App stores


Amazon enables in-app purchasing to attract developers to Appstore

April 11, 2012

The Amazon Appstore is making it easier for developers to monetize their applications for Kindle Fire tablets and other Android devices via a new in-app purchasing service.


Mobile app revenue growing, but support needed from Google, developers

February 21, 2012

Total mobile app revenues from pay-per-download, in-app purchase, subscriptions, and in-app advertising will soar over the next five years, growing from $8.5 billion in 2011 to $46 billion in 2016, according to a new report from ABI Research.

Android overtakes iOS in mobile app downloads

October 26, 2011

Android overtook iOS as the market share leader in mobile application downloads for the second quarter of 2011.

Android apps deliver carrier billing in 70 countries via Tap2Pay

September 2, 2011

Text2Pay has rolled out a carrier billing service that lets Android developers enable in-app payments for more than 70 countries.

Opera gives app store a boost with mobile payments

September 1, 2011

Opera Software ASA is providing users with mobile payments capabilities via a new agreement with Bango Inc.

Boku monetizes Android apps with carrier billing

July 5, 2011

A new mobile payments solution from Boku provides Android app developers with another way to monetize apps.

Android Market to surpass Apple App Store by August: study

May 6, 2011

With the flood of developers, brands and marketers developing content for Android, research firm research2guidance predicts it will reach 425,000 apps by August, surpassing the Apple App Store.

Rogers, Telus embrace carrier billing for mobile content

April 13, 2011

Canadian carriers Rogers Wireless and Telus have integrated Bango Inc.’s mobile payment platform into BlackBerry App World to enable carrier billing for applications.

Mobile content revenues to increase 15pc this year: Juniper

April 7, 2011

Juniper Research predicts that mobile content revenues will increase by more than 15 percent this year as more consumers adopt smartphones and increasingly become part of the mobile app craze.

Google lets developers test in-app billing on Android Market

March 28, 2011

Following Apple’s lead, Google is letting developers test in-application billing, the first step in creating a sustainable business model for Android games and apps.