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<title>Google Play Store redesign goes live, uses Google Now style</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/09/lighter.play.appearance.streamlined.payments/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365523912_googleplaystoredesignapr2013thumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has updated its app store with a new visual style, and is rolling it out to Android tablets and smartphones from today. Previously leaked by a YouTube employee, the fourth generation of the Google Play Store uses cards reminiscent of Google Now's own, as well as a clearer layout for easier navigation, with products being displayed with much larger images than before....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Google+ adds Android apps, Drive gets five updates</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/14/google.now.allows.direct.android.app.installations/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352936469_ScreenShot2012-11-14at6.40.28PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has added the ability to post direct links to Android apps in timelines on its Google+ social layer, allowing users to share favorite apps and games. Users can take advantage of the feature by pasting the URL of the app they wish to share. From there, Google+ will automatically embed the app and give viewers the option to install or buy the app....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Play Store to get built-in malware scanner</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/12/play.store.also.gets.wish.list.feature/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/googleplay.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is taking steps to address the malware problem in its Play Store, building in a feature that will scan apps for connections to known malware and viruses. This according to an Android fan site that has performed an APK teardown on a new version of the Play Store app. In addition to the malware scanner, the search company is also thought to be integrating a Wish List feature, which would work...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google to push for more tablet apps with quality checklist</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/08/google.posts.advice.for.tablet.app.developers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1207/nex-7-lg1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is looking to improve the app ecosystem for tablets running its Android operating system, and the company has posted a checklist to help developers make tablet-optimized apps. In a post today on the Android Developers Blog, Google linked to a checklist laying out best practices for developing Android tablet apps. Google will also continue to highlight notable tablet apps in an effort to inc...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google Play Store gets 'Recommended for You' section</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/31/recommendations.based.on.downloaded.content/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Instapaper gets a boost from Nexus 7 launch</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/29/600.percent.jump.in.downloads.since.nexus.7/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343609304_ScreenShot2012-07-29at8.45.17PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Popular app Instapaper has seen an increase in downloads since the release of Google's Nexus 7 tablet two weeks ago. The new tablet from Google and Asus has become the most popular device for the program, according to Instapaper's internal numbers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIM pulls PlayBook app sideloads, says Android 25% pirated</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/07/blackberry.playbook.to.drop.sideloading.in.update/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/blackberryplaybook-review8sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[RIM is dropping app sideloading support from the BlackBerry PlayBook in a bid to prevent the problems that have plagued Android, the company's Developer Relations VP Alec Saunders stated earlier in the week.  The company would have a "solution" for developers to do it in testing, but the end user would have to go through BlackBerry App World, much like Apple does with the App Store.  He believed A...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Instagram starts taking Android registrations</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/24/instagram.queues.up.first.android.users/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/instagram-android.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Instagram chose Saturday to post a sign-up page for its long-awaited Android port.  While it's not clear if the page is to register for early access or just for a notification, visitors are encouraged to give an e-mail address to be "first in line."  No clues were given as to when the app itself would show or its features....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Griffin ships Helo TC Assault smartphone-guided helicopter</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/22/helicopter.piloted.by.mobile.devices/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/grififn-helo-tc-rc-helicopter-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Griffin today shipped the latest generation of its Android- and iOS-guided remote control helicopter. The Helo TC Assault craft is maneuvered using an app running on a smartphone, tablet or even an iPod touch (free, App Store, Google Play Store). The new version earns its name from firing toy missiles from two spring-loaded launchers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Developer won't do paid apps on Android as it's too complex</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/13/dev.explains.why.paid.android.apps.ruled.out/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/retrodreamer.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Indie game developer Retro Dreamer in a post Tuesday highlighted a wider-reaching problem with Android app sales.  The company declined having any paid app on Android as the way the Google Play Store (Android Market) was inherently much more complex than it was on Apple's App Store.  Google's Wallet system (replacing Checkout) treated each sale as though it were a sale direct to the customer; the ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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