Google Play: Developers, Privacy and You
Australian developer Dan Nolan, creator of the Paul Keating Insult Generator app, this week voiced concerns over what he sees as a “Massive Google Play Privacy Issue". In a blog post on his personal site, Dan found that “every...
Falcon Pro adds DashClock extension
Roman Nurik is an Android Developer Advocate at Google, where he works on UI and visual design. A few days ago, he released DashClock, an open-source lockscreen widget that shows unread text messages, emails, missed phone calls, and...
Game Review: Ball Of Woe
New Sydney-based developer Doppler Interactive recently released their first Android game Ball of Woe to the Google Play store. The game is the brainchild of Joshua - the developer, and Jessica - the graphic designer.
The storyline behind Ball...
Google Now updated, adds widget
With each update to Android, Google makes significant improvements to Google Now, and with Android 4.2.2 rolling out to Nexus devices right now, an update to Google Now has appeared on the Play Store.
The update adds a widget for...
SwiftKey Flow Beta updated to 4.0.0.99
The folks over at SwiftKey have released the latest version of their SwiftKey Flow beta, which brings a number of bug fixes and behavioural annoyances. They've added a pretty new installer as well as an introduction to the Flow...
Nexus 4 Wireless Charger appears on Google Play – Still not for sale
The Nexus 4 Wireless Charger that was first teased when thephone was first launched back in November has finally appeared as an accessory on Google Play. Although the orb is now on the Australian Google Play site you still...
Cordy 2 now available in the Play Store
The guys at SilverTree Media have decided to expand on their Cordy franchise releasing Cordy 2 to the play store.
If you haven't played either of the other two Cordy games, you play as Cordy, a small robot with a...
Game Review: Draw a Stickman: EPIC
There are quite a few stickman games available on the Play Store, but what makes this one different is you play this game with "your" stickman. You start by drawing a stickman and his friend and that's where the...
Nexus 4 16gb returns to ‘In Stock’ on the Play Store
In the ongoing story of Nexus 4 availability on the Play Store, it looks like the Nexus 4 16gb model is back in stock as of this afternoon. The above screenshot was just recently taken, so for now, you...
The Simpsons Cash Out, oops I mean Tapped Out released on the Aussie Play...
EA has today made their Sim City-esque Simpsons title, The Simpsons: Tapped Out, available on the Australian Play Store. The game has gained quite a following on iOS and was the platform's biggest earner in the last financial quarter,...
WINE for Android – coming soon
Earlier this week in Brussels, Alexandre Julliard, the original developer behind the WINE project, showed off a port of WINE for Android. If you've never delved into the cold, lonely world of Linux, you probably have never come across...
EA Releases Third Installment of the Real Racing 3 Development Diary Video Series
Melbourne-based development studio remonkeys have been hard at work on the upcoming Real Racing 3, and in this latest Developer Diary video, the team talks about the new Time Shifted Multiplayer™ technology which will allow players to compete against each other...
Game Review: Jetpack Jinx
Blast Off For Adventure! is the tagline that Sydney based developers Bubblegum Interactive have used for their new game Jetpack Jinx. The game is freemium based, so it's free to download from Google Play and has additional in-app purchases...
16 GB Nexus 4 back in stock on Australian Google Play Store
If you missed out on ordering a 16 GB Nexus 4 given both chances last week, there's no need for despair (or an 8 GB model). The device is back in stock again on the Australian Play Store!
As before,...
Carbon for Android finally arrives at the Play Store
Carbon For Twitter. An app that threatened to become vapourware many months ago has finally landed on the Play Store, having been released in a limited beta just a few short weeks ago.
Android Central previewed a beta release...