Microsoft is trying to lure customers away from Android and embrace their own Windows Phone platform. They are doing this with the advent of a new Android app called AppComparison, that will scan all of the apps on your phone and let you know if there is a native version available in the Windows store, or an equivalent. Google is one of the most noticeable holdouts in … [Read more...] about Microsoft is trying to lure customers away from Android
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Google will let you know if Android Apps have advertising
Google is unveiling a brand new initiative in 2016, they will let you know if an app has ads from third-party ad networks, native ads, and banner ads. Google is currently emailing all developers that distribute apps through the Google Play Store to declare by January 11th whether or not those apps include ads. Early next year each app listing will have an "ad-supported” notice … [Read more...] about Google will let you know if Android Apps have advertising
Google Android is coming to PC’s
Google has plans to combine Chrome OS and Android OS into a singular operating system. This will allow computers to run Android and expand the reach of Google Play and related services. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google engineers have been working for roughly two years to combine the operating systems and have made progress recently, two of the people said. … [Read more...] about Google Android is coming to PC’s
Google Play is getting a redesign
Google Play will soon be getting a redesign for their Android app store for smartphones and tablet. . The new store will be divided into two main sections: Apps & Games and Entertainment. This would replace the six categories of the current Play store: Apps, Games, Movies & TV, Music, Books, and Newsstand. There is no official word when this new update will be pushed … [Read more...] about Google Play is getting a redesign
Google to Nix Bloatware on your New Phone or Tablet
When companies want to make a new phone or tablet and use Google Android as an operating system there are certain apps that have to be installed as part of the agreement. This is why when you buy a new device there are often two or three pages of apps when you take it out of the box for the first time. This will all change in the near future as Google is relaxing restrictions … [Read more...] about Google to Nix Bloatware on your New Phone or Tablet
Should e-Reader Companies Focus on Android?
There are many statistics that iOS users tend to spend more money on in-app purchases than their Android counterparts. One of the drawbacks in the e-reader industry is that no major online retailer actually sells digital books on any Apple products. This is primary because Apple takes a cut out of each e-book that is sold. Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Google all sell e-books on … [Read more...] about Should e-Reader Companies Focus on Android?
Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 Brings Toys to Life on Android
Digital toys are everywhere now, not the least of which belong to Disney Infinity and their collection of RFID-enabled figurines from many of their famed franchises (including the Avengers, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Brave, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Monsters Inc). Nearly every gaming platform is supported by Disney Infinity, with Android … [Read more...] about Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 Brings Toys to Life on Android
Windows 10 Rumoured to Support Android Apps
There are few things a tech geek likes more than a good rumour, so news that Windows 10 devices (like smartphones, tables, and PCs) may be able to run Android apps is a rather exciting possibility. If we are lucky, this possibility will be confirmed at the upcoming Microsoft Build 2015 conference being held in San Francisco. We don't know much about how it would work or what … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Rumoured to Support Android Apps
Making Sense of Messenger Add-On Apps
All kidding aside, social messaging is as popular as it is powerful. Many people are quick to joke that fans of technology love messaging between mobile devices entirely too much --pushing old fashioned telephone conversations toward extinction. Any grandparent living a distance from their grandchildren will tell you that this new style of messaging bridges gaps unlike any … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Messenger Add-On Apps
Sony Delivers Details For Android-Powered 4K TVs
At CES earlier this year, Sony had some exciting news: brand new Android-powered, 4K HDR televisions that can boast being the thinnest LED displays in the world (at 0.2 inches, that makes them even more slim than the smartphone in your pocket). We may have already learned the what, we were just missing the when and how much... until now. For those waiting on the edges of … [Read more...] about Sony Delivers Details For Android-Powered 4K TVs