[Numbers] Google Play Store surpassed 15 billion app downloads a few weeks ago
A newspaper in the UK recently published a story that the Google Play Store was about to surpass 15 billion apps downloaded. Google’s last published numbers were 11 billion downloads as of January 2012, so it seemed about the time to hit 15 billion. ...
Carrier billing now available to select carriers for Books, Movies and Music in the Play Store
Carrier billing is something that’s been around for a while to a handful of carriers for apps and games. And it both convenient and curse at the same time. Sure, you can purchase and app and not worry about paying for it right away, but it can ...
Google Cloud Print can now print to FedEx Office stores, send documents to Android devices
Users of Google Cloud Print will be pleased to know there’s now more options for printing from Google Chrome. In addition to all the network printer options you had before, Google Cloud Print can now print to FedEx Office locations. And with 1,800 ...
Google Maps updated to version 6.3, promises better battery life for Latitude users
Google Maps for Android has recently been updated bringing with it some minor changes, but significant nonetheless. Version 6.3 of Maps now promises battery life improvements for Latitude users and location services. So pretty much if you use Maps, your ...
Google Docs for Android gets an update, better tablet support and offline features
If you’re a user of Google Docs on your Android device, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a new update out. The latest version 1.0.43 brings some new offline features as well as improved tablet support. You can now view your documents ...
Android Developers team joins Google+
To compliment the generic Android Google+ page, Google’s Android Developer’s team has just joined Google+. The new page is of course aimed at those that develop apps and other Android related projects. The team has promised to provide updated ...
Google stops development on Sky Map, app goes open source
Back in the early days of Android (early 2009), Google Sky Map was one of the coolest apps to have, allowing you to search the night sky for heavenly bodies and identify them. Sky Map was originally created to show off the array of sensors Android phones ...
[Numbers] 250 million Android devices, 700k daily activations, 11 billion Market downloads
In Google’s most recent earnings call today, we heard the latest numbers for Android, and they remain pretty impressive. There’s now 250 million Android devices worldwide, and more devices are being activated at a rate of 700,000 every day, ...
Google introduces Android Design site, interface and style guidelines for Android 4.0
For better or for worse, one thing that differentiates iOS apps from Android is they all seem to look the same. It seems Google is looking to unify the interface across all apps in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. They have just released a new UI and ...
Android team wishes everyone Happy Holidays [Video]
Oh what fun it must be to work at Google. The Android team has just put out a new video for the holidays chocked full of Android goodness and some cheesy Christmas music. There’s plenty of tablets and Galaxy Nexus shots through out the video ...
