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  • Google Play now has 700K apps available for download

    Google has announced that there are 700,000 apps available for download at its Google Play app marketplace for Android devices. All these apps are available for smartphones as well as tablets that are running Google’s mobile operating system i.e Android.

    The number Google has announced for its Google Play store is huge and closely matches Apple’s iTunes App Store which is the largest App Store of the world. Apple recently announced that there are 700,000+ apps available in its App Store for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches. Although Apple has announced that there are over 275,000 tablet optimized apps available in its App Store, Google has always avoided providing tablet specific numbers publicly.

    The news of 700,000 apps becoming available for download in Google Play Store is good for Google, developers, and more importantly Android users who have a wide range of apps available for their platform of choice – for almost everything. Google recently announced new products including Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 that are both highly capable and developer devices, and will definitely bring more interest in app developers worldwide for the Google Play marketplace. Google recently extended the seller feature of Google Play to India, that will also have a positive affect on app numbers soon.

  • Retailer starts selling 32GB Nexus 7 for $249, 16GB model slides to $199

    Google’s plan of announcing the 32GB Nexus 7 along with the new Nexus 10 tablet and LG Nexus 4 smartphone was ruined when the warning for the Hurrican Sandy was issued. The company cancelled the highly anticipated Android event and is yet to announce a new date for the event.

    The new upgraded model 32GB Nexus 7 was expected to get announced on October 29th and go on sale right after the event, but things didn’t went according to the plan. Although Google has not made the official announcement yet, at least one retailer in the US has started selling the new 32GB Nexus 7 model and it is now available for purchase on its stores. As reported by Droid-Life, the 32GB model is on sale at Office Depot at a price of $249, while the 16GB Nexus 7 that was selling for $249 perviously is now available for $199. Just like the Google Play store, the 8GB model that used to sell for $199 is no longer available for purchase at this retailer.

    Retailer starts selling 32GB Nexus 7 for $249, 16GB model slides to $199

    The 32GB Nexus 7 is on display at Office Depot stores and several users have confirmed that they have been able to buy this new model, that Google has yet to announce officially. While only Office Depot is reportedly selling the new model of Nexus 7, we expect others who have it in stock will follow the trend sooner or later, with or without Google’s announcement.

  • Google adds new Google Now features to its official Search app for Android

    Although Google was not able to hold its Android event due to Hurricane Sandy in the US, the company has released some major updates to its products. Google Now was also included in Google products that received major updates yesterday along with the announcement of Android 4.2, Nexus 4, and Nexus 10 tablet.

    Google has released an update to its official Google Search app for Android that brings new Google Now features to devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or above. Not only this new update makes the app faster than before it also brings Google Now integration with Gmail. The Gmail integration of Google Now will allow the Search app to serve up information that is specifically of a location or time. Google has also added the ability in Google Now to create and show contextual cards for flights, events, package tracking, hotel confirmations, restaurant reservations, and more.

    Google Search Google Now Google adds new Google Now features to its official Search app for Android

    The new ‘Now cards’ allow users to look for nearby photo spots, attractions, movie openings, concerts, and more. The new voice actions Google has added to Google Now include app launching, schedule meetings, appointments checks, and more.

    Google Search app for Android devices is available in the Google Play store for free. You can download it here.

  • Photos and full specifications of Nexus 10 tablet leak for the first time

    We have widely reported about the existence and possible release of Nexus 10 tablet here, but the available details about this upcoming Google/Samsung product were quite limited and we knew nothing about its specs and design. All we had was a leaked manual that only showed the design of this rumored device in a sketch form.

    Well if you are equally excited about the new Nexus 10 tablet as we are, then you will be thrilled to know that the whole device has been leaked on the internet and folks over at BriefMobile have posted photos, specifications, and other unknown details on their website. The design featured in leaked images looks exactly like the diagram printed on the alleged manual, which means the manual was legitimate. As seen in the images, Nexus 10 tablet has a different design than the 7-inch Nexus 7. The Nexus 10 tablet that BriefMobile’s source has is running Android 4.2 which is going to get announced on October 29th at Google’s Android event.

