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The Google Play Store has many merits, but it's also rife with stranger danger. Which is what makes the new Google Play for Education so valuable; it's a kid- and teacher-friendly app store that keeps out the ick. Google Play for Education, announced today at Google I/O, sorts apps by grade level and subject matter, making it easy for teachers to find exactly what they want...
gizmodo.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

Broadcaster BSkyB has returned its Android apps to the Google Play store today, after pulling them earlier this month following the hacking of its Twitter account and Play listings by the Syrian Electronic Army. The hack, which took place on May 26, saw the official Sky Twitter account advise subscribers to uninstall the apps – ...
slashgear.com (18 days ago)
Barnes & Noble is adding the Google Play store to HD versions of its Nook tablet, in a bid to counter slowing sales of its devices.Nook HD and Nook HD+ customers will be able to access over 700,000 Android apps and games, millions of songs and more, besides the Chrome browser, Gmail, YouTube, Google Search and Google Maps, the bookseller said Friday.The Nook Store will...
pcworld.com (1 month and 15 days ago)

The Nook e-reader will offer consumers the chance to buy apps through Google's Play store from today.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 15 days ago)

A year ago today Google announced that it was doing away with its Android Marketplace and launching Google Play, an all-encompassing digital download store with apps, movies, music, magazines and books. Google says it has added more than 7.5 million pieces of content to the...
abcnews.com (3 months and 14 days ago)

Google wants to remind you that the Google Play store has more than just Android apps. Like movies to download, with embedded pop-up information about actors. The Google Play Movies & TV app (yes, that’s what it’s actually called) received ...
wired.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
A year ago today Google announced that it was doing away with its Android Marketplace and launching Google Play, an all-encompassing digital download store with apps, movies, music, magazines and books. Google says it has added more than 7.5 million pieces of content to the...
abcnews.com (3 months and 14 days ago)
Barnes & Noble aims to make its "Nook" tablets more appealing to consumers by offering buyers access to Google's apps store.
cnbc.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
There are well over 700,000 apps in both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Take a deep breath! You don't need to dive in all at once. Here's your starter kit.
foxnews.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
Analysts say Google needs a variety of apps to make the device attractive to consumers, in the same way that smartphones and tablets offer thousands of apps that owners can use for work and play.
contracostatimes.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
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