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Want to build your own Android apps and games and start making money on Google Play, but don’t know how to code? Well, picking up the Android Game Developer Bundle from Cult of Android Deals is a great place to start.

For just $49 for a limited time — that’s a whopping 93% off — you can learn game building, reskinning, Unity3D, and more over six online courses.

Google Play's going to get better for kids. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac

Google Play’s going to get better for kids. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac

Google is planning to add a dedicated ‘Designed for Families’ section to the Play Store that will showcase apps and games that are child- and family-friendly. The company is expected to launch the new section at Google I/O later this week.

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Want to build your own Android apps? Now’s the perfect time with this free introductory developer course from Bitdefender.

This introductory course takes you through the process of making your first Android Lollipop app in Android Studio with the Java language. You’ll learn how to download Android Studio, set up and customize views graphically, and the basics of Java — and it won’t cost you a penny!

Vive, HTC's VR headset. Photo: HTC

Vive, HTC’s VR headset. Photo: HTC

If there’s one way to encourage developers to build software for a brand new device, it’s to give them that device absolutely free. That’s what Valve and HTC are doing with the new Vive VR headset, which won’t cost a penny if you’re a qualified developer.

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Fastboot on an HTC One M8. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If you want to unlock the bootloader on your Android device or flash a custom recovery so you can use third-party software, you need a Mac or PC. But that could soon change, thanks to Google.

The search giant is reportedly working to bring the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and fastboot to its Chrome OS platform, allowing those with affordable Chromebooks and Chromeboxes to tinker with Android development.

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