Web site TechCrunch is reporting that Google has announced, starting July 1, it will be lowering its Play Store commission from 30% to 15% for the first $1 million of revenue developers earn using the Play Store billing system each year.
This follows Apple has that company has also lowered its developer's commission for the first $1 Million of revenue earned from its developers.
Web site TechCrunch.com reported that Apple will be discontinuing the original HomePod device so the company can focus more on the cheaper and smaller HomePod mini that the company recently introduced back in 2020.
Apple gave TechCrunch a statement about the discontinuation:
HomePod mini has been a hit since its debut last fall, offering customers amazing sound, an intelligent assistant, and smart home control all for just $99. We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini. We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple will provide HomePod customers with software updates and service and support through Apple Care.
The Oscar Nominations are coming out, and The Irish animated Apple TV+ film “Wolfwalkers” was nominated today for an Oscar in the Animated Feature Film category.
Apple’s “Wolfwalkers,” the latest from two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore and director Ross Stewart, and co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions,” is an AFI Fest and Critics’ Choice Super Award-winner. “Wolfwalkers” has been named best animated film across multiple critics groups including by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, Dublin Critics Circle, Chicago Film Critics Association, San Diego Film Critics Society, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and more. A Golden Globe Award-nominated film, “Wolfwalkers” is also nominated for 10 Annie Awards and was nominated by Producers Guild of America (PGA) in the category of Best Animated Feature.
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the “Wolfwalkers” and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy. “Wolfwalkers” is produced by Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore and Stéphan Roelants. GKIDS serves as the theatrical distribution partner in North America. WildCard serves as the theatrical distributor for the film in the UK.
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