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by George Heymann

March 15, 2012 • 4:00 pm 0

Paypal announces Paypal Here, an integrated global mobile payment solution for Android and iOS.

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Paypal today announced “PayPal Here” a mobile payment solution for iOS and soon Android. The new services utilizes a free smartphone app and an encrypted card reader to enable users to send invoices or accept debit and credit cards, checks and Paypal using one integrated product.

Currently, Paypal Here is in limited release but you can sign up to be notified automatically when it becomes publicly available.

In the U.S. and Canada, the PayPal Here card reader and merchant app are free. You pay 2.70% for swiped transactions and PayPal payments, and 3.5% + $0.15 if you type in the credit card information manually or scan the card using the Scan Card feature.

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March 15, 2012 • 9:55 am 0

Reminder: Angry Birds Space to launch March 22

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Last week Rovio in cooperation with NASA broadcast a video from the International Space Station to announce the latest version of the Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space.

Angry Birds Space features 60 new levels and will include new characters, new superpowers and new gameplay. Additional levels will be available as free regular updates, as well as in-app purchases. The game will launch simultaneously on iOS, Android, PC and Mac.

Video after the break

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March 15, 2012 • 9:04 am 0

Free Android Wallpapers for your phone and tablets, Mortem Tuam GFXs

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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We’ve run several features on smartphone wallpapers in the past when we’ve run across something that has caught our eye. I wanted to share my latest discovery, Mortem Tuam GFXs. This sight features custom original eye catching free wallpapers in a variety of styles and sizes.

Some of the featured sizes include:

  • 960×800
  • 1440×1280
  • 1600×1280
  • 1080×960
  • 640×960

Mortem Tuam also has wallpapers customized for the iPhone and 10.5” tablets. The mortemtuamgfxs.com website is still under construction, and requests you check back frequently for NEW content.

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March 14, 2012 • 3:13 pm 0

Instagram Officially Coming to Android, Will AT&T ever launch the Nokia Lumia 900? iPhone 5.1 Update Brings 4G To iPhone Users?

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By Chris Coleman|@PhoneKnack

Instagram, the beloved iOS app that has 27 million registered users has been officially announced for Android. Co-founder Kevin Systrom took to the stage at South By South West (SXSW) to announce that after two years of being an exclusive iOS app that Instagram will be making its way into the lives of Android users.

Systrom gave a brief preview of what Instagram would look like on Android, and had went on to say that, “in some ways, it is better than their iOS app.” The app should be hitting the Google Play store soon.

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March 9, 2012 • 7:51 pm 1

“7 Days of Play” Promotion now in “Play”at the Google “Play Store”

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Google has added a “7 Days of Play” promotion in addition to initial 49 cents premium app promotion that we detailed earlier. To celebrate Google will be offering a different album, book, video rental and Android app as a special price each day for the next week.

“In the U.S., today’s titles include the collection of top 40 hits Now That’s What I Call Music 41, the popular game Where’s My Water, the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the movie Puncture for just 25 cents each. In addition, you’ll find great collections of hip-hop, rock and country albums for $3.99 all week, detective novels from $2.99, some of our editorial team’s favorite movies from 99 cents, and our favorite apps from 49 cents” according to the official Google Blog.

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March 6, 2012 • 5:06 pm 0

Imangi Studios to bring Temple Run for Android to Google Play March 27

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Imangi Studios announced the official release date for its incredibly popular title Temple Run for Android today. Temple Run should be available for download from Google Play on March 27 according to the Imangi Studio press release.

“We are excited to finally share the Android release date with our fans who have been so enthusiastic and supportive of Temple Run,” said Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi Studios. “By expanding to more mobile devices, we hope to provide the same addictive and fast-paced gameplay to an entirely new group of players.” Read the rest of this entry »

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March 6, 2012 • 3:50 pm 1

Google Play 49 cent premium app promotion launched today!

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Google Play launched a special “Play 49 cents Apps” promotion today. The promotion features 25 premium apps for just 49 cents per app in celebration of the rebranded Android Market, Google Play.

Todays Featured apps include: (03/06/2012)

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March 6, 2012 • 2:21 pm 1

Pure entertainment any where you want it to be, because its all simply here: Introducing Google Play

by George Heymann | @techeadlines

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Google has rebranded the Android Market as Google Play. Google Play is the new integrated home for apps, books, movies and music accessible on Android device or on the Web. As part of the launch, Google Play replaces and extends the Android Market.

Google Play is built on the same infrastructure as Android Market according to a post by Kenneth Lui, Android Developer Ecosystem on Android Developers.

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March 6, 2012 • 12:01 pm 0

Infographic: Are we really safe online?

by George Heymann |@techeadlines

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According to a Stanford University study supposedly anonymous data gathered on personal web browsers was collected and then sold. The information from the study was used by www.onlinemarketingdegree.net to graphically highlight that consumers don’t have legal rights to control how their personal data is shared.

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March 5, 2012 • 7:26 pm 0

Google introduces a new local search experience across your devices.

by George Heymann |@techeadlines

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Google has simplified sharing searches between devices by making those searches available under a new “Recent” icon on the Google Search screen. So next time you go to Google.com on your Android phone or iPhone your recent web searches will be available for users who have web history enabled and are logged into Google when doing their search.

It used to be a multi-step process to share information between my desktop browser and my mobile phone. Typically I would perform a search on my desktop browser then use chrome to phone to share the link to that information with my Android Smartphone.

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