Google updates Play Services API with new location features for Android apps
The top features in Google Play Services 7.0 offer tools for Android developers to add location-friendly aspects to their apps.
Google X exec Mary Lou Jepsen leaves to pursue new ‘moonshots’ with Oculus
Once named to the Time 100, Jepsen has a penchant for taking "moonshots." At Oculus, she gets to work on another.
Google unveils a slew of new features for Android game developers
Google is announcing a number of new features for game developers, from analytics tools to native ads and a second-screen API.
Supersonic sees big growth for ‘rewarded video ads’ in mobile games (interview)
Gil Shoham of Supersonic talks about video ads and what it takes to survive in mobile gaming today.
Google Play is making more money than Apple’s App Store — in Germany
The number of Android devices in Germany finally enabled Google Play to make more money than iOS in the second-largest mobile-gaming market in Europe.
Google built a machine that’s better at games than you are
Google's DeepMind Technologies has a robot that can play Breakout and a number of other games better than any human.
Gaming smartphones, tablets reach $1B for first time ever
Spending continues to make up the bulk of revenue on both iOS and Android.
Trivia Crack is the top-downloaded app in the world
Developer Etermax's casual-friendly game of knowledge is spreading its domination to countries around the world.
How Space Ape aims to become one of the big hairy brutes of mobile gaming (interview)
Space Ape has a chance to be one of the big players in mobile games. Will its next game do the trick?
Google Play’s download dominance over Apple grew in 2014
In 2014, Google Play had 60-percent more downloads worldwide than the iOS App Store, according to data-tracking App Annie’s latest report. Android more than doubled its lead over Apple’s mobile operating system.