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How to Download Audiobooks from Google Play Books – DRM-Free!

23 July, 2018 // 4 Comments

When Google started selling audiobooks in Play Books back in January I was quick to dismiss their service because the audiobook experience was simply awful. It was so bad that I concluded "Google [Read More ...]

Google Launches a Podcast App for Android

20 June, 2018 // 5 Comments

There are currently more podcast-playing apps than you can shake a stick at, but that's not enough for Google. In its bid to collect as much data bout you as possible, Google has launched its own [Read More ...]

With “Talk to Books”, Google Wants to Replace English Lit Professors

15 April, 2018 // 3 Comments

Google's developed a new way to ask its search engine research questions, and it could make English Lit classes a breeze. Talk to Books is Google's solution to answering fuzzy or nonspecific [Read More ...]

Google Adds Bookmarks, Speed Controls, and More to Audiobooks in Google Play Books App

29 March, 2018 // 0 Comments

Google rolled out an update today for its Play Books app that fixed the frustrating experience of listening to audiobooks in that app shortly after Google started selling audiobooks two months ago. [Read More ...]

The HTTPocalypse was Postponed, But It’s Still On its Way

10 February, 2018 // 6 Comments

Back in July and August of 2017 Google started telling everyone that Chrome would soon start warning users any time they visit a site enter a form on a page that doesn’t use HTTPS encryption. The [Read More ...]

Google’s Support for Audiobooks is Frustrating and Disappointing

26 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Google started selling audiobooks several days ago. If you haven't tried them yet, that is okay because you are better off avoiding Google in favor of a retailer that cares about selling audiobooks [Read More ...]

Knock Me Over with a Feather, Google Play Now Sells Audiobooks

23 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Google has expanded its lackluster effort to sell books to include audiobooks as well as ebooks. Read more." Every year it’s one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions. But with all the time [Read More ...]

Google to Sell Audiobooks, Teases 50% Off Your First Purchase in Leaked Banner

20 January, 2018 // 3 Comments

Back in November I brought you the news that Google was looking at selling audiobooks in Google Play, and now it appears the launch is imminent. 9to5Google reports that a last night a banner for the [Read More ...]

Has Google Peaked?

17 January, 2018 // 10 Comments

There's a natural cycle in the tech industry where old companies with stale ideas and technical debt (for example, investment in infrastructure). To give you an example from social media, Friendster [Read More ...]

Storyboard Lets You Turn a Video Clip Into a Comic Strip

26 December, 2017 // 1 Comment

Google is putting a lot of research time into computer vision concepts ("the better to see you with, my dear," said the wolf). Earlier this month they released three new apps including the smart [Read More ...]

Google Play Books is Currently Offering a $5 credit

22 December, 2017 // 4 Comments

Google is holding a sale in its ebookstore right now, but only for US customers. If you head over to the Play Store home page right now you will see that one of the offers in the banner is for a 5$ [Read More ...]

Chrome Will Start Blocking Ads on Noncompliant Sites on 15 February

20 December, 2017 // 2 Comments

by Ron Amadeo Back in April Google announced its plans to add an ad-blocking component to Chrome, and now they've set a release date. It turns out that this is less about the end user than about [Read More ...]

Amazon Prime Video Arrives on Apple TV as Google & Amazon Fight over Youtube on Echo

6 December, 2017 // 7 Comments

The giants are fighting, but all the blows are landing on the little people. From Variety: The conflict between Amazon and Google is escalating: Google once again started to block access [Read More ...]

Google Is Now Accepting Indie Authors into Play Books (Sometimes, And Only If You Ask Nice)

9 November, 2017 // 9 Comments

When Google closed its publisher portal two and a half years ago in response to massive ebook piracy, they said the move was temporary so they could "improve our content management capabilities and [Read More ...]

Google Play Store to Sell Audiobooks?

3 November, 2017 // 1 Comment

Google doesn't sell a lot of ebooks, and pretty soon they will also not be selling a lot of audiobooks. Android Police pulled part the latest version of the Play Store app and found references to [Read More ...]

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