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According to a story at Android Police, a number of developers of Android apps which have the capability to block ads in web browsers have received notifications from Google that their apps have been kicked out of the Google Play store and are no longer available for download. The notifications from Google clearly note that Continue Reading →

It used to be one of the perennial joys of going to the ballpark. You find your seats in the nosebleed rows above right field, wait patiently for a few innings, then scope out some unused seats in the pricier sections below and sneak down when the ushers have left their posts. Well, you can Continue Reading →

Google Now is arguably the single best feature found in Android Jelly Bean, and soon, it seems, it may be coming to iOS, Windows 8 and Chromebooks everywhere. Google Now brings you search results before you even go looking for them. Just swipe up, inside of Google’s search app (or from any home screen on Continue Reading →

Google’s Android operating system or Android OS is the most popular smartphone operating system in the world. But iOS, Apple’s operating system is so awesome … which should you choose? Let’s have a quick look at some Android OS features that might help you decide. Android OS includes Google Now a feature that helps you Continue Reading →

Chinese authorities believe Google’s Android mobile operating system is too popular in their country and that Google uses its clout to diss Chinese companies. They’d like it if more local companies developed their own operating systems at some point down the road. At the moment, about 80 percent of Chinese smartphones run the Android OS. Continue Reading →

This is neat: A new app called RemotePlay makes it easy to beam photos, music, videos and even documents from your mobile device to other devices in the same network. RemotePlay’s Android version launched on on Google Play Thursday, and an iOS version is close to being launched as well. I had a chance to Continue Reading →

Even though there are more Android phones than iPhones in the United States, the number and variety of Android apps lags compared to Apple’s offerings. For instance, Android users had to wait a year before they got Instagram or Pinterest apps. New research helps explain why. There’s got to be more to the story than Continue Reading →

If there’s one thing that iPhone fans love to tease Android fans about, it’s the perceived lack of security on Android devices. But AppleInsider points us to a new study from mobile security vendor Appthority showing that free iOS apps may actually be less secure than free Android apps when it comes to leaking user Continue Reading →

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The world turns to events like Mobile World Congress to see what the mobile market of the future will look like, and this year’s MWC in Barcelona Spain will be no exception. One of the technologies debuting at the event is the new WeVideo mobile app for Android, now in beta. Unlike other “video editing Continue Reading →