We post several hundred Android related blog posts every month, but the reality is that only a few stories generate the majority of the buzz. It is easy to pick out the trends each week to see what things people are searching for and which stories are getting the most engagement, so I figured we would start recapping the hottest topics every Wednesday. This week we explore the latest on Google's new content store, HTC's flagship device, and Samsung's rumored next-gen tablet.
Google Play Store
It was only announced one week ago, so it's no surprise that the Google Play Store is one of the most searched terms on our site. The average Android user does not read the blogs on a daily basis, so a large amount of people were confused when Android Market started to disappear from devices and the Google Play Store took over.
Verizon must have received a lot of customer service calls about the issue, since they were forced to send out a text alert to their subscribers this week. The short message read, "Android Market is now Google Play" and provided users with a link to learn more.
In other Google Play Store news, it was revealed that Eric Chu was stepping away from overseeing Android's app store to explore other options inside Google. Kim-mai Cutler of TechCrunch reports that the app store had been a "secondary priority" because Andy Rubin had been measuring the success of Android through total device
