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We love talking about the latest and most relevant trends in mobile. Check out our Top Five Mobile News Stories of the Week and let us know what you find the most interesting. 📱🌟
🎮🌎 Is Palworld the game of 2024? 🎮
A survival adventure game released by a small company, Pocketpair, in Japan 🇯🇵 might be the biggest game of 2024. Palworld, described as “Pokemon with guns” sold five million copies within three days 🔥 of its release. The game belongs to the ‘survival adventures’ genre and so have to survive in an open-world 🌳 environment. The game is still in development 🔧 but if you’re keen to give it a go you can download the Early Access version on Steam.
💰🎬 Netflix’s Q4 earnings 💰
Netflix added over 13 million paid subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2023. Netflix has been making moves into gaming 🎲 lately and the recent launch of Grand Theft Auto 🚗 titles on the platform was a key 🔑 component to Netflix’s success. Some consumers are clearly signing up simply to play these games.
📚📣 Google announced new education features 📚
Google have announced new features for classroom management, accessibility, and AI-powered 🧠 features for creating questions and lesson plans. 📋 In June 2023, Google also added the Practice sets feature, which uses AI to create answers and general hints. The developments to the online learning 🖥️ platform will provide a more personal learning experience for students.
⚠️📱 BeReal is onboarding brands and celebrities ⚠️
BeReal., the social media app that emphasizes authenticity is making its first outreach 🤝 to brands and celebrities. The app now has over 23 million daily active users and BeReal are now working out how to retain users. This new venture marks the first step in possible monetization. 💰 ‘RealBrands’ and ‘RealPeople’ will be on the app from February 6th. 📅
💳🎵 Spotify plans to launch in-app purchases 💳
Currently, Apple 🍏 takes a 30% fee on in-app purchases for companies like Spotify but this is set to change. After the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act, ⚖️ Spotify is hoping to revamp the app so that all purchases can be made inside the app rather than through the app store.
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