Alpha, Beta and live apps can now have independent changelogs
For developers who are harnessing the power of Google+ Beta groups, Google have added an extremely useful new feature: Changelogs for each version of the App that the developer has. In previous versions, the changelogs for Beta versions...
Qik video shutting down at the end of April
Qik, the social video sharing app, has overnight announced that its services will be shutting down from 30 April 2014.
Qik, which was purchased by Skype/Microsoft 3 years ago, has lived on as a standalone app since the purchase, however...
Link Bubble released to Google Play – pre-caching your webpages
Australian developer behind such great applications as Tweetlanes and Action Launcher, today unveiled his latest creation - Link Bubble.
The concept behind Link Bubble is simple, we spend an inordinate amount of time on our mobile devices waiting for...
Samsung releases the Galaxy S5 experience App to Google Play – Try before you...
LG did it prior to the launch of the G2 and now Samsung has decided to give it a go, they've released an App into Google Play which lets you sift through the features of the Galaxy S5 and...
Google Keyboard bringing personalised suggestions
With an update which began pushing out through the Play store today, Google Keyboard has taken another step towards taking over the mantle of favoured keyboard for many users. Many users sought out alternatives to the stock Google...
Google Play Gift Cards rolling out to Coles supermarkets
Google Play Gift Cards went on-sale last year at the end of August as an exclusive to Woolworths and 7eleven, as well as through Woolworths subsiduaries Big W and Woolworths Fuel. We obtained an internal document which advised that...
“OK Google, Take a picture”
The Google Search App (integrated with Google Now) has received an update that allows you to give voice commands to your device to take photos and videos. The "take a picutre" and "take a video" commands are the latest...
Skype update brings better battery life
Regular Skype users throughout the Android world have been looking to alternative apps to connect to the popular messaging client for sometime because of the battery life when using the official app because, well... it sucks!
With the release of...
Google adds Nexus Charging Accessory and Nexus 7 Case to Google Play
All the Nexus Accessories!! Google has updated the Devices section of Google Play this morning with more accessories for their line of Nexus devices. The two new additions include a 'Nexus Charging Accessory' (read: Charger) and the Nexus 7...
Swiftkey Beta updates to include Evernote and Google+ learning integration
The Swiftkey beta that first introduced Emoji to one of the smartest Keyboard replacements available on Android has added a new trick to its repetoire, the ability to learn from your Evernote Archives and Google+ posts.
The introduction of the...
Google Play Services 4.3 rolling out now
After the announcement of the Google Play Games updates this morning, the Android developers blog has updated to advise that Google Play Services version 4.3 is now rolling out to Android phones world-wide to bring those features announced this...
Cast Store lists and highlights Chromecast compatible Apps
Google hasn't historically done a fantastic job of highlighting Apps for specific platforms - their Tablet Apps highlight only really came into the fore in November last year, a couple of years after the introduction of tablets. Their Chromecast...
Google Play Games update brings cross platform gaming and gifts
Since the introduction of the Google Play Games service, Android users have received some great integration from developers starting with leaderboards, achievements and recently multi-player invites now Google is adding more features, starting with the ability to share in-game...
HTC talks Zoe in their latest Technical Translation
In the last in the line of Technical Translations which HTC has been using to both explain to potential new customers about the features of their One phone, while at the same time trying to hype up their new...
Pocket Casts 4.5 headed to Google Play – Chromecasting included
Our very favourite podcasting app, Pocket Casts is being updated to version 4.5 in Google Play as we speak. The new version brings about a number of improvements but it's the Chromecast feature that we've all been anticipating ever...