Gadgetory

it's Tuesday March 27 2012 I'm Bridget Carey on cnet com and it's time to get loaded when you sign into your Google account you'll notice a new option on the menu bar called play google introduced a new store for users to download movies android apps music and ebooks it's pretty much a rebranded android marketplace with the addition of google music and the google ebook store the big goal for google was to put all their digital content on place and now that it's in the menu bar it's easy to find and Google could be adding another feature soon a commenting system tied to google plus tech blog the next web is reporting that Google is working on a commenting system that would be similar to what facebook offers as you know some new sites and blogs let you log in with Facebook to leave a comment well Google wants to make sure they're not left behind and it's working to offer that same option an xbox live update will be available this week in early reports say it will give live subscribers access to HBO Go and comcast on demand video service those who are already subscribe to HBO would be able to access HBO's on-demand content like Game of Thrones which is premiering this week Xbox Live has already released other apps for on-demand video services including Hulu Plus and ESPN if you have an HTC phone be sure to backup all your contacts messages and call history before the end of April because the service that was your backup HTC Sense is shutting down erasing all data and getting renovated users can go to HTC Sense calm to download a zip file of all their data at the end of April the service will no longer be able to sync contacts and messages and will no longer be able to track or find a lost foam in the meantime HTC phone owners are encouraged to find another app that can do the job Square the credit card reader for mobile devices used by small business owners has gotten a hardware update for encryption reports ventureBeat devices that compete with square like paypal here already were encrypting credit card numbers as they transferred from the device to the payment app square now is doing the same and shipping out readers with encryption as you've heard the new iPad can tap into 4G wireless networking speeds but that's not the case in Australia even though it's sold as a 4G device the high speed networks in Australia use a different 4G frequency than with the iPad supports so the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking apple to court seeking fines and trying to stop the sale of iPads down under over the misleading title the apple stores and Australia still call it a 4G model but there's fine print saying its 4G only in other countries those are your headlines for today I'm Bridget Carey for cnet.com and you just been loaded