An update to the Google Play Store is being pushed out to users, bumping it up to version 3.5.15. You’ll find a few nice changes along with the usual bug fixes. You’ll now have an Installed and All tab for your apps. Like the web version, the All tab will show you all the apps you’ve ever downloaded, even if you’ve since removed them from your device. There’s even a handy dropdown menu for easily switching between your accounts should you have more than one.
Paypal has finally made it into the mobile payment market after being beat to the punch by the likes of Square and Intuit. PayPal may be late to the party but they have a more recognizable name in the world of payment systems and that may just be enough to push them to the front of the line. Besides their name, they’re also offering merchants a 2.7% flat rate on transactions versus the 2.75% offered by Square. PayPal didn’t stop there either, launching a full on geometrical attack by choosing a triangle as the shape of choice for their card reader dongle.
BOOMSHAKALAKA! EA Sports released two new hit titles to the Google Play Store today. Fans of the FIFA franchise and the classic hit NBA Jam will be excited to know both NBA Jam and FIFA 12 are now available for $4.99. I’ll be honest, I forgot about NBA Jam but when I saw the screenshots it instantly took me back to the ’90s and those hit catchphrases. You’ll be on fire with this gravity defying 2-on-2 arcade basketball game featuring your favorite stars from all 30 NBA teams as well as:
There’s no denying the popularity of Zynga’s games and although their Words With Friends Android debut wasn’t so great, it still managed to surpass 20 million downloads. Words With Friends has been ending marriages and creating insomniacs since its inception and now they plan on getting you fired thanks to another great word game Scramble With Friends.
Experts at the Intrepidus Mobile Security Group came across some interesting parsers definitions within Google Wallet’s source code that could hint at a possible iOS release. How Google actually plans on getting Google Wallet to work on a non-NFC/SE iOS device is another story, but for now, let’s take a look at the iOS definitions found by Intrepidus.
