Freemium apps free apps that have in-app purchases are experiencing impressive revenue growth worldwide, far outpacing premium apps in both iOS and Google Play stores.

Over the last 24 months, worldwide revenues for freemium apps on iOS have more than quadrupled. In 2012, worldwide freemium revenues on Google Play have grown 3.5X. Meanwhile, Premium revenues for both app stores (Play & iOS) remained relatively flat in these time periods.

Meanwhile, revenues from such apps on Android have more than quadrupled worldwide since the beginning of this year, while premium app revenues have barely increased. Japan is showing big growths while the US seems to have stabilized, with focus shifting to freemium apps.

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Google has just released a New version of the Play Store App 3.9.17, brings some improvements to the Whishlist and recommendations. The Play store 3.9.17 also adds a new set of icons (XXHDPI 144 x 144 px) for High-resolution/high-density tablets like Samsung Nexus 10.

You can get the Google Play store 3.9.17 Original APK from the links below, All you need to do is to copy it to your android smartphone, then install.

Google Play 3.9.17 [APK]

The APK Name is [Vendring-3.9.17.apk]

Android revolution never stops and the Play store is leading it, Google has now told Bloomberg that Google play store is about to overtake Apple App store in the apps count race. According to Google, there are a just under 700,000 different applications in the Google Play Store, which is pretty close to what Apple touts in its App Store.

But it's not just count that matters. Google spared no effort to educate both developers and designers about its Android design guidelines, in order to have more decent looking apps. So, Apple beware!

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Need for Speed Most Wanted (2012) has been released and Now Avialable on Google Play store. The latest installment of the popular franchise follows in the footsteps of previous releases and offers challenging races against police cars, rival AI street racers and real human opponents, resulting in what Electronic Arts calls the "most dangerous Need for Speed yet".

There are over 35 unique cars available in Need for Speed Most Wanted, ranging from the SRT Viper GTS and Porsche 911 Carrera S to the Hummer H1 Alpha and many more. Moreover, full-car damage has been implemented for an extra dose of realism along with real HD Graphics, which is a first as far as mobile racing games are concerned.

Most Wanted Game Features:

• Drive and customize over 35 of the world's most exciting cars
• Race the way you want! By popular demand, you can now touch or tilt to steer
• Use Mods to enhance your car and get ahead of the pack in style
• Experience the action with mind-blowing graphics and intense full-car damage
• Earn Speed Points to unlock new cars

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Finally, With no delays, The long-waited Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) is due out tomorrow, October 30th, for Android Play Store, Xbox 360, PS3, and PlayStation Vita, as well as iOS. It was developed by Burnout creator Criterion Games and is an open-world racing game that has players competing against one another as well as an ever-present police force.

Additionally, it is not clear if the Wii U version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted will boast feature parity with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 iterations.

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