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Boingo app update lets you bill your WiFi subscription to your iTunes account

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 a 2:17 pm

We'll always take free WiFi first, or good LTE coverage, but sometimes there's just no alternative but to use a Boingo subscription. Boingo has around 600,000 hotspots around the globe, and with todays update to their iOS application, accessing them became a lot smoother.

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In-app purchases now account for a staggering 76% of App Store revenue according to report

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 a 4:25 am

Love them or hate them, in-app purchases look here to stay. According to a report from Distimo, in-app purchases now account for a staggering 76% of App Store revenue as of February 2013. This has seen a huge increase since January 2012, where in-app purchases accounted for just 53% of revenue.

Apple's problems with SkyDrive might actually run Office deep

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 a 5:14 pm

There may be something bigger behind Apple and Microsoft’s argument over SkyDrive and in-app purchases than SkyDrive itself -- Office. Microsoft is reportedly trying to pressure Apple into cutting a special deal over Office 365 subscriptions. With Office for iOS still rumored to be coming next spring, and with Office 365 subscriptions rumored to be required to perform any real creative functions, there could be a considerable amount of money on the line for both companies.

Apple and Microsoft reportedly fighting over revenue sharing, SkyDrive app caught in the crossfire

By Joseph Keller, Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 a 11:41 am

Apple and Microsoft are reportedly wrestling over Apple’s 30% cut of items sold in the App Store, specifically SkyDrive subscription revenue for the SkyDrive app. The SkyDrive app was intended to not only allow users to view and open their files, but to upgrade their storage though the iOS app. According to the App Store rules, however, Apple's entitled to a 30% cut of any in-app purchases. According to Alex Wilhelm of The Next Web, however, it's gotten even more complicated:

Developers: Better secure your in-app purchase transactions with free Beeblex service

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 a 12:38 pm

Following the recent App Store in-app purchase hack -- the one that worked as a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof iTunes, rip off vendors, and potentially harvest user data -- developer Marco Tabini has launched a new, free Beeblex service to better the secure the process for everyone. Except for the hackers, of course. And that's the point.