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Google’s Answer To Apple’s Game Center Leaks Days Before Google I/O
Gaming as a social activity has gone beyond simple multiplayer. Now it’s all about leaderboards, achievements and other virtual accolades, even in games that have no direct multiplayer components. On iOS, Game Center provides that native layer to hook into these services and in a few days, Android will have its own offering, called “Play Games”.
Data-Stealing Android Malware Downloaded From Google Play Millions Of Times
Everyone knows there’s malware on Android, but for the most part it just hides out in the seedier back alleys of the OS. You’re only likely to run into it if you start side-loading pirated apps, or frequenting sketchy unofficial app stores. But a newly uncovered family of malware — fittingly called “BadNews” — was just chillin’ in Google Play and has been downloaded somewhere between two and nine million times. In other words, a whole lot.
Google Play Has A Privacy Problem Pertaining To Purchases
Google Play is an app market founded on the principle of openness. If you have an app, you can submit it. No walled-gardens in sight. But when it comes to complete transparency, do you really want a developer knowing who you are, where you are and how to get in touch with you when you purchase one of their apps for Android? Because that’s exactly what happens every time you click the buy button.
The Nexus 4′s Charging Orb Is Now On Sale In Google Play, But Only In The US
The Nexus 4 has been around for a few months now, but the Android phone’s pretty wireless orb charger is just now available in the Google Play store. The only catch is that you have to be in the US to get it. Don’t worry, there are ways around it.
