March 20th, 2013

Google’s Play Store Android App May Soon Get Another Facelift

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Google’s been awfully busy these past few weeks, but it seems that between sunsetting Reader (and pissing off most of the internet in the process) and rolling out new services like Google Keep, the company has been working on a redesigned version of the Google Play Store for Android. That’s what the folks at Droid-Life claim, anyway — they appear to have obtained and installed the unreleased 4.0… → Read More

January 29th, 2013

LG’s Nexus 4 Finally Returns To The U.S. Google Play Store

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There are whole host of new smartphones waiting for their time to shine at Mobile World Congress (not to mention an event or two before the big show), but you’re in luck if you’re a domestic Android fan smitten with LG and Google’s Nexus 4. The hard-to-obtain handset first reappeared in the German Google Play Store earlier today, and now those of you in the U.S. can finally purchase one again too. → Read More

September 26th, 2012

Google’s Play Store Hits 25 Billion App Downloads, Kicks Off Five Day Sale To Celebrate

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Well, that didn’t take too long. Google has just announced that it now has another app-related milestone under its belt. According to a new post on the official Android blog, the Google Play Store has crossed 25 billion app downloads; in case you’re the type to keep track of these things, the news comes just six months after Apple’s App Store hit that same milestone. → Read More