Yes, proper FAQ is in works and will be incorporated in future release. It was mentioned in release notes though it can be overlooked by many, so FAQ should help
3 month ago, trial of 30 days with 1%, post link
Beneficiaries, from this version eSteem mobile has esteemapp account as a beneficiary for every comment/post made through it. As a trial run for next 30 days, 1% of the reward is shared with esteemapp and used for further development of the project. I hope Steemit will also introduce beneficiaries to bootstrap competition among different Steem apps.
2 month ago, after trial period to 5%, post link
Beneficiary reward changed from 1 to 5% after initial 30 days period.