    Screen Shot 2012 10 27 at 12.25.41 AM Photos and full specifications of Nexus 10 tablet leak for the first time

    As far as internal specifications of this device go, it has Samsung’s Exynos 5250 dual-core processor that is clocked at 1.7GHz with 2GB of RAM. As rumored, Nexus 10 tablet has a 10.1-inch Super AMOLED screen with a high resolution of 2560×1600 pixels. It has 298.9 pixels per inch. On the back it has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. It also has a front camera for video calling. Other reported features of Nexus 10 include NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and dual speakers that are located on the front side of the device.

    image111 371x450 Photos and full specifications of Nexus 10 tablet leak for the first time

    This is the first time Google’s Nexus 10 has ‘really’ leaked. We believe this leak indicates that Google will announce the Nexus 10 on October 29th along with the new LG Nexus 4, 32GB Nexus 7, and Android 4.2.

    What do you think about Nexus 10? Will you buy it if it ends up looking exactly like the leaked photos? Let us know in the comments below.

  • Google postpones October 29th Android event

    Google had announced a special Android event for media and had already sent out invitations to major media outlets for the event. The company was expected to announce the new LG Nexus 4 smartphone, the new Nexus 10 tablet, 32GB Nexus 7, and Android 4.2.

    We just like everyone were pumped with excitement for the new products that have been leaking on the internet from past few weeks and were hoping to get the official announcement, sadly that announcement isn’t happening anymore – not on October 29th as scheduled. Google has postponed the Android event due to Hurricane Sandy.

    The company has yet to announce the new date for the event in which it will announce the new lineup of its flagship Nexus devices and new version of Android. We will let you know as soon as more details are available to share.

    Meanwhile you can read our extensive coverage of the postponed Android event and of the devices that are expected to get announced in this media event by Google.

    LG Nexus 4

    Nexus 10 tablet

    Android 4.2

    32GB Nexus 7

  • Indian developers can now sell their Android apps on Google Play store

    Good news Indian developers, Google has just announced that it is extending the Google Play seller support to India. Now Android developers who live in India can now sell their paid applications in one of the largest app markets of the world and earn profit of their content. This is the second major update Google has released today for its Google Play Store. First was the inclusion of the Wishlist feature.

    Previously developers from India could only make free apps for Google Play that weren’t very profitable for them. Not only Indian developers can sell their apps on Google Play now but they can also earn money through in-app purchases feature of Google Play by offering upgrades in their applications. Google has not only extended seller support to India for Google Play developers but has also updated the store, which will now show app prices in Indian Rupees instead of USD.

    indian developers android Indian developers can now sell their Android apps on Google Play store

    It is not only a great news for Indian developers but for whole of Android community as now Indian app developers will be able to offer premium quality apps that they couldn’t before due to lack of payment option.

    While announcing this news Google also shared on its Android Developers Blog that Android activations in India have jumped over 400% over the past year. In the last six months Indian Android users have downloaded more apps than they did in previous three years combined. This signifies the importance of Indian and other Asian markets not only for Google but for all other companies who are deliberately ignoring such opportunities.

    Now Google Play seller support is available to Android developers of 32 countries including around the world including India.

     

  • FTC could bring an antitrust case against Google for using its search to hurt rivals

    According to a report by Reuters Google could face an antitrust case from FTC for using its popular Google search engine to hurt rivals. Reuters reports that four out of five commissioners who were investigating this case for over a year are convinced that Google used search as a tool to promote its own products and hurt its competition while only one commissioner is skeptical and is thinking in favor of the search giant.

    The report also mentions that a long list of companies had filed complains to FTC asking it to crack down on Google. Some of these companies might include Yelp and Nextag, who have already complained about Google’s actions during open hearings in the Congress. The business owners of different genres that include travel, shopping, and entertainment blame Google of downranking their results in search in favor of its own online services.

