The late Steve Jobs famously predicted the death of Flash more than five years ago, and barred it from the company’s iPhone and iPad. One of the apparent advantages Android always had over iOS was Flash, but this will not be the case come August 15th when fresh installs of Adobe Flash will come to Continue Reading →
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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120628_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] As expected, Google made some big announcements during the opening of its annual developer conference yesterday. First things first: now available for pre-order is the Nexus 7 tablet, a device running the brand new Android 4.1 Operating System, better known as Jelly Bean. The quad-core tablet has Continue Reading →
Over the next couple of days, Google is expected to announce a huge number of new features across its services at its Google I/O developer conference, but an early source code change suggests that TV episodes and magazines will soon be available to Android device and Google TV owners. In a recent scan of a Continue Reading →
Google on Thursday announced plans for in-app subscriptions within Google Play. Starting today, developers can now sell monthly or annual subscriptions within their apps. Developers will set the billing and price intervals while Google Play will manage the purchase transactions, Google said in a blog post. Read the full story at PC Mag. Continue Reading →
For Android users, one of the more convenient features that Google’s app ecosystem offers has been the ability to pay for app purchases via their phone bills. The problem, however, is that that functionalty has been limited to apps, even as Google expanded its other media offerings and rebranded the Android Market. Read the full story at Continue Reading →
Google is trying to make a video destination out of the revamped Android Market, now known as Google Play. The company announced today that a pact with Metro Goldwyn Mayer will bring 600 of the famed studio’s movies to Google Play, the software store that services Android mobile devices. YouTube’s premium rental service will also receive Continue Reading →
You’ll soon be able to rent nearly 500 Paramount Pictures films via YouTube and Google Play, thanks to a newly signed licensing agreement between the two companies. Many of those films, including The Godfather trilogy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Hugo, are now available to Internet users in the U.S. and Canada. Others will be rolled out over the next few months, says Continue Reading →
Google launched a site called Google Play that puts all of its downloadable content for Android devices in one location. Google Play lets you download movies, music, apps and books and sync them across all of your devices. You can think of it as Google’s answer to Apple’s iTunes store. Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120307_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The newest iPad is on its way. Apple is announcing the newest model of its popular tablet and it’s expected to have some big improvements. Of all the rumors, the device will most likely have a high-definition display, 4G LTE connectivity and a faster processor. In other Continue Reading →