Apr 04
Starting this week you’ll begin to be able to see a new section in the mobile (and eventually the desktop) version of the Google Play store. This is People, and … Continue reading
Mar 28
Most ebook sellers try to lock you into a particular ecosystem. If you don’t mind buying from the same company every time, this isn’t too bad, but you lose the ability to comparison shop, as well as making it difficult to switch apps. Fortunately, there’s a way around this problem.
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Mar 26
When Google Play Music was launched with a streaming service that worked on any Android device, the one element we found especially lacking was in uploads. To upload music to … Continue reading
Mar 25
Right on top of the HTC One M8 being revealed this week in full, officially, the company has made clear they intend to continue releasing Google Play Edition devices. What’s … Continue reading
Mar 17
Google Play Services 4.3 Arrives
Posted in: Today's Chili
We have seen Google Play services 4.1 introduced earlier this January, while February brought about Google Play services 4.2. I suppose it is a no brainer then, that Google Play services 4.3 has just been revealed in March, and Google ensures that a slew of features have been thrown into the mix in order to help one improve the use of their apps. Some new members have been added into the Google Play services family, including Google Analytics API, Tag Manager, and the Address API. Apart from that, Google has also made sure that they have made relevant enhancements to current APIs.
Google Play Services 4.3 Arrives original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 17
Google has recently made an announcement concerning upcoming updates for its Google Play Games cross-platform SDK for game developers, which it ought to be a whole lot easier for developers to work on titles that target the iOS, Android and Web in order to come up with the relevant experiences that will include all of the above.
Google Play Games Receives Virtual Gifts original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 16
Often we hear about children racking up hundreds of dollars worth of in-app purchases, paid for by their parents with real money. Parents’ consent is usually not there in such cases. Even if they allow one in-app purchase, a 30-minute window is opened in which subsequent purchases can be made without requiring credentials or consent. Children can continue to make in-app purchases without the parents even knowing. A mother recently sued Google after her son spent $66 without her knowledge. The company has now tweaked the way it bills IAPs.
Google Tweaks In-App Purchase Billing original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 15
Good news for habitual in-app spenders (or their parents): Android Police says Google’s newest Play store update lets you curb spending by opting to require a password for every in-app upgrade. It may not actually stop you, but hopefully it’ll make you stop and think. Maybe.
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Mar 14
Google Play update gives users option of forcing password for every purchase
Posted in: Today's ChiliOne of the biggest complaints that Android and iOS users have about the way the iOS App Store and Google Play works is with how purchases are made. While an … Continue reading
Mar 11
This week a woman has sued Google, suggesting that because her child spent precisely $69.95 USD on a phone on an app, the search giant is responsible. This case was … Continue reading
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