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Quietly the team over at Android Pay have started a new promotion to encourage users to use the tap-and-pay service when they are out shopping.  The new Tap 10 promotion is starting to show up for many users in the app and while I wouldn’t characterize it as a great deal, it’s still some freebies just for using it.  Now through February 29th, you can earn up to 3 free songs from the Google Play Music store by using your phone to pay.  Use it once and you get a free song, then again the 5th time you use it and a final song on the 10th use.

To get in on the promotion, just tap the card when it appears in the app on your phone.

Google continues to push for more users to use Android Pay as competitive services like Samsung Pay (and rumor has it LG is rolling out one soon too) continue to do well.  This doesn’t even consider ApplePay across the mobile spectrum.  With more devices now having NFC capabilities, tap-and-pay may just be poised to finally take off in a big way after years of false or stuttered launches.

As the revamp and rebirth of Google Plus continues, another update has been made to the site to improve the user experience.  News of the update came from Luke Wroblewski, a Googler who is working on the project and follows up an announcement he made earlier in the week around the Android app update for the social & community site.

The updates to Google Plus that Luke announced includes 37 bug fixes but also some streamlined features and added features.  For example, you can now pin posts to your Profile and the update brings an easy way to move your posts into a Collection.  Lastly, there is an improved and simpler invite to a Community feature in the update.

The world that is Google is expansive.  With dozens of services and solutions, getting your hands (and head) around all that they have to offer and use those services and solutions can be daunting.  Even the most powerful of power users can get lost in the maze so the company has launched Google Tips.  Google Tips is a website that has over 150 tips, tricks and how to’s to make your experience and use of their services and solutions easier.  The tips range from doing like using an app to order groceries to finding your Android phone if you left it somewhere.  There are tips that cover using Google Sheets, privacy settings and how to text hands free.  It’s a pretty impressive start and something that I applaud Google for developing as more people turn to their services and solutions every day.

Noreve, the French manufacture of great looking and well designed cases for mobile devices, has a great offer for ClintonFitch.com readers.  Now through January 17th you can save 10% off any case for any mobile device with the coupon code NEWYEAR16.  All you need to do is put the code in during the purchase process and you will get the discount.  I have been using Noreve cases for years and have reviewed them many times for a wide range of devices.  I currently use a Noreve case on both my Nexus 6 and my Nexus 7, both of which are just outstanding both in function and look.

The discount is available on any case regardless of platform.  They have cases for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S, The Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, the Samsung Galaxy S6 lineup and the Huawei Honor 7 just to name a few.  They also carry a wide range of cases for tablet too which are also included in the discount promotion.

Just visit the Noreve site and you can search for your device and see the wide array of leather options and colors that they offer.  Many of them are in stock and ship within a day (shipping is free) but if you want something custom made, it could be a week or two before it ships.  If you are looking for a luxury case that looks the part, now is your chance to get one with a nice discount.