Did you just got a Google Nexus 7 tablet? Sadly, not all apps are optimized perfectly for the 7-inch screen. Now, Gmail App latest update makes it fully compatible and optimized for 7-inch devices like the Nexus 7 tablet. All other 7-inches will benefit from the update as well.
The other improvements coming with the update include some bug fixes and under the hood fine tunings by Google.
Google Play is probably the fastest growing app market in the world, trailing close behind Apple's App Store. Last, we heard it has 600,000 apps, just 50,000 short of the App Store, but it was notorious for its more open policy towards apps that would often allow suspicious or plain raw apps. Now, this changes as Google has tightened up its app policy in terms of payment policy, advertizing, privacy and the looks of an app on Google Play.
Google Play App catalog policies Changes:
1. Payment Policy. Now, all transactions for Google Play apps should go through Google's very own payment platform. The exception is for material goods or content outside the app store. There is also an interesting paragraph where Google warns that app makers shouldn't mislead users. That's a pretty vague wording, but might help you if you accidentally purchase an app that doesn't do what it claims it should.
2. Naming/Icons. Google is now enforcing stricter rules for the looks and names of an app on Google Play. That's good news for users and bad news for copycats - there is a ton of games and applications that just slightly tweak the name of a popular game and use that to mislead users into downloading their stuff.
"Don't pretend to be someone else, and don't represent that your app is authorized by or produced by another company or organization if that is not the case," Google says.
3. Privacy. Strangely, Google hasn't clearly stated that viruses and trojans are forbidden. Now, it's all in the terms: "Don't transmit viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, malware, or any other items that may introduce security vulnerabilities to or harm user devices, applications, or personal data."
4. Spam. The Google Play store now clearly defines what's spam and this would include repetitive content, misleading product descriptions, manipulated ratings, apps that forward users to websites that are not affiliated with the app itself, and of course apps that send unauthorized messages from a phone.
5. Advertizing. Finally, Android's app catalog now has very clear rules on advertizing, so now developers carry all the responsibility for how ads behave.
"Dead Trigger", the first person zombie shooter was just updated in the iOS version to add a plethora of additional weapon choices for the discerning zombie slayer such as the chain saw, lewis machine gun, marine engine with blades, and the American west rifle.
BEST News for Today that MADFINGER the Game's developer has now made Dead Trigger Available for Android and FREE on Google Play. The game does feature in-app purchases, so you might still be tempted to spend a couple of bucks to up your survival chances.
Gameloft's Asphalt 7: Heat has finally made it to the Android Google's Play Store. The best Car-Racing game among all the mobile games.
The New Asphalt 7: Heat offers 60 different cars, 15 challenging tracks, 6 game modes and even more eye-candy HD graphics. The Game is Available for purchase in Google Play Store for only $0.99 and runs on all android devices 2.2 and up.
Viber is the a neat little VoIP program that became very popular on Android smartphones and iOS devices too. Viber has just got updated to version 2.2 adding the option for group messaging on the background of an improved user interface and improved HD quality for your free voice calls. So head to Google Play link below and Get/Update your Viber.
Viber 2.2 Change-log :
- Group Messaging: you can now send free messages to groups of friends. Share photos, links and invite
- more friends to join.
- Assign a custom background to conversation.
- Photos were added to the Contacts list
- Added time stamp for each message.
- Added localization support for Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Portuguese, German, Spanish, French and Russian.
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