Rockstar Games, following the launch of Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition, has announced that Max Payne will arrive on iOS and Android platforms. It comes with HD graphics, high-resolution textures, Social Club connectivity as well as user-customizable touch controls.  More after the break.

Google Play now hosts the updated Gmail app for Android, which adds some much awaited features from its ICS counterpart to Honeycomb. The update adds swipe to move between newer and older conversations, tap to access Recent labels, set custom notifications for individual labels and sync the last 30 days of messages so you can read and search messages faster both online and offline. For Android 2.2 and 2.3 users it adds a new Labels API which can be accessed by third party developers, something that went missing when the Gmail updated to version 2.5. Head on over to the Play Store to update to the latest version if it hasn’t been updated automatically.

After what seems like a lifetime, Instagram has finally made it to Android. The app is free and is now available for download from the Play Store (get used to that name). The app is not just a simple port of the iOS app, but the app has been made more fluid to use on Android. More after the break.

Google’s Chrome browser has won accolades from both power users and novice users alike. Understanding that Google has brought the Chrome browser to Android. Although it is currently in beta stage it shows promise and exhibits the same characteristics as its older sibling in terms of speed and simplicity. Keep reading for our impressions on Chrome browser for Android.

Here’s yet another Galaxy smartphone from Samsung, the Galaxy S Advance. It will ship with Android 2.3 gingerbread up top. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive display, 16GB storage space and 768 MB of RAM. It also supports HSPA connections upto 14.4 MBps.  Follow the source link below to get detailed spec-sheet.

Google announced today that the Android market has clocked over 10 Billion downloads. So what’s the best way to celebrate the achievement? Why its a discount of course. Starting today various premium apps will be available for $0.10 for the next 10 days. So head on to the Android Market and purchase your favorite app or game.

Samsung has introduced a new Android smartphone into the mix with the SCH-W999, a clamshell phone, paying homage to the retro era. Even though it reminds of yester-years, the specs on the device can compete with the best today, including dual-core processor, a 5 MP shooter. Keep reading for the specsheet.

Reports have been coming in from the last few months that Amazon is planning to enter the cramped and uneventful tablet space. Its all but confirmed that Amazon is indeed in the process of finalizing the software part of the Tablet which would run a very heavily customized version of Android and will launch sometime in November with a retail price of just $250. Keep reading for the scoop.