Google Play can now accept Brazilian Real currency for apps and games
Google is now accepting payments in Brazilian Real (BRL) for the purchase of Android apps and games in the Google Play Store . New Brazilian Google Play developer accounts will automatically use BRL as their default currency from now on.
NVIDIA plans to upgrade the SHIELD Tablet to Android 5.0 Lollipop by the end of November
In a video demo of Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, the Santa Clara company confirmed that the upgrade would be headed to the tablet by the end of this month.
ASUS releases three apps for upcoming ZenWatch
ASUS' first Android Wear smartwatch, the ZenWatch, is not yet out in the market, but ahead of its official release comes three apps to prepare you for your new wearable … Continue reading
Proposed emoji changes would bring racial diversity to smiley faces
A new proposal drafted by the Unicode Consortium would introduce more racial diversity into the popular emoji characters used in messages on smartphones. The proposal, edited by Google's Mark Davis and Apple's Peter Edberg, would bring skin tones, based on the Fitzpatrick scale for…
Android design boss: Artificial Intelligence could help apps talk to each other
SAN FRANCISCO — MatÃas Duarte, Google's vice president of design for Android, is the central figure behind Google's "Material design" framework for making Google software look like Google software. Because of that, Duarte has become one of Google's most recognizable faces. But Duarte…
Sonos 5.2 Beta Update Introduces Multi-Account Support, PLAYBAR Sound Enhancements, And More
Sonos has introduced the ability to manage multiple accounts, so people with music streaming to the sound system throughout their house no longer have to share a single login. This lets everyone in the family or a full set of roommates each utilize Sonos in their own way. This feature…
Pocket for Android gets Material Design update
Pocket, a handy little app for helping you catch up on reading, has just had a visual overhaul that brings it in line with the Material Design of Android 5.0 Lollipop . That means some very sharp-looking transitions, among other things. There's also Google Now integration, so you can ask…
NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Lollipop release by November's end
This week NVIDIA has shared the good news - the NVIDIA SHIELD will be getting Android 5.0 Lollipop by the end of November 2014. That'll make it amongst the first devices on the market to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop - almost certainly just the second tablet to work with Lollipop. The first would…
Android 5.0 Lollipop changes the way your SD card works — and that's a good thing
Google brings new developer tools to allow for more access in Android 5.0 Lollipop Google has brought a new set of tools for developers to leverage the SD card on your phone or tablet with Android 5.0 Lollipop . Using a new intent, applications can now have read and write access to directories on…
Get a free copy of Wreck-it-Ralph when you link your Google account to the new Disney Movies Anywhere app
Link your Google account to the new Disney Movies Anywhere and enjoy a free copy of Wreck it Ralph. The movie will be viewable from either Disney Movies Anywhere, or through Google Play Movies & TV. Awesome.
Android Deals: Save $50 on Nexus 9, price drops for Grand Theft Auto, and more
What do the Nexus 9, Grand Theft Auto, and AC/DC all have in common? There are sales involving all three going on this week.
Nvidia Promises Android 5.0 Update For Shield Tablet This Month
Android rollouts always have fans vying to see who gets a taste first; generally speaking, the Nexus faithful are rewarded for sticking to devices Google has committed to updating swiftly. Nvidia, which has begun making a fair number of Android devices beyond the scope of the smartphone category,…
Developer Changelog Posted For Android KitKat To Lollipop 5.0.0 r2 (LRX21M)
Early yesterday, Google began pushing the complete source code for Android 5.0 Lollipop to AOSP . The code drop was so large that the operation continued to run through the night and into the following day. But, it is finally done. For those that are determined to compile their own build of Android,…
Android Distribution for November: business as usual
You might have noticed that Google didn't release any figures for Android's spread last October. Perhaps it was due to the busy-ness of getting Android 5.0 and the new Nexus … Continue reading
Verizon users can now receive MMS picture messages from Google Voice numbers
We're not sure why America's #1 carrier wasn't able to get MMS to work between Google Voice users and their own subscribers to this point, but there's no longer anything to worry about.
Amazon Fire TV software update brings tablet style games
Amazon's Fire TV device has been updated bringing the latest software version to 51.1.4.0_user_514006420. The new update brings with it a lot of very nice features that will make owners … Continue reading
NVIDIA Shield tablet getting Android 5.0 Lollipop update this month
A few weeks after NVIDIA confirmed that its Shield tablet would get an over-the-air update to Android 5.0 Lollipop , the company has revealed that the update will be rolling out sometime later in November.
It's not just the gorgeous new look of Material Design that makes it great
We have written at length about Android 5.0 and the star of the Lollipop show, which is undoubtedly Google's new "Material Design." Much more than just a new user interface, Material Design is a set of best practices that are designed to help third-party app developers (and Google's internal…
Disney Movies Anywhere Brings Digital Copies Of Frozen (And Maybe Some Other Movies Too) To Your Phone Or Tablet
Everyone wants a piece of the digital streaming pie these days, and some companies seem to be a little too quick on the proprietary trigger. But Disney's solution, which often lets consumers pick between iTunes, Google Play, and their own Disney Movies Anywhere platform when redeeming digital…
Activision launches COD: Advanced Warfare companion app
If you're not the PC or console gaming type, then you probably won't have noticed that Activision's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – the next addition to the famous first … Continue reading
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