ‘Alphabet’ Restructuring Programme and new CEO
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, has unveiled a number of dramatic changes to Google’s management in a blog post today. The statement announces his departure as Google’s CEO and the formation of a huge holding company entitled ‘Alphabet’. Page will spearhead this new company alongside Sergey Brin and manage a…
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Final Fantasy Tactics Gets Its Turn on Android.
Square Enix finally release their compelling turn-based game, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions on Android. The original Final Fantasy Tactics was released in Japan back in 1997, then America in the following year. Even though it never reached the UK, I was lucky enough to have an American…
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Google Releases New Handwriting Keyboard with 82 Language Support
Google has released a new keyboard meant for handwriting called Google Handwriting Input. The App works on any Android device running version 4.0.3 (Ice cream Sandwich) and above. The keyboard supports input in a whopping 82 languages. Simplifying the job of having multiple google keyboards for each language. The keyboard…
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Google Launches Family Friendly Store
Worried about your child getting a copy of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies for their Android device? Our Advice, don’t be. The reason we say this is because Google are launching their family friendly version of the Play Store in a few weeks. To fill the freshly available section, Google…
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PayPal Offering £3 to Spend on Google Play Store in the UK
PayPal seems to be offering £3 as a Coupon Code for customers to spend on Google Play Store. All you have to do is open the promo offer page here, save the offer and have it added to your PayPal account, then go to the Google Play Store and make…
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$1,500 Google Glass Explorer Edition Now Available through Google Play
After a long run of invite-only availability for Google’s Glass – earlier this year Google started selling its Glass “Explorer Edition” to anyone who was willing to fork out $1,500 back in May. But now it now looks like the company is expanding availability for the wearable – as it’s…
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Google to Stop Labelling Apps “Free” If They Have in-App Purchases.
Google have made the very welcome decision to remove the “free” tag from apps which off in-app purchases. By the end of September, all apps on the Play Store in Europe will be affected by the change and it’s likely that a global roll out of this feature will soon…
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Google Engineer: Android Users Do Not Need Anti-Virus Software
Is antivirus needed on mobile devices? It is a question that will get you conflicting answers depending on who you ask. Adrian Ludwig, who is the chief engineer for Android security at Google, has stated that antivirus serves no purpose for Android mobile users: “I think … paying for a…
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Classic Colin McRae Rally Action Now On Android
Thumbstar Games and Codemasters have just told us that one of the greatest racing games of all time is now available on Android devices. If you’ve got nothing to do on your next lunch break, or you’re just looking to kill some time at home, then you get download and…
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Flappy Bird Becomes Overnight Sensation, Despite Being Infuriating
Sometimes it is the simplest games that are the most fun, and they don’t get much more simple that Flappy Bird, a game that nods back to the era of 8-bit gaming, features a simple control scheme and it’s one of the hardest games that has ever been created. There…
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BlackBerry Bringing BBM Voice And BBM Channels To iOS And Android Users This Year
People all over the world were overly excited with the launch of BBM services on iOS and Android. Millions were waiting in line for a spot to get connection through BlackBerry’s IM service, where you had to wait for an e-mail to confirm your account. BlackBerry literally got flooded with…
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Instagram To Get “Instagram Direct” For iOS and Android
Instagram has just launched its own private messaging service. With the latest update to version 5 of the app, you can now send images and videos directly to individuals and groups rather than have all your stalkers from the followers group see what you are doing. You now have the…
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Office 365 Admin App Available On Android and iOS
The new Microsoft Office 365 gives small companies and even corporation the ability to use the cloud in their advantage when it comes to office work and productivity. But there still needs to be someone there to manage it all. Thankfully, now you can manage the office software remotely with…
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Cover Lock Screen App Hits The Play Store
Cover is bringing its situation-aware lock-screen to more Android users today after its beta test launch six weeks ago. It’s now available in the Google Play store to Android 4.1 or above firmwares in the US, Canada, and Europe. Cover’s 100 new improvements include cutting down battery drain and being…
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