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In-app purchases are driving revenue generated by Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to analyst firm CCS Insight and app store analytics firm Distimo.

Advertising within mobile apps can leave users open to privacy and security risks, according to research carried out by a team of academics at North Carolina State University

Google is being sued by two US Android phone users who purchased allegedly defective apps from its app store and were unable to secure refunds, reports PaidContent.

Amazon’s Appstore saw a fourteen-fold increase in app downloads in December 2011 when compared to two months earlier, driven by the launch of the Kindle Fire and the Christmas holiday sales period, according to figures from Distimo.

Android Central reports that Google has been on the receiving end of harsh criticism, after developers failed to receive payments due for apps sold during February 2012.

The head of Google’s Android app and content store Google Play (formerly Android Market) has stepped down from the role, reports TechCrunch.

Google has launched Google Play, an integrated content service which it said “replaces and extends Android Market.