Posts by Vincent Messina

Looks like “the playground is open.” That’s been Google catchphrase with the Nexus 7 and now it looks like Google will be expanding that playground with an event in NYC on October 29. The invite resembles Jelly Bean’s Google Now feature, so we’re guessing this event will have something to do with a Nexus and possibly an updated version of Jelly Bean. Maybe we’ll finally hear more about the whole “Nexus program” that’s been floating around. And there’s always the 32GB Nexus?

I know many of you have been searching high and low for Google Play gift cards with little to no success. Depending on your motive, Google may have a solution for you. If you’re simply looking to gift some Google Play credit to a friend, relative, etc., then you’re still out of luck. If you’re looking to purchase credit for your kids or someone you share an account with, then you’re in luck. Google now allows U.S. users to purchase Play Store credit directly from the Play Store (web only).

As we get bombarded with new devices in preparation for the holiday season, we start to see currently offered devices receive major price discounts. Among are favorite deal brokers is Amazon Wireless — who consistently offers a better deal than the carrier. In fact, right now, Amazon is offering up one of the best devices currently available, the Samsung Galaxy S III, for a mere $99.99.

In case you forgot or were unaware, today is the day Google discontinues its prepaid cards. Before Google Wallet supported credit and debit cards, the Google prepaid card was the only way to add funds for many people. Now that the majority of cards are accepted, Google is doing away with the prepaid cards. However, there may be many of you who still have a remaining balance (especially that free credit balance). Google doesn’t want you to lose out on those funds so it’s allowing users to request a refund online.

As Android 4.1 slowly rolls out to Galaxy S III users around the globe, U.S. owners can’t help but wonder when they can expect the tasty Jelly Bean update. Well, Samsung doesn’t want to leave everyone hanging like most OEMs do. That’s why they’ve sent out a press release to ensure everyone that Jelly Bean is, in fact, on the way.

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