Google Play and Vizio to support HDR10+

Samsung recently announced Google Play and Vizio now support HDR10+. The two join 92 other adopters of the high dynamic range format, which is on par with Dolby Vision, but with some differences. Dolby Vision offers 12-bit colour, while HDR10+ comes with 10-bit colour.

The update means Google Play Movies & TV can now stream HDR10+ content from its UHD collection. But Samsung hasn't specified which titles will get the feature. 

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Audiobooks now available in the Google Play Store

Google is making thousands of audiobooks available on the Google Play Store in 45 countries and nine languages. This enables the ability to purchase and listen to audiobooks without the need for a subscription. More importantly, the audiobooks will be accessible by Google Assistant and will work with Google Home speakers.

Just say “Ok Google, read my book” to listen to your favorite audiobook hands free with the Google Assistant on your phone or speaker, like Google Home. Try “Ok Google, who is the author?” if you need a refresher, or “Ok Google, stop playing in 20 minutes” to set a timer for bedtime reading. This is a key feature of rival Amazon on their Amazon Echo devices," says Greg Hartrell, the Head of Product Management, Google Play Books.

Google releases list of Best Apps on Google Play

 Google Canada has released their list of top apps for 2017 as chosen by customers of their Google Play Store. The top game of 2017 is Super Mario Run while Photo Editor - Beauty Camera & Photo Filters is the top app in Canada. Hit jump for the full list in all categories.

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Google Play celebrates Star Wars Day

To commemorate this significant date with Star Wars fans we're taking a look at some fun things related to this unofficial holiday. We're travelling back to Jakku to find the most popular Star Wars content of all time on Google Play including the most downloaded film The Force Awakens, the most downloaded game: Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes and the most downloaded book Aftermath: Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

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