I/O 2013: More than half of apps in Google Play now use Cloud Messaging
Approximately 60 percent of apps in Google Play are said to be now using the service at a rate of 17 billion messages sent per day.
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Andrew Nusca is a writer-editor for ZDNet, contributor to CNET and the editor of SmartPlanet, ZDNet's sister site about innovation. In 2013, his coverage will focus on enterprise startups. He is based in New York.
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Rachel King is a staff writer for ZDNet based in San Francisco.
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