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App Store Revenue Was By 93% Higher Than Google Play Store In Q3 2018

Consumer spending on both Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store summed up about $18.2 billion in the third quarter of 2018, as reported by the mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower. According to the research firm, that figure represents a 22.7 percent increase over the $14.8 billion spent across both mobile apps stores during Q3 2017.

App Store Revenue Was By 93% Higher Than Google Play Store In Q3 2018

Also, Sensor Tower reported that App Store revenue was by 93 percent higher than Google Play Store in the third quarter of this year. More specifically, about 66 percent of overall mobile app revenue recorded in Q3 2018 came from apps sold on App Store, the iOS-based applications library. That percentage means that App Store sold by about 23.3 percent more than in the same period of the last year.

On the other hand, Google Play Store scored only $6.2 billion in Q3 2018, globally (excluding China), meaning that the Android’s app store sold by 21.5 percent more than during Q3 2017 when it marked revenue of approximately $5.1 billion.

App Store Vs. Google Play Store – Which Apps Generated Most Revenues?

According to Sensor Tower, Netflix was the top-earning non-game mobile application for both Android and iOS app stores, scoring revenues of about $243.7 million across, globally. Next, comes Facebook with its WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger apps, but only regarding the number of downloads.

As for mobile games, Sensor Tower reported that, globally, mobile game spending increased by 14.9 percent during Q3 2018 reaching $13.8 billion. That means the mobile games totaled for 76 percent of all the app revenue generated across both the App Store and Google Play. Also, as reported by the researchers from Sensor Tower, top-three mobile games regarding the profits they made are Honor of Kings (a.k.a Arena of Valor, outside of China), Monster Strike and Fate/Grand Order, respectively.

On this aspect, Google Play Store outperformed App Store by about $5 billion.

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How will Blockchain Change the Future of Web Design

Do you want to know how Can Blockchain Technology Impact Web Design? Here are the three major ways in which it can do so.

1. The transparency and incorruptibility will be at a higher level

The transactions that are recorded in the blockchain are usually in a perpetual state of consensus. The content of every blockchain is revalidated every ten minutes. If a person wants to corrupt a single piece of data in a block, they can’t do that if they do not override the whole network. Every transaction is embedded with every node in the network, so it becomes public anyway.

2. Encryption along with every transaction.

Even though you might consider it too open-nature, only a private key can access and encrypt the block of data in a blockchain. This is great especially for instant messaging applications where the personal information gets leaked and where its only viewers should be the receiver and the sender. Whatsapp, the company, owned by Facebook, is already using peer-to-peer encryption to protect its data, but soon blockchain-based services like Tox will give you the safety you have always dreamed of

3. The cloud storage is distributed

The contemporary web design has an integral component called cloud storage. If a cloud is end-to-end encrypted and decentralized, then the remaining challenges that do not let the technology today alone will be conquered. Digital files can be shredded, distributed and encrypted and at a click of a button, many people from the same group can access them. Users and developers will get the worries about invasion of privacy out of their minds.

When you will research these three reasons more, you will realize yourself what the future of web design is and how Blockchain changed it.

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GBWhatsApp Latest Update: Pros and Cons of Its Features

Believe it or not, Whatsapp has a clone – a modded version of the app that’s called GBWhatsApp. It has a lot of new features, if we are to compare it with the original app.

Not many people know about it and about its amazing features, that go beyond the message usage. It has a SIM storage, other than the app you’ve been accustomed to. It also comes with dual SIM features – features that let you use two WhatsApp numbers on the same device.

So what are the features?

It’s fully customizable

This app lets you customize the interface – something that WhatsApp Messenger does not let you do. You can also download themes that others have used or created and you can also modify the icons and the colors from the Settings menu.

It can freeze connection time

You can control the connection time with this new app. You can freeze it in order for you to stay that exact way, without anybody realizing it once you get back online after that time that was seen under your name. in the meanwhile, you can connect without letting others know your online status. You can hide this for some groups or contacts.

What are the disadvantages?

You can get banned

Before, WhatsApp could ban modded apps. Truth be told, WhatsApp looks more comfortable with its policies even now, when a lot of people use the modded version of the app. But you need to keep in mind that you can get banned if you get GBWhatsApp.

There are no automatic updates

If you’re familiar with GBWhatsApp, then you know its limitations. It’s a well-known fact that the app does not automatically update on its own. You should keep in mind that there might be some new releases, and that you should download them manually.

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Chrome Beta 70.0.3538.57 Gives you an Early Peak at the Next Chrome Release

The browser development nowadays happens at an incredible speed which means that you are never left waiting more than a couple of months from the next major upgrade is released. However, if when these updates happen so often, there are still people who are truly anxious and can’t wait anymore. For those people exists Chrome Beta 70.0.3538.57 which will give you a glance into the future.

Waiting that long might feel like forever for you and if you would like to sacrifice some security or stability in order to get an early look at what the new features bring to the table, then you will find that this beta version of Google Chrome is quite satisfactory. However, you have to remember that this is a beta version, so it is not stable enough yet to be considered a release worthy for the masses.

Rest assured though, you are not going to completely uncharted territory because it has at least undergone some form of testing by the even more adventurous Chrome users who installed the cutting edge alpha version (or build, Dev). This means that your life will be easier as opposed to theirs, with less glitches and crashes.

Another thing worth noting is that when you install this beta version, it will overwrite your current stable version from your phone since you can’t possibly run it side by side. The upside is that you will get automatic updates with the latest beta version, meaning that, as time passes, the browser will become more stable.

Of course, if you get sick or tired (or both) and you want to get back to the stable version, then you can always do that. You just have to uninstall the beta and reinstall the official version last released.

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October Xbox Update Brings Revamped Avatars and Dolby Vision Support, Among Others

Microsoft has just announced that its October Xbox update for its renowned video games console is now available and brings revamped avatars and Dolby Vision support.

October Xbox update brings revamped avatars and other features

The primary novelty of the new update is the introduction of the new, revamped Xbox avatars, initially announced by Microsoft in 2016. The enhanced avatars offer greater customization options, especially regarding diversity and accessibility. The revamped Xbox avatars, including different body types, wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs, can be accessed via the “Closet” section under the Avatar Editor menu.

Also, the Avatar Store would now permit users to acquire some new outfits and other equipment for their Avatars, such as items inspired by the Halo and Gears of War franchises. According to the official Microsoft Xbox site, new content would be added to this section on a monthly basis.

As Microsoft reported, users can still use the original avatars if they want that, as the older avatars would remain available in the Xbox Original Avatars. Also, the new Photo Booth mode will allow users to place their avatars in various poses and backgrounds to come up with pics that can be useful as profile pictures.

October Xbox update also comes with Dolby Vision support

The new Xbox update also adds Dolby Vision to the Xbox One, Dolby’s high-dynamic range (HDR) format. Until now, the Xbox One used HDR 10 support, which is actually the current standard, but the new Dolby Vision is meant to bring more vivid color schemes. For example, the same technology is now used by Netflix apps on several compatible TVs, as well as by Apple TV 4K and the Google Chromecast Ultra.

Accordingly, Xbox One, thanks to the recent October Xbox update, becomes the third streaming device to support Dolby Vision, besides Apple TV 4K and Google Chromecast Ultra.

 

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