A controversial Arizona bill that would have had profound implications for Apple and Google’s app stores has been killed without a vote.
Arizona House Passes Legislation Targeting App Store Payments
Just weeks after North Dakota failed, the Arizona House has passed legislation to force Apple and Google to allow third-party payments options.
Google Is Adding In-App Payments To Chrome Via Google Wallet
The latest Chrome build includes in-app payments for Chrome packaged apps in a move that brings Google Wallet integration right to the browser. Google’s François Beaufort said in a Google+ post (via TheNextWeb): Chrome is about to support In app…
Google Announces In-App Billing Version 3 For Android
In-app billing is a big money maker for the top apps on Google Play. According to Google’s stats, the “vast majority of top-grossing apps” use in-app billing in a variety of ways including try-and-buy, virtual goods, and subscriptions. Now Google…
Russian Developer Hacks iOS To Get Free In-App Content
Piracy isn’t that big of a problem on iOS. The amount of work required to circumvent the App Store and get free stuff just doesn’t seem worth it when most apps give you a way of obtaining in-game content through…
In-App Subscriptions Now Available On Google Play
Android has a problem – it can’t monetize itself very well. Some people blame it on the fact that the Android market is severely fragmented while others blame it on Google limiting the amount of options that developers can use…
Google Launches In-App Payments
At Google I/O, Google announced In-App payments for for web app developers (among other things). Now, Google has made them available. “Integration is simple with just a few lines of code. And pricing is set at just 5-percent,” says Product…