Mobile Security Squid Game app downloaded thousands of times was really Joker malware in disguise The deceptive app fooled a lot of people By Rob Thubron, October 21, 2021, 5:16 AM 14 comments
Mobile Software South Korea passes law forcing Google and Apple to open their app stores to alternate payment systems The final vote went through, likely to be signed by South Korea's president By Daniel Sims, August 31, 2021, 11:19 AM 17 comments
Apple Google Senate proposes bill forbidding Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their payment systems Users will also have the right to sideload software to their devices if they choose By Cal Jeffrey, August 12, 2021, 2:28 PM 16 comments
Industry Google Google considered silencing Epic's antitrust complaints... by buying them That wasn't very not-a-monopoly of you, Google By Matthew Lee, August 7, 2021, 10:18 AM 15 comments
Google Industry Google says new antitrust lawsuit targeting the Play Store is meritless as Android allows sideloading Another day, another antitrust lawsuit for Google By Rob Thubron, July 8, 2021, 8:16 AM 22 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Mobile app spending approached $65 billion in the first half of 2021, up more than 24 percent year over year Mobile app spending is up although year-over-year growth is down slightly By Shawn Knight, June 28, 2021, 4:38 PM
Software Security Researchers found 23 Android apps exposed over 100 million users' data by not securing it Online databases without authentication configured and hard-coded cloud storage keys were primary problems By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2021, 1:09 PM
Google Industry Google to slash Play Store commissions in half for developers' first $1M in sales Apple rolled out a similar policy change earlier this year By Shawn Knight, March 16, 2021, 2:36 PM
Google Mobile Disney+ voted app of the year by Google Play users Bad Boys for Life was users' movie of the year By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2020, 9:12 AM
Mobile Google Google trialling app comparison feature in Play Store A potentially very helpful tool By Rob Thubron, October 30, 2020, 7:35 AM
Software Google 64 new variants of 'Joker' malware have invaded Android app stores Android device owners beware By Cohen Coberly, September 29, 2020, 5:22 PM 15 comments
Google Mobile Google demands app developers start using its billing system next year Netflix and Spotify apps use credit card payment options By Rob Thubron, September 29, 2020, 7:03 AM 10 comments
Mobile Google Google Play gets a Kids tab featuring "Teacher approved" apps Curated content is headed to US consumers over the next few days, global roll out to follow in upcoming months By Humza Aamir, April 16, 2020, 8:24 AM
Google Mobile Google removes Antutu benchmark apps from the Play Store Due to its association with Cheetah Mobile, whose apps were recently purged for deceptive practices By Humza Aamir, March 10, 2020, 7:08 AM
Google Mobile Google's new 'Play Points' program aims to reward you for Play Store purchases Redeem them for Play Store credit, or in-app purchases By Cohen Coberly, November 4, 2019, 4:01 PM
Google Google bans high interest rate personal loan apps from its app store Protecting consumers from predatory lenders By Shawn Knight, October 14, 2019, 10:28 AM
Mobile Software Global app revenue soared to $21.9 billion in Q3 2019 Money is flowing in water By Shawn Knight, October 10, 2019, 2:21 PM
Software Mobile Google Play Pass: Over 350 Android games and apps for $5 per month The company plans to offer the first year for only $2 per month By Adrian Potoroaca, September 23, 2019, 2:41 PM
Mobile Google Joker malware that signs victims up to premium subscription services discovered in 24 Play Store apps They were downloaded almost half a million times By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2019, 7:55 AM 12 comments
Security Mobile Malware discovered in Google Play app with over 100 million downloads A Trojan Dropper was inside the popular PDF maker By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2019, 5:20 AM 11 comments
Google Mobile Google's Play Store gets a visual refresh Google's color palette for this update is predominantly white By Humza Aamir, August 22, 2019, 6:58 AM
Google Google removes 85 adware-infested apps from the Play Store They had over eight million installs in total By Cohen Coberly, August 16, 2019, 3:27 PM 8 comments
Mobile Software Google is testing a $5 per month app subscription service A rival to Apple Arcade? By Rob Thubron, August 1, 2019, 8:05 AM
Google Apple Analyst says iOS developers earn 64% more than their Android counterparts Non-gaming apps earned 3.3 times more on the App Store By Humza Aamir, June 20, 2019, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Mobile Gaming Official Breaking Bad mobile game is now available "I am the one who knocks" By Rob Thubron, June 7, 2019, 6:45 AM