Apple's iOS App Store widens revenue lead over Google Play in Q1 2015 Apple strengthened its position over Google in mobile app market revenue during the first quarter of 2015, helped along by massive growth in China, a country that now downloads more apps than the U.S., according to a report by analytics firm App Annie issued on Tuesday. Roger Fingas 11 years ago 5
Google follows Apple's lead, introduces human app review team for the Play Store After years of depending solely on automated processes to weed out malicious or otherwise undesirable apps from Google Play, the search giant announced on Tuesday that it has added human reviewers to the mix in a move that more closely aligns its practices with Apple's. AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 36
Sony renting 'The Interview' for $6 on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox & Crackle, but not iTunes Though Sony apparently held talks with Apple about debuting the film "The Interview" on iTunes, the movie is instead now available for rent on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox Live and Sony's own Crackle service for $5.99, while viewers can purchase the movie for $14.99. Katie Marsal 11 years ago 280
Fake iMessage app for Android spoofs Mac mini, routes chats through China [u] A new messaging app aping the iMessage name has shown up on Google's Play Store, but Android device owners may want to think twice before downloading the unsanctioned app, as it doesn't seem to work as advertised and may be doing a bit more than it lets on. Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 25
Google Play takes top spot in downloads, but Apple's App Store still tops revenue Based on sheer volume of downloaded apps, Google Play for Android has finally surpassed its rival app repository, according to the latest study, but the App Store still maintains a strong edge in terms of revenue generated for developers. Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 16
Strategy Analytics finds millions of Android tablets, rewrites iPad history Just days after publishing a report insisting that Samsung Electronics is now more profitable in handsets than Apple, Strategy Analytics is back with a new claim that states Apple's iPad has shriveled up to just 28.3 percent of the tablet market in the June quarter. There are some very serious problems with this data, too. Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 79
Revenue from Apple's iOS App Store more than twice that of Google Play Google's Play Store may be approaching Apple's App Store in terms of app volume, but the App Store remains by far the highest generator of revenue, pulling in more than twice the revenue of the Play store according to a new analysis. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 22
Google asks journalists to tone down story of "massive" Google Play security flaw After reporting that Google Play now distributes Android app buyers' location and contact information to developers, a journalist was contacted by the search giant with a request to tone down the story, its headline and its SEO information. Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 257
