Posts tagged money

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Apple’s share price has steadily been falling for some time now, and earlier this week it dipped below $400 a share for the second time this year. Meanwhile, Google’s has been on the rise. As a result, if you take away all the cash the two companies have sat in the bank and just look at their enterprise value, then Google is worth more than Apple for the first time ever.

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Have you ever ordered a product from the Google Play Store? If so, I’m sure you were outraged by the shipping fees and disappointed with the restricted shipping options. The only shipping option available at present is 1-2 business days, for a fee ranging between $5.99 and $13.99 – depending on the product you’re purchasing.

However, it looks like Google is gearing up to introduce some new shipping options.

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Google unveiled a shed-load of astonishing new features at the Google I/O keynote on Wednesday, some of which were more exciting than others. One of the company’s smaller — but still important — announcements was the ability to send money via a linked bank account through Gmail and Google Wallet.

A new Israeli start-up on the scene named ZooZ has founded a new SDK, which allows developers to implement an in-app payment system into their apps easier. To get the system implemented, all developers have to do is add three lines of code into either an Android or iOS app, which will then get things rolling. From there, customers who would like to purchase something from within the app can use Paypal or a credit card with ZooZ’s system. Check it out: