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In-App Billing Goes Live in Android Market

Mar 30, 2011, 6:04 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Google announced that in-app billing/purchasing is now live in the Android Market. This will let Android users pay for additional services from within applications that support it. It gives developers another way to monetize their apps/services.

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