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‘Google Play Games’ uncovered as Android’s home for invites, achievements and more

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A Google-built alternative to Game Center on iOS and Games Hub on Windows Phone surfaced last month, and we know even more about it. Android Police dug into a new Play Services (an Android component you don’t access directly, but does things like …


Distro Issue 89: With Google Glass, is the future of wearable computing finally in sight?

Google has begun shipping the Explorer Edition of its high-tech headset to a select few over the past week. In a brand new edition of our e-magazine, Tim Stevens gives Google Glass the full review treatment, chronicles life behind the lens for a w…


Google Glass developer reveals ‘Winky’ eye gesture app that takes photos

Remember those “eye gestures” spotted in Google Glass code? Developer Mike DiGiovanni, who just released the “Bulletproof” lockscreen for Glass, has already used them to develop an app called “Winky” that snaps photos on the Explorer Edition of th…


Distro Issue 88: TechShop makes its mark on American manufacturing

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There’s a hackerspace in San Francisco that’s equipping hardware startups with the tools they need to get up and running for a mere $125 per month. A brand new issue of our weekly visits TechShop to take a gander at the industrial revolution that …


Google policy change requires apps like Facebook to update via the Play Store (updated)

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Google just released a new Play Store version (4.0.27) that, at first glance, contains only very minor tweaks — except for one little thing. A new policy change will no longer permit any apps to update without going through the Play Store’s inter…


Distro Issue 87: The HTC First goes super social with Facebook Home

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Talk of a Facebook phone had been making the rounds for some time when the social network pulled the wraps off of a Home-draped Android handset. While it’s not solely dedicated to those shades of blue, the HTC First does put friends in focus and w…


Google APK source code offers glimpse of possible Android game framework

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Android may be improving its reputation as a gaming platform, but there isn’t a consistent, official service that can tie everything together — Google has no parallel to Xbox Live or Game Center. That might be changing, if Android Police’s snooping …


Facebook Home now (unofficially) available for almost any Android device

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Despite an early leak on Monday, once again the internet lit-up with chatter about the release of Facebook Home in the Google Play store. All good and well if you find yourself in the right place with the right phone, but what about everyone else? Un…


Visualized: Facebook Home’s assortment of abodes

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As you may have heard, Facebook Home has finally made its way to a select number of devices from HTC and Samsung. While the initial rollout was a little shaky, we were able to grab the social network’s latest mobile triumph on every device that offic…


Distro Issue 86: The return of Roku’s simple set-top box

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Prior to the company’s recent milestone announcement, Roku released its latest streaming effort. In a smokin’ hot issue of our weekly, the Roku 3 gets put through the full review treatment to see just how it stacks up against other set-top boxes. We …