Google Play’s Black Friday deals are big on apps, tokens, movies, books and more

Discounts can run up to 80 percent this next week on games, subscriptions, audiobooks and more! And movies and TV shows will be 99 cents on Thanksgiving!

Google Play Movies now upgrading users’ SD and HD purcahses to 4K for free

In addition to the free upgrades, prices for 4K titles are also coming down and there are more and easier ways to blow up content on a big screen.

Google unsurprisingly names Super Mario Run 2017’s most popular new Android game

Google Play's US Best of 2017 lists include Super Mario Run in the lead in the new game category, and Photo Editor as the year's most popular new app.

Android games, apps, movies and books feature on Google’s list of Play Store Black Friday deals

You can get a number of "premium" Android games at up to 80 percent off from Google Play, as well as free Play Music and heavily discounted books.

Google Play Store celebrates fifth anniversary

The Google Play Store, which replaced the Android Market, is now five years old. And it's become more than just a smartphone apps store.

US and Canada get official rollout of 4K Google Play Movies

Over 125 titles are now available to stream in UHD on the Google Play Movies store. Many movies have an option to buy or rent, but few offer both.

Google Play “Best of 2016” includes a lot of face, Deadpool

Face-switching apps were the joys of 2016 and so was Deadpool, the hero so nice, he topped the Google Play Store's lists twice.

4K Google Play Movies rolling out slowly

To go with your 4K-streaming Chromecast Ultra, why not grab some 4K flics from Google Play Movies? "Zoolander" and "The Fifth Element" are available.

Google and T-Mobile make nice over Binge On as YouTube signs up

Hear what T-Mobile's done to convince Google that YouTube Binge On support is a good idea for users.

Android Pay “Tap 10” promo rolls out with free Chromecasts and media up for grabs

That "stuff" includes free music, free movies or even a free Chromecast. All you need to do is get on Android Pay and tap 10 purchases by March.

Google Play Movies & TV update helps you save money on new content

This week's update delivers Google Play Movies & TV sale alerts, letting you keep an eye on falling prices in the Play Store.

LG webOS Smart TVs getting Google Play Movies

LG’s mobile roundhouse is all over Android. Its Smart TV lineup is powered by a heritage mobile operating system, webOS. You might look at that product and think that it’s competing with what Google’s Chromecast offers. It’s not exactly the case, though, thanks to the completeness of LG’s software integration into its TVs. That means content deals like this one don’t present a major conflict to either Google or LG.

It certainly helps that LG’s getting more content anyways as it is beginning to take in Google Play Movies & TV content. [...]