Tag: google play
App store revenue
Benedict Evans wrote about app Store revenues. Google said it paid out $5bn to developers from Google IO in 2013 to Google IO in 2014 (a little over 13 months) Apple said it has paid out $20bn to developers in total by the end of the June 2014 quarter, and at WWDC June 2013 it…
Two Google Play apps secretly mines Litecoin and Dogecoin
Ars Technica reports on two Android apps that secretly mine Litecoin and Dogecoin. Users with phones and tablets that are suddenly charging slowly, running hot, or quickly running out of batteries may want to consider if they have been exposed to this or similar threats. Also, just because an app has been downloaded from an…
Samsung gives US-based Galaxy Note 3 owners $50 Google Play credit
The Next Web reports on Samsung giving US-based owners of Galaxy Note 3 a $50 credit in the Google Play store. It’s one way of attempting to get its users into the habit of spending in the Google Play store. However, it might be more than what most of the users will ever spend.