Tag: billing

04 SEP

Google launches third-party Play Store billing pilot—but only cuts fees by 4%

Enlarge (credit: Google Play) Google is slowly opening up the Play Store’s billing policies. The “user choice billing” pilot program that was announced in March is now accepting sign-ups. Google describes the program in a support article, saying, “This pilot is designed to test offering an alternative billing option next to Google Play’s billing system […]

02 MAY

Google Maps Platform arrives with pay-as-you-go billing, free support, and Cloud requirement starting June 11

Google today announced a massive revamp of its Google Maps business: the new Google Maps Platform promises streamlined API products, a simplified customer experience, a single pricing plan with pay-as-you-go billing, free support, a single console, and new industry solutions. The catch? Starting on June 11, you’ll need a valid API key and a G…Read […]

14 JUL

A Comcast billing nightmare affects woman caring for her sick father

You can check out any time you’d like, but you can never… well, you know the song. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Amie Stepanovich‏ has been shuttling back and forth between Washington, DC, and Ohio, where her father is “very sick and currently in the hospital and unable to speak for himself,” she wrote in a series of tweets yesterday. […]

28 APR

The Pentagon Really Isn't Planning On Billing South Korea For A Missile Defense System

View this image › US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-Koo in Seoul in February Pool / Getty Images If the United States is actually planning to bill the South Koreans for an advanced missile defense system that’s just been set up in Seoul, as President Donald […]