    Google has always denied the allegations of it manipulating search results in favor of its own products. Company’s chairman Eric Schmidt once said about these allegations on Google ”May I simply say that I can assure you we’ve not cooked anything,”

  • Google sends out invitations for an Android event for October 29th

    This should not come as a surprise if you have been following Android related news lately. Google has sent out exclusive media invitations for its Android event that will take place on October 29th in New York City. The event will start at 10 a.m. local time.

    While we are not certain what Google has in mind for this Android event, it is widely expected that we will see the announcement of already leaked LG Nexus smartphone also dubbed as Nexus 4 along with the announcement of Android 4.2 update. There could be other announcements as well that we do not know about yet, including a few more Nexus devices as Google was rumored to be releasing more than one Nexus branded smartphone this year.

    Here’s the invitation graphic Google is sending out to invite people to its Android event.

    google invite oct29 Google sends out invitations for an Android event for October 29th

    For those of you who are equally excited about the Android event as those who are going to be attending it, Google will be live streaming the event on Youtube through its Android channel that can be accessed at youtube.com/Android.

    Will Google be able to surprise us or this event will be boring as we already know everything about LG Nexus and a lot about Android 4.2? What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

  • LG Nexus phone spotted in the wild. Purported specifications for the phone revealed

    After all the leaks we have seen in the last few days we can safely say that Google is partnering with LG to release its next Nexus Phone. Now a XDA-Developers forum user 4Shael has posted some photos and purported specs of the rumored device.

    LG Nexus phone spotted in the wild. Purported specifications for the phone revealed

    The Android powered smartphone that is dubbed as LG Nexus features a shape that is very similar to Galaxy Nexus from the front. The back of this phone as seen in the second image is inspired by Sprint’s variant of Optimus G. Here’s the second shot revealing back side of the not so mysterious device.

    LG Nexus phone spotted in the wild. Purported specifications for the phone revealed

    Other than posting the photos of the ‘LG Nexus’ phone 4Shael also revealed the internal specifications of the device. According to his post on the forum, LG Nexus smartphone features a quad-core ARMv7 processor that is clocked at 1.5GHz and has 8GB of internal memory. The screen resolution of this phone is said to be 1184×768 pixels. You can see the full specs revealed on XDA forum below.

    • CPU: quad core ARMv7 1.5GHz
    • RAM: 2 GB
    • Memory: 8GB (no SD slot)
    • GPU: Adreno 320
    • Android version: JellyBeanMR1
    • Kernel 3.4.0
    • Screen: 768×1184 (320 dpi)
    • Camera: 8 MP

    LG’s Nexus Phone is expected to get announced in the fall.

  • Samsung to release a 10-inch Nexus tablet in the first half of next year

    If you were planning of buying a 10-inch Nexus tablet from Google and Samsung you will have to wait for a few months. CNET reports that Samsung is going to release a new 10-inch Nexus tablet that will be co-branded with Google. This new tablet is said to hit the shelves in the first half of the year 2013. The 10-inch Nexus tablet will feature a ground breaking display that will be even better than iPad 3′s Retina Display and pack more pixels in one place.

    According to CNET’s report the new 10-inch Nexus tablet will have a whooping resolution of  2560×1600 pixels. For sake of comparison iPad 3 features 2048×1536 pixel density while the new Macbook Pro that Apple is expected to announce soon with a 13-inch Retina display will feature similar number of pixels on a larger area.

    The awesomeness of the new display will come at a price though, as manufacturing such a display will be an uphill task and will definitely push the display-manufacturing tech envelope.

    If this report by CNET turns out to be true then we will have a 10-inch Nexus tablet with a better screen to compete with Apple iPad 4th generation that the company is expected to announce in the months between February and April according to Apple’s previous release pattern for iPad releases.