Google Play update showcases big-screen optimized apps on tablets

As promised a month or so ago, Google Play is implementing a few changes today that'll push tablet-optimized apps to the forefront. That is, if you're using a device not quite small enough to be considered a phone (though we admit there are certain handhelds that bridge the gap). Indeed, tablet users will now see a "Designed for tablets" section prominently placed as the default view in top lists. Similarly, apps that don't meet the tablet criteria will get shelved as "Designed for phones." It's a relatively simple switch, but hopefully this will help owners of new Android tablets get started on their app libraries right along with their magazine, movie and book ones. Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Google Comments Android Developers (Google+) Continue reading at 'Engadget'

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Nielsen Expands YouTube Measurement With Four-Screen Ad Deduplication

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Fable Book Club App Review

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Marvel superheroes get a spiffy update. Still, I miss my old DC Comics.

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Tuttle Provides Showcase for Filipino Graphic Novels and Prose

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Patrick Radden Keefe Has One Big Rule for His Reading Time

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Cannes Today—Netflix x Google, Paris Hilton x Gary V, and the branded yacht scene explained

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Dry humor, moving tributes to those who provided award winners with practical and emotional support, and honorees with differing approaches to the thriller genre highlighted ITW's 17th Annual Thriller Awards Banquet, where S.A. Cosby took home his second Best Hardcover Novel award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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