The app store formerly known as the Android Market used to do a pretty good job of showing all the apps you’ve installed on your device and all the apps you’ve paid for. But if you wanted a list of free apps you’ve downloaded but don’t currently have installed, you were out of luck. But now Google is rolling out an updated version of the Google… Read more »

If you thought it didn’t make sense to visit the Android Market to rent a video for viewing on your TV or purchase music for your PC, apparently you weren’t alone. Google is combining the Android Market, Google Music, Google eBookstore, and video rentals into a new service called Google Play. It’s a one-stop-shop for nearly every type of media Google offers, including apps, games,… Read more »

It seems like every other day there’s a new story about some new virus, spyware, or other malware-ridden app finding its way into the Google Android Market, and potentially millions of Android phones and tablets. But just because the Android Market is the Wild West compared to Apple’s App Store walled garden where every app must be approved by hand, doesn’t mean Google doesn’t take… Read more »

There are hundreds of thousands of free and paid apps available in the Google Android Market. It’s easy to download and install any of them with just a few clicks — but Google doesn’t provide an easy way to bookmark apps that you might want to install later. That’s where a free app called MarketMarks comes in. It can act as a sort of shopping… Read more »

Game developer Gameloft is running a massive sale for the next week. Starting this morning at 10:00AM Pacific, all of the company’s games availabel from the Android Market will be available for 99 cents. The sale runs through 10:00AM PST on January 5th, 2012. Some of Gameloft’s titles are always just under a buck, but some of the company’s higher-end games such as Order & Chaos Online… Read more »

Google says users are downloading apps from the Android Market at a rate of about a billion a month — and the pace is speeding up all the time. The 10 billionth app download milestone was hit recently, and to celebrate Google is partnering with some top app developers to offer games for 10 cents. There will be new apps on the list each day for… Read more »

Google is expanding the Android Market to include music. You can now purchase songs and albums in 320kbps MP3 format from the Android Market on the web. An updated Android Market app for Android 2.2 and up is also starting to roll out. This means you can now purchase music, movies, books, and apps from the Android Market. But while Google says there are 8… Read more »

Google is holding an event on November 16th where the company is expected to launch a music store. But TecnoDroidVe has already managed to get a sneak peek at the Android version of the upcoming music store. It looks like the music store will be built into the next version of the Google Android Market. In other words, Android phone and tablet users will have… Read more »

It’s been nearly a year and a half since Google introduced Google TV. The software for set-top-boxes which brings the internet to your TV set hasn’t exactly taken the world by storm. But an upcoming software update could make Google TV a lot more attractive. Google TV is based on the Android operating system, but up until now it’s been missing one of Android’s key… Read more »

Update: It looks like Amazon has pulled the plug. International users are now reporting that they’re no longer able to download apps from the Appstore. The Amazon Appstore offers thousands of free and paid apps for Android. It’s arguably better organized than the official Google Android Market, works on many devices that ship without access to Google’s Market, and promotes one featured paid app for… Read more »