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Google sent out an email to its developer community with news that Google Play is undergoing policy changes to crack down on shady behavior in the Android market. Google has updated developer program policy page to make the platform more secure and easier to navigate for users. The search giant also outlined the types of Continue Reading →

It’s high time for some competition in the tablet device space, after new data suggested that Apple holds a whopping 85 percent share of the market. That in mind, the release of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet and unveiling of Microsoft Surface are set to bring a dose of serious competition at right on time. The Continue Reading →

A little over a month after Spotify enabled mobile radio on iOS, the same functionality has finally landed on Android as promised. From today, you can now enjoy Spotify radio directly from your Android device, a feature that lets you create radio stations based on any artist, album or playlist. If you like a song, Continue Reading →

Google’s been adding a lot of features lately to get us to Hangout, from providing digital moustaches to scheduling virtual soirees. Now, the company’s aiming to get folks video conferencing from their inbox. That’s right, you can now start a Hangout with up to nine friends or colleagues straight from Gmail with a click of Continue Reading →

Kickstarter’s records have been smashed by Ouya, a $99 Android-based video game console that promises to bring affordable games to the television. The project, which originally set out to raise $950,000, is now up to $5.7 million pledged from more than 47,000 backers with 10 left to go. Built using standard components like a Tegra Continue Reading →

In the ongoing battle between Apple and Amazon over the “app store” title, Cupertino is now demanding that Amazon produce an executive who will testify about why Amazon dropped the “for Android” tag from its full store name. As GigaOM first reported, last week’s court filings focuses on the issue of “consumer confusion,” and follows Continue Reading →

Supporters wondering exactly what they’ll be able to play when the open, Android-based Ouya console is released can wonder a little less today, as the indie-friendly console maker announced that OnLive’s library of hundreds of streamable games would be available at launch. The move should somewhat allay concerns that Ouya’s TEGRA 3-based chipset won’t be Continue Reading →

Here come some more juicy tidbits from recently unsealed documents tied to the upcoming Apple vs. Samsung extravaganza! From rejected settlement offers to muscle flexing on both sides, things are starting to heat up in San Jose, California. In the latest round of documents examined by All Things D, a few new items of interest Continue Reading →

If you frequent Apple‘s iOS App Store or Google‘s Play Android marketplace, then you’re probably used to being able to pick up app for 99 cents, but this won’t be the case in Microsoft‘s Windows 8 App store. Microsoft has outlined how developers can make money from their apps using the Windows Store in a Continue Reading →

Google just added a new feature to its mobile search page that lets you hand-write search queries in cursive and block letters. Once you have enabled this new feature, you can simply start writing on your screen and Google will translate your scribbles into a legible search query. The new feature will work on iOS5+ Continue Reading →