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 […]
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Android Market becomes Google Play
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 […]
Google gives Android Market a “Bouncer” malware scanner
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 […]
MarketMarks is like a wish list for the Android Market
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 […]
All Gameloft games in the Android Market are 99 cents through 1/5/2012
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 […]