Google revisits In-app Billing
In the desperate attempt to monetize the mobile Web, in-app billing stands out as a major, possible, source of revenue. Addressing this area, Google has updated its In-app Billing software.
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Amazon's Android Appstore comes to the UK
Talking of Android users paying for Apps… here comes Amazon putting its (European) weight behind Android offerings.
Amazon Appstore coming to Europe
The Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal is being expanded beyond The States. Amazon has announced that developers can now submit apps for distribution in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It will begin distributing apps here “later this summer”, with more countries planned “in the near future”.
RS Components goes Android for eTech
One for electronics engineers to note – RS Components has a new Android app. It has developed an Android application for its eTech magazine.
Android supports in-app subscriptions
One to note: Google launched In-app Billing on Google Play a year ago – as an improtant possible user-revenue stream – but is now extending it into the realm of publishing and subscriptions…
Freemium games lead top grossing UK Android apps
A report on The Guardian has studied the 100 top grossing UK Android apps of which the majority are freemium games.
Google Play extended for more international app developers
Google is expanding the list of countries and currencies from which Android developers can sell their products, according to its Android Developers blog.
Google pulls RuFraud apps from Android Market
Google has had to take action over the latest reports of malware apps. According to the BBC, Google has moved to take down 22 applications from its Android Market, which were found to be running the RuFraud” scam…