The Next Web reports on Samsung giving US-based owners of Galaxy Note 3 a $50 credit in the Google Play store.
It’s one way of attempting to get its users into the habit of spending in the Google Play store. However, it might be more than what most of the users will ever spend.
The Business insider reports on Google’s interactive map that allows users to explore Middle Earth.
This map lets you click through all the important places where the action takes place (complete with music and a voiceover). You can look at things close-up, in 3D.
Tolkien fans would love this. It also highlights how powerful of web sites and web browsers have become.
MacRumors reports on Google’s launch of a Newsstand app for Android.
The best form of flattery, as they say.
Google unveils Project Link and writes about how the company is bringing fast, reliable internet access to Uganda
The project builds fibre-optic networks to places where internet infrastructure access is inadequate or non-existent.
Project Link goes beyond basic access; it enables local providers to offer new mobile data plans or high-speed Internet for office buildings and universities, and support newer technologies as they come to market.
This along with Google’s Project Loon is part of the company’s aim to increase internet access around the world.
The differences between Instagram on iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
Windows Phone has positioned itself as a unique mobile OS with a strikingly different look and navigation features compared to other major platforms. Most apps on Windows Phone look and behave significantly differently than on iOS or Android, and Instagram is no exception.
The experience seems more disjointed on Windows Phone but I will have to try it myself before I comment more. Still, this is the first release on Windows Phone and it can only get better with future versions.
Unwired View reports that Google will be releasing Android KitKat without a browser app.
Vendors have to pay for a license to use Chrome or create their own browser app.