Google Security Crypto-stealing app discovered on Google Play store It's now been removed, thankfully By Rob Thubron, February 11, 2019, 7:02 AM
Mobile Google removes 29 malicious photo apps from Android's Play Store But not before they were downloaded millions of times By Rob Thubron, February 4, 2019, 9:36 AM
Software Google Google provides timeline for Play Store's 64-bit transition A 64-bit future is inevitable By Shawn Knight, January 16, 2019, 5:52 PM
Apple Google App Store saw 164 developers make first million in 2018 Google Play only had 88 new millionaires, but saw a 20-percent increase over last year By Cal Jeffrey, December 21, 2018, 4:34 PM
Google Mobile Google Play 'Best of 2018' award winners revealed including PUBG Mobile, Black Panther and more Reflecting on the top apps, games and entertainment releases of 2018 By Shawn Knight, December 3, 2018, 12:03 PM
Google Mobile Over 500,000 Google Play Store users installed malware-ridden apps from a single creator The apps masqueraded as various Car Simulator games By Cohen Coberly, November 21, 2018, 3:17 PM
Mobile Software Google's Play Store may soon receive a 'Play Pass' subscription option A better value option for power users By Isaiah Mayersen, October 28, 2018, 9:47 AM
Google Google Play Movies could soon offer free 4K upgrades Is Google getting ready to do an Apple? By Rob Thubron, October 15, 2018, 6:59 AM
Security Gaming Epic Games blasts Google for disclosing Fortnite Android exploit early The vulnerability has now been patched By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2018, 11:29 AM 7 comments
Gaming Microtransactions big win: Fallout Shelter still raking in the bottle caps 100 million by year's end, says analyst By Paul Taylor, August 9, 2018, 5:18 PM
Mobile Google Google just removed over 100 apps infected with Windows malware Most of them contained a keylogger By Rob Thubron, August 7, 2018, 5:27 AM
Google Mobile Google's updated policy sees cryptomining apps banned from the Play Store Other types of application have also been restricted By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2018, 7:12 AM
Security North Korea-linked hackers go after defectors using malware-loaded apps in Play Store Not the Lazarus Group, surprisingly By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2018, 11:05 AM
Google Mobile Study discovers thousands of Google Play apps that are improperly tracking children Potentially violating the COPPA law By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2018, 11:55 AM 14 comments
Mobile Apple Apple's war on bad applications saw its App Store shrink for first time last year While Google Play grew 30 percent By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2018, 10:16 AM
Mobile Security New strain of malware found hidden in Google Play store Malicious apps were downloaded 500,000 times before being removed By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2018, 7:07 PM
Gaming Mobile Google Play Instant Apps lets you try games without downloading them Updates to the Play Store on all platforms By Greg Synek, March 20, 2018, 9:11 AM
Google Security Google removed 700,000 bad apps from the Play Store last year New machine learning models and techniques put to good use By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2018, 4:55 PM
Mobile Google Hundreds of Android and iOS apps use your microphone to monitor your TV viewing habits Legal, but creepy By Rob Thubron, January 3, 2018, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Google The Web Google kicks off 12 Days of Play promotion on the Play Store Load up your Android device with affordable content By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2017, 1:14 PM
Mobile Software Google shares the top Android apps of 2017 Did your favorites make the list? By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2017, 12:13 PM
Mobile Google Google cracks down on apps that gather personal data without consent Apps will have to highlight the fact they snoop on users By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2017, 7:26 AM
Google Mobile Hundreds of Android apps might be removed from the Google Play Store for misusing accessibility features Apps like Tasker and LastPass might be in trouble By Cohen Coberly, November 13, 2017, 2:14 PM 7 comments
Google Software Google Play bans alternative social media site Gab for hate speech The service is popular among the alt-right By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2017, 9:30 AM 12 comments
Mobile Google Google optimizes Play Store to surface quality apps, hide the crap By Shawn Knight, August 3, 2017, 4:15 PM