Google pulls back the curtain on Play Pass
The idea of aggregating entertainment services behind a single bill is not new, but Google has finally entered the fray with its Play Pass.
The idea of aggregating entertainment services behind a single bill is not new, but Google has finally entered the fray with its Play Pass.
Android has gained smartphone share in nearly all major markets, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, benefitting from Apple’s slowdown and the terminal decline of Windows Phone.
Consumer tech giant Apple is creating Europe’s first iOS app development centre in Naples, Italy, which is designed to provide training and assistance to iOS developers.
Analyst firm App Annie has published its 2014 Retrospective report on last year’s top app trends, showing significant growth in ‘sharing economy’ apps such as Airbnb and Uber, as well as messaging app downloads increasing by over 50%.
It has been announced Nokia’s HERE mapping solutions will be powering search engine Baidu outside its home country China. Nokia said the search giant, which already uses HERE for its desktop version of its location and mapping services, will add the solution to its map apps for Android and iOS.
Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 group has successfully integrated Google Play direct carrier billing into the network of its Austrian subsidiary, 3 Austria. The company has already rolled out the system in Sweden, Ireland and Hong Kong, allowing apps and other digital goods such as books, music, games as well as the music streaming service Music All Access to be paid for via the mobile bill.
Facebook has announced that it will shortly launch its App Center, a new portal for its users to discover and rate smartphone apps.. Due to be launched “in the coming weeks”, the App Center will showcase iOS, Android and HTML5 apps. Facebook will use indicators such user rating and engagement to select the apps it feels are of the highest quality.
Google has stepped up its efforts to cater to users in a multi-screen environment with a cloud-based entertainment portal, Google Play, that pushes music, movies, books and apps on the web and Android phones and tablets.
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