Has Google Play’s furious sales growth finally stalled?
Distimo’s new app survey has many interesting data nuggets. One fascinating insight is that Apple had 18% app revenue growth in December over November, while Google …
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Google joins Black Friday fun with Cyber Weekend Deals
Google is joining in on the Black Friday festivities by announcing its Google Play store Cyber Weekend Deals on Friday. Android users can find great deals …
Google Play starts taking tablet apps seriously
The Google Play Store is starting to take tablet apps seriously. Announced last month on the Android Developers Blog and spotted on Friday by Android …
Move over, iTunes: Google Play is becoming a major cash cow
Even though Google doesn’t make money directly from sales of Android devices, it does benefit financially when more mobile subscribers use its online services and …
Google Play Music invades iTunes’ home turf
Yet another music streaming service has arrived on iOS devices, primed to duke it out for the top spot against Pandora and iTunes Radio. That …
Mobile app stores will hit 102 billion downloads this year
The explosive growth of mobile apps isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. According to research company Gartner, 102 billion apps will be downloaded from …
Almost 1,000 fraudulent apps published on Google Play in August alone
Yes, there are downsides to Google’s policy of letting anyone publish their apps on Google Play. Symantec has found that scammers published almost 1,000 fraudulent apps …
Google Play continues its furious bid to catch up with iOS
According to new July figures from app analytics firm Distimo, Google Play’s app revenue has now increased by an impressive 67% since the start of the …
Google, Verizon reportedly hashing out Google Play All Access bundling agreement
Google Play’s All Access service is one of the better music streaming deals out there. It lets users upload up to 20,000 of their own …
In-app purchases now dominate the portable game market
The new App Annie-IDC report on portable gaming is out and one graph stands out in particular: According to the report, microtransactions have grown to …
Now everyone can have the best Android keyboard in the world
Carriers and manufacturers have been slow to update their devices to the latest version of Android, with only 4% of devices running Android 4.2. The …
Google doesn’t plan to abandon its Nexus program
Google’s Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai confirmed that Google has no plans to abandon its Nexus program. The executive confirmed at the AllThingsD: D11 …
Android gaming service expected to debut at Google I/O
Google has long been rumored to be developing a Game Center rival for Android smartphones and tablets. Information from a new Google Play Services file, …
Google now letting all Android developers answer critics on Google Play
Earlier this year, Google began a trial program to allow select Android developers the opportunity to respond to their critics on the Play Store. The …
Android developers now banned from bypassing Google’s Play Store app updates
Google on Friday changed one of its Play Store policies to prevent apps from being updated outside of its marketplace. The company states that “an …
Mobile app downloads have increased 11% in the past quarter
The app stores for the four leading mobile operating systems have grown 11% from the fourth quarter in 2012 to the first quarter of this …
Google unveils redesigned Play Store for Android, available today
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday took the wraps off its redesigned Play Store for Android smartphones and tablets. In line with earlier rumors, the new marketplace …
Google Play redesign confirmed in leaked image
Earlier rumors claimed that Google (GOOG) is working on a redesign for its Play Store that would include brighter colors, bigger images and an overall …
Digital music licensing revenues top radio for first time in U.K.
New licensing agreements with Google Play, Microsoft (MSFT) and other services helped musicians generate more royalties in the U.K. from digital music services than radio …
Google Play redesign seemingly in the works [video]
Google (GOOG) is reportedly working on a redesign for its Google Play store that includes brighter colors, bigger images and a cleaner look. According to …
Google panned for offering up users’ personal information to developers without permission
An Australian app developer has discovered that Google (GOOG) is sending Android developers personal information of everyone who buys their apps from Google Play without permission. …
Google now letting Android developers answer their critics in Google Play reviews
In the past year Google (GOOG) has taken steps to eliminate excessive trolling in its Play Store. The company recently integrated Google+ profile names and …
Google Play adds Google+ names, pictures to store reviews to cut down on anonymous trolls
The next time you log into Google (GOOG) Play to flame Justin Bieber fans by panning his latest single, beware: thousands of angry preteens will …
Android app revenue on the rise, closing gap with iOS
For a while now, developers looking to make serious money selling their apps were better off trying their luck at Apple’s (AAPL) App Store than …
Google Play now has 700,000 available apps, approaches Apple App Store volume
Google (GOOG) isn’t about to let Apple (AAPL) get away with having the most apps available on its App Store. Per Bloomberg, Google now says …
Android developers now have access to ‘try before you buy’ option for in-app content
Google (GOOG) in May of this year announced a new “try before you buy” period that Android developers could utilize for subscription content in Play …
Google TV updated with support for Movies, Music and TV Shows
Google (GOOG) on Monday announced an update to its Google TV platform that will allow users to finally be able to buy and rent movies, …
Halfbrick’s award-winning ‘Jetpack Joyride’ finally hits Android
Forget about Angry Birds Space or the newly released Bad Piggies — Halfbrick Studio’s Jetpack Joyride is where the real mobile gaming action is at. From the developer …
Google Play celebrates 25 billion app downloads with 25-cent app sale
Yes, people still like mobile apps. Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced that its Google Play store had now served up more than 25 billion total …
Google Play adds 600 Fox movies and TV shows
Google’s (GOOG) entertainment ecosystem for Android is about to get a big boost thanks to a new deal to bring additional movies and TV shows to